[FPSPACE] So what can we make of these stories from Yi?

[Zeger]

>
>  Her symptoms are all too familiar to anyone suffering from disks or
> vertebrae pinching nerves in your neck, such as spondylosis, slipped
> disk, etc. Korea has hi-tech hospitals; hopefully the MRI will identify
> if her spine needs traction.
>   
I concur with Keith. Being a neurosurgeon these symptoms are all too 
familiar to me. I remember doing a study on motocycling sudden 
deceleration and its effects on the cervical spine (about 15 years ago) 
The cervical spine and the intervertebral disks take a huge load and I 
assume it is no different with a steep reentry from space.
But I now some of the South Korean medical facilities and I am pretty 
sure Yi will get the best care available. On top of that she has the 
advantage of her age. I wish her well and I am sure she will recover.
As a side note Soyuz TMA 12 keeps me worrying.

Zeger Nuyens