Date of Award
2001
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science Honours
School
School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences
Faculty
Faculty of Communications, Health and Science
First Supervisor
Dr Fiona Naumann
Second Supervisor
Dr Angus Burnett
Abstract
External stimulus/loading initiates adaptations within skeletal muscle. Whilst performing flying manoeuvres under +Gz it has been previously found that the cervical area has the highest loading. The purpose of this study was to examine cervical muscle response to moderate +Gz force (+4-6Gz) loading generated during RAAF pilot training. Cervical muscle strength was monitored in nine RAAF pilots completing an eight-month flight training course and ten controls matched for gender, age, height and weight. Cervical muscle strength and range of movement were measured at baseline and at eight months using the Multi-Cervical Rehabilitation Unit (Hanoun, Canada). Also measured, using EMG, was the activation of sternocleidomastoid and erector spinae muscles for a test pilot during simulated flight training. The statistical procedure used was a comparison in the difference between the pilots and control subjects for baseline and post-testing in neck strength and range of movement using an unpaired t-test. Statistical significance was accepted at p
Recommended Citation
Burton, E. J. (2001). The Effect of Moderate +Gz on Cervical Muscle Strength of RAAF Trainee Pilots Flying PC-9 Aircraft. Edith Cowan University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/1446