Bruyère Health Research Institute
$75,000.00 CAD
≈ 12 months of average Canadian pay
- Department
- Canadian Space Agency
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year
- 2025-2026
- Agreement period
- July 11, 2025 – July 15, 2026
- Reference
- csa-asc:003-2025-2026-Q2-00084
Published purpose
Injury or complete tear to the Achilles tendon happens often after being in bed for a long time (e.g. if one needs to stay in bed for a long time because one is very sick). Astronauts in space have the same problem because being in low gravity is like being in bed. This project will find out whether providing a treatment with artificial gravity (using a human centrifuge) combined with either cycling while in bed or exercising while the whole body is being vibrated can help stop an Achilles injury after bedrest. The research team will also find out if there is a difference in the effect of resting in bed in men versus women.
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