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NIH R01 · 2025

Characterizing reactive balance after mild traumatic brain injury

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Persistent balance problems are common sequelae after mild traumatic brain injury [mTBI]. Current approaches to treat these balance problems traditionally focus on principles of sensory integration derived from vestibular rehabilitation. However, recent evidence using destabilizing perturbations suggests that balance deficits may originate from motor impairments, rather than sensory impairments. This reactive balance – the ability to recover stability after an external perturbation – is an important domain of balance that is distinct from static (i.e., standing) and dynamic (i.e., walking) balance tasks. Preliminary studies suggest this reactive balance is…

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