PhysioSensing

What is Balance?

What is Balance?

Good balance is often taken for granted. Most people don’t find it difficult to walk across a gravel driveway, transition from walking on a sidewalk to grass or get out of bed in the middle of the night without stumbling. However, with impaired balance, such activities can be extremely fatiguing and sometimes dangerous. Symptoms that accompany the unsteadiness can include dizziness, vertigo, hearing and vision problems, and difficulty with concentration and memory.

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Virtual Reality Therapy for Vestibular Rehabilitation

Virtual Reality Therapy for Vestibular Rehabilitation

Balance Mechanisms & Vestibular Disorders Balance is the ability to maintain the body’s center of mass over its base of support. Balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems (Figure 1 - left) that include sensory input from...

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Static Analysis 👣 What is it? Why is it so important?

Static Analysis 👣 What is it? Why is it so important?

What is it? Static analysis, also known as baropodometry, is the study of the pressure that acts between the plantar surface of the foot and the support surface in a static position. The term borapodometry is derived from Latin:   BARO = PRESSURE              ...

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