title: Effect of mechanical stimulation of the support zones of soles on the muscle stiffness in 7-day dry immersion.
abstract: Stiffness of m. soleus (Sol.) and m. tibialis anterior (TA) was evaluated in 16 volunteers during exposure to 7-days dry immersion alone and to the combination of immersion and mechanic stimulation of foot support zones. It was shown that Sol. stiffness decreased progressively starting from day-1 of immersion, whereas TA stiffness, on the contrary, made a sharp rise. Mechanic stimulation of foot support zones slowed down the rate and extent of changes in both muscles.
authors.affiliation: Russian Federation State Research Center-Institute for Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. miller@imbp.ru
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Saenko
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Vinogradova
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Kozlovskaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D007866:Leg; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture; D011312:Pressure; D016683:Supine Position; D013997:Time Factors; D018474:Weightlessness Simulation