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KMID : 0383119920400010159
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Journal of Aerospace Medicine
1992 Volume.40 No. 1 p.159 ~ p.170
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Thee Canadian Forces Airsickness Rehabilitation Program, 1981~19911
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Lee Moo-Hoon
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Airsickness is a significant obstacle in the braining of some student pilots. When conventional therapy fails , desensitization therapy may be indicate . Using experience gained by the RAF and USAF, the Canadian Forces (CF) began such a program in 1981. This paper reports program results from 1981 ~ 1991. Following subject identification, treatment consists of three phases: biofeedback relaxation therapy, ground-based desensitization training and in flight desensitization therapy with a pilot-flight surgeon. Employing a definition of cure used by the RAF, success was compared with that of the RAF and USAF programs. A total of 22 student pilots have undergone rehabilitation, 17 of whom have been successfully treated for a success rate of 77%. This is comparable to success rates of other programs. It is reaffirmed that desensitization is a valid clinical tool in treatment of airsickness.
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