06. July 2004 PQCT in space research To investigate bone loss during long-term space flights, the European Space Agency (ESA) in Toulouse and the Center for Muscle and Bone Research in Berlin under the direction of Prof. Dieter Felsenberg immobilised probands for 3 and 2 months respectively. Preliminary results show a significant loss of muscle and bone due to the immobilisation. Nevertheless this loss is reversible. A few weeks after the probands were remobilised, muscle function almost returned to normal. The regeneration of bone took much longer. Vibration training with Galileo stopped muscle and bone loss considerably. Copy right of the photos: ZMK Center of Muscle and Bone Research, Berlin     back