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2016<\/p>\n

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Dry immersion study and <\/span>Physical countermeasure study (Wecare device)<\/span><\/p>\n

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ESA, CNES, Quinetic Space<\/p>\n

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MEDES conducted\u00a0a study on behalf of ESA\u00a0to test\u00a0a new countermeasure (preventive method) to ensure the health of astronauts:\u00a0the WECARE device<\/strong>. The device was tested in the context of a study simulating weightlessness, using the dry immersion model, which had recently been installed in the Space Clinic premises (first study carried out in 2015).<\/p>\n

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The device was designed by Qinetic Space and MEDES under an ESA contract.<\/p>\n

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For this study,\u00a0the dry immersion weightlessness simulation model was used<\/strong>. The volunteer is “immersed” for three days in a kind of bathtub and is isolated from the water by a waterproof sheet.<\/p>\n

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This position simulates the effects that an astronaut may experience during space flight and reproduces many of the negative effects imposed by weightlessness<\/em>\u00a0on the body.<\/p>\n

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The WECARE device is a countermeasure (preventive method) to prevent and limit these negative effects. It combines physical exercise on a horizontal leg press, which causes the whole body to vibrate and enables proprioceptive training of the ankles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Objectives of the study<\/h2>\n

Designed for ESA with the support of CNES, the device aims to combat bone demineralisation and muscle wasting in astronauts during space flight and to maintain their proprioceptive capacities.<\/p>\n

The device is designed as a set of two active pedals that act as support platforms for the arches of the subject’s feet.<\/p>\n

It allows two types of mechanical stress to be applied:<\/p>\n