Spinal Disease in Aviators and Its Relationship to G-Exposure, Age, Aircraft Seating Angle, Exercise and Other Lifestyle Factors

Abstract

With the progressively increasing performance capabilities of high-performance aircraft over the last several decades, there has been concern for spinal symptoms and spinal disease in aviators flying these aircraft. This concern is well documented in the NATO RTO Technical Report "Cervical Spinal Injury from Repeated Exposures to Sustained Acceleration" published in February 1999 (RTO-TR-4 published by the Human Factors and Medicine Panel) and is an area identified as needing further research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010561

Entities

People

  • William E. Drew Sr

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bone Diseases
  • Flight Training
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Pain
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Pilots
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Spine
  • Warfare
  • Wounds And Injuries

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