Returning astronauts describe pain in the soles of the feet and lower back within days of landing — the spine suddenly forced to support half the body’s weight again after months of weightlessness
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Astronauts returning from long-duration missions almost universally report burning pain in the soles of the feet and deep lower-back ache within days of landing. The cause is a spine that grew by centimetres in orbit meeting Earth's gravity all at once. The post Returning astronauts describe pain in the soles of the feet and lower back within days of landing — the spine suddenly forced to support half the body’s weight again after months of weightlessness appeared first on Space Daily .
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