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- Combined exercise strategies used to prevent or reduce bone and muscle loss in spaceflight may have important translations to clinical use in the physical rehabilitation of frail elderly patients or individuals recovering from a stroke or long periods of bed rest.
- The accelerated bone and muscle losses suffered by astronauts resemble those seen in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis, aging or bedridden patients, or people confined to wheelchairs. Preventative and corrective measures for the deterioration of bone and muscle in space can be applied to analogous conditions on Earth.
- Strategies developed for astronauts to mitigate radiation-induced bone loss can potentially benefit cancer patients undergoing radiation treatments who may also become susceptible to accelerated bone degradation and subsequent fractures.
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