Intermittent Visual Occlusions Increase Balance Training Effectiveness

• Published in: Frontiers in human neuroscience Vol. 16; p. 748930
• Main Authors: Symeonidou, Evangelia-Regkina, Ferris, Daniel P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 25.04.2022; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: adaptation; Balance; balance beam; Computer applications; Fitness equipment; gait; Health care; motor learning; Neurological diseases; Neuroscience; Older people; Retention; Sensory integration; stroboscopic glasses; Virtual reality; visuomotor; Walking; Oregon; United States > US; visuomotor; adaptation; balance beam; motor learning; gait; stroboscopic glasses

Improving dynamic balance can prevent falls in humans with neurological and mechanical deficits. Dynamic balance requires the neural integration of multisensory information to constantly assess the state of body mechanics. Prior research found that intermittent visual rotations improved balance trai...