Operational Applications of Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise as a Treatment for Airsickness in the MilitaryAirsickness is experienced by about 50% of military aviators some time in their career. Aviators who suffer from recurrent episodes of airsickness are typically referred to the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI) at Pensacola where they undergo extensive evaluation and 8 weeks of training in the Self-Paced Airsickness Desensitization (SPAD) program. Researchers at NASA Ames have developed an alternative mitigation training program, Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise (AFTE) that has demonstrated an 80% success rate for improving motion sickness tolerance.
Document ID
20120016615
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gebreyesus, Fiyore (San Jose State Univ. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Cowings, Patricia S. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Toscano, William B. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)