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NASA-Navy Telemedicine: Autogenic Feedback Training Exercises for Motion SicknessAirsickness is the most significant medical condition affecting naval aviation training. A 2001 study showed that airsickness was reported in 81% of naval aviation students and was associated with 82% of below average flight scores. The cost to a single training air-wing was over $150,000 annually for fuel and maintenance costs alone. Resistent cases are sent to the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) for evaluation and desensitization in the self-paced airsickness desensitization (SPAD) program. This approach is 75% successful, but can take up to 8 weeks at a significant travel cost. NASA Ames Research Center's Autogenic Feedback Training Exercises (AFTE) uses physiological and biofeedback training for motion sickness prevention. It has a remote capability that has been used from Moffett Field, CA to Atlanta, GA . AFTE is administered in twelve (30-minute) training sessions. The success rate for the NASA AFTE program has been over 85%. Methods: Implementation Phases: Phase I: Transfer NASA AFTE to NAMI; NASA will remotely train aviation students at NAMI. Phase II: NAMI-centered AFTE application with NASA oversight. Phase III: NAMI-centered AFTE to remotely train at various Navy sites. Phase IV: NAMI to offer Tri-service application and examine research opportunities. Results: 1. Use available telemedicine connectivity between NAMI and NASA. 2. Save over $2,000 per student trained. 3. Reduce aviation training attrition. 4. Provide standardization of multi-location motion sickness training. 5. Future tri-service initiatives. 6. Data to NASA and Navy for QA and research opportunities.
Document ID
20100033806
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Acromite, Michael T.
(Naval Aerospace Medical Inst. Pensacola, FL, United States)
Cowings, Patricia
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Toscano, William
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Davis, Carl
(Naval Aerospace Medical Inst. Pensacola, FL, United States)
Porter, Henry O.
(Naval Aerospace Medical Inst. Pensacola, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
May 9, 2010
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN1057
N6600109MP00093
Meeting Information
Meeting: 81st Annual Scientific Meeting Aerospace Medical Association
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Country: United States
Start Date: May 9, 2010
End Date: May 13, 2010
Sponsors: Aerospace Medical Association
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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