The ADELI Suit is currently used to treat children with physical disabilities resulting from cerebral palsy, other neurological conditions originating from brain damage or spinal cord injury.
Large problem the industry was facing, was that no matter how well prepared physically the cosmonauts (USSR) and the astronauts (USA) for the trip, even a short stay in space had a massive negative influence on their health.
[1] The Soviet space scientists designed and developed a fully functional prototype of the dynamic correction clothing - called the "Penguin Suit".
Also the scientists and the rehabilitation medicine team developed a set of intensive training program to restore and build up the astronauts' physical and sensor-motor function.
Before the Russian suit was copied by the Americans, the USSR had an advantage of its cosmonauts staying in space for months and returning to Earth in a better condition than the US astronauts.
This program/software allows a healthy human to easily cope with Earth gravity in every movement he makes – sitting, standing up, walking, using arms and so on.
[citation needed] The suit is designed to create a normal framework of forces on the body, stabilizing the torso to allow more fluent and coordinated movement for all the limbs.
The suit uses a system of elastic bands and pulleys that create artificial forces against which the body can work, to prevent muscular atrophy and reduce osteoporosis.
[citation needed] It consists of a vest, shorts, knee pads, shoes and sometimes a head piece, all connected in a prescribed pattern with bungees of appropriate tension.