Motion sickness decreases low back function and changes gene expression in military aircrew

Motion sickness may alter standing balance, decrease low back function, and lead to changes in the expression of genes with roles in osteogenesis, myogenesis, development of brain lymphatics, inflammation, neuropathic pain, and more. These results may provide preliminary evidence for a link between motion sickness and low back disorders.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - May 15, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jonathan S. Dufour, Ali Reiter, Cyndy Cox, Eric B. Weston, Michael Markey, Ashley Turner, Peter Le, Alexander M. Aurand, Stacy Simmons, Lorenna Altman, Prasath Mageswaran, Kermit Davis, Dustin Huber, Amit Bhattacharya, William S. Marras Source Type: research