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This paper correlates ten years of selected clinical data, taken from patients suffering from PDS related acute and chronic post-traumatic medical conditions, to that of impacts on human neurophysiology found under typical Space mission constraints. Specifically, this paper focuses on the strong correlation between unmitigated symptoms associated with Space Adaptation Syndrome (SAS) and symptoms associated with Postural Deficiency Syndrome (PDS) that have been mitigated with biophotonic technology. This data provides strong evidence that biophotonic technology poses as a significant candidate for biomedical treatment and monitoring of astronauts in Space.

Static postural analysis not only provides classic musculoskeletal and spinal symptoms along with clinical data, but also specific neurophysiological markers that identify the occurrence of Postural Deficiency Syndrome (PDS). The symptoms of PDS have been shown recently to correlate with astronaut’s Space Adaptation Syndrome (SAS) and Post-Flight Adaptation Syndrome (PFAS) related symptoms. This correlation is briefly reviewed and expanded upon with respect to the importance of static postural data in understanding these symptoms. A neurophysiological assessment methodology is discussed to illustrate how specific postural data combined with vestibular and ocular-visual data can explain PDS symptoms as they relate to the sensory-motor controls. A selection of research objectives is suggested in terms of future considerations on better understanding SAS and PFAS as applied to astronaut operations.