title: The health of the human skeletal system for weight bearing against gravity: The role of deloading the musculo-skeletal system in the development of musculoskeletal injury.
abstract: Musculo-skeletal disease is a major health problem which continues to increase in developed countries. A mechanism related hypothesis is presented to explain why most musculo-skeletal injury has an insidious onset and is not linked to a single traumatic event. The hypothesis predicts a close link between a dysfunction in the antigravity muscle system, which protects joints from injury, and the development of musculoskeletal disease patterns.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Queensland, Australia. c.richardson@shrs.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Richardson