04. Would wearing a weighted vest in space provide any calming deep pressure? (A K2S Question)

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No. "Weight" will need to be redefined when we are all experiencing states of weightlessness! To gain this calming effect in space, one would have to compensate with lots of extra proprioceptive activity with isometric contractions such as pushing off a wall, playing games such as tug of war, and pulling on a rubber stretchy band in order to feel the sensations internally in the joints and muscles. People will come up with whole new "sensory diets" to feed their brains.

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Answer provided by Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D. OTR

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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