Alex_Mustard 0 Posted March 25, 2004 The following is from New Scientist magazine this week, reporting on a paper published this month in the Journal of Physiology: "Within a decade, divers will be able to take a pill that allows them to stay under water longer without risking decompression sickness when they get to the surface. That is the prediction of a team that thinks it has stumbled across a totally new way of preventing the bends." The paper itself, by Dujic et al., is actually about pre-dive excercise and concludes "that pre-dive excercise may form the basis for a new way of preventing decompression sickness". http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?...p?id=ns99994809 I have a pdf copy of the original paper - that I cannot post on the internet for copyright reasons. I am happy to email it to anyone who is interested in this study. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnon_Ayal 1 Posted March 25, 2004 Amazing! its can open a great new opportunities for diving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles 1 Posted March 26, 2004 I dont know about the pill .. that would be interesting ... The pill is obviopusly going to do the same thing as the exercise would do. Its not really like its big news though .... everyone knows the fitter you are the less likely the effect. The interesting thing about this to me is ... you watch a divemaster working .. and they will all be exercising before the dive, and then again afterwards. Unfortunately its the work they have to do afterwards like hauling tanks that puts them in the chamber. Its nice to know people are looking into this ... just make sure you do the exercise at the right time ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted March 26, 2004 just make sure you do the exercise at the right time ... Agree with you there, Giles. One thing that this study pointed out was that being super fit made little difference over being normally fit (whatever that is). What was novel in this study is that aerobic excercise 20 hours before a dive reduced the amount of nucleii in your tissues, around which microbubbles form. And this effect was significant and not related to basic fitness levels. So we had better head out for some DISCO dancing before going diving the next morning? What I found interesting in this study was how much susceptability to DCS varies so much with physiological factors. Kind of makes dive computers seem a bit to basic to trust at times. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles 1 Posted March 26, 2004 if we go disco dancing for the exercise are we still allowed to drink the disco juice .. or is that counter productive ? Oh hell who am I kidding ... I drink like a fish and then dive like one the next morning ... nothing like nitrox for a hangover Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yahsemtough 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Heck, don"t forget the post Disco dancing activities back at the hotel too... I need to dear I don't want to get bent and ruin the whole vacation.LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery-when-wet 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Is there going to be a morning after pill in case my passion gets the better of me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yahsemtough 0 Posted March 26, 2004 Ahh wit just like Bob. I miss his wit. Thanks for the chuckle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davephdv 0 Posted March 27, 2004 There is an article in the latest issue of Undercurrent on the same topic. They say that light exercise after diving may be of some benefit in reducing the incidence of the bends. However heavy exercise is clearly a risk factor for an attack of DCS. THey also mention that starting a dive warm and then getting cold is a risk factor for DCS. Being uniformly cold during the dive is not a risk factor but who wants to make that dive? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
