Book Chapters

Bloomfield , S.A. and S.S. Smith. (2003). Osteoporosis. In: J. L. Durstine and G.E. Moore (Eds.). American College of Sports Medicine's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities, 2 nd edition. pp. 222-229. Champaign , IL : Human Kinetics. Warner, S.A. and S.A. Bloomfield. (2001). Deconditioning and Best Rest: Induced Effects on Bone Health. In: J.L. Roitman (Ed.). American College of Sports Medicine Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescriptio ...

Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

Allen, M.R ., H.A. Hogan, S.A. Bloomfield . Differential bone and muscle recovery following hindlimb unloading in skeletally mature rats. J. Musculoskel. Neuron. Interact. (In press) Wallace, J.M., R.M. Rajachar, X.-D. Chen, S. Shi, M.R. Allen, S.A. Bloomfield, C.M. Les, P.G. Robey, M.F. Young, D.H. Kohn. The phenotype of biglycan-deficient mice is bone- and gender-specific. Bone (In press). Hubal, M.J ., C.P. Ingalls, M.R. Allen, J.C. Wenke, H.A. Hogan, and S.A. Bloomfield . (2005). Effects ...

Papers in Review/Preparation

Allen, M.R . & S.A. Bloomfield . (In revision) Hindlimb unloading attenuates marrow ablation-induced increase in cancellous bone formation rate via reduction of mineralizing surface. Allen, M.R ., S.A. Bloomfield, H.A. Hogan. (In revision) pQCT image pixel intensity is highly correlated to mechanical properties of cancellous bone. Smith, C.L., M.R. Allen, S.A. Bloomfield , N.L. Weigel. (In preparation) Mitigation of bone loss in ovariectomized rats during simulated microgravity by the estr ...

Published Abstracts

Hogan, H.A., B.A. Vyvial, J.D. Alcorn, J.M. Swift, R.D. Prisby, S.A. Bloomfield , and M. D Delp. (2005) Alterations in the mechanical properties of bone due to Type II diabetes. J. Bone Miner. Res. 20 (Suppl. 1): S422. Swift, J.M., M.R. Allen, H.A. Hogan, S.A. Bloomfield. (2005). Intermittent PTH restores cancellous BMD and mechanical properties during recovery from hindlimb unloading. Med. Sci. Sport Exerc. 37 (5, Suppl): S150-151. Prisby, RD., S.A. Bloomfield , J.L.Stallone, and M.D. Delp. ( ...

Symposium Proceedings & Technical Research Reports

Bloomfield , S.A. (Lead writer for Musculoskeletal Physiology Workgroup) (2003). Sex, Space, and Environmental Adaptation: A National Workshop on Research Priorities on Sex Differences in Human Responses to Challenging Environments. [Sponsored by NASA and U-MO Center for Gender Physiology and Environmental Adaptation; November 12-14, 2002 ; University of Missouri , Columbia MO.] Bloomfield , S.A. (2001). Optimizing bone health: Impact of nutrition, exercise, and hormones. Gatorade Sports Scienc ...

Research Presentations

(Invited presentations noted [15 total]; co-authors who are my graduate student advisees are noted in italics) International And National Bloomfield , S.A. (2005, June). What are the risks to bone health during missions to the Moon and Mars? Bone Loss During Spaceflight Symposium, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH. (Invited) Nilsson, M.I., M. R. Allen, K. Baek, J. Swift , H. A. Hogan, S. A. Bloomfield. (2005, June). Pharmacological and mechanical interventions to accelerate bone recovery after ...