Pain Experience and Sensory Changes in Astronauts During and After Short-Lasting Commercial Spaceflight: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Andrea K Sauer, Marie Vigouroux, Patrick M Dougherty, Juan Pablo Cata, Pablo M Ingelmo · 2023
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Description
Andrea Sauer and four colleagues published a proof-of-concept study in two thousand twenty-three on pain during commercial spaceflight. Two astronauts on a seventeen-day mission to the International Space Station reported their pain and underwent sensory testing before, during, and after flight.
Both developed musculoskeletal pain in flight and right after landing, managed with anti-inflammatory drugs and stretching. Pain returned to baseline by three months. Questionnaires showed heightened pain experience in flight, though their fit for space is uncertain. Sensory tests shifted in several ways after flight, including touch thresholds and pain summation, but inconsistently. Interviews added personal detail. The authors call for bigger studies of sensory change in space.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrea K Sauer, Marie Vigouroux, Patrick M Dougherty, Juan Pablo Cata, Pablo M Ingelmo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |