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Project Number: | I01RX001951-01A1 |
| Title: | Balance Control Mechanisms, Age-Related Changes, and Methods for Improvement of Balance During Gait |
| Principal Investigator: | Robert Peterka |
| Location: | Portland, OR |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2016 - March 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$904,645 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Objectives: The objectives are to understand the mechanisms that maintain medial-lateral (ML) balance during stance and walking gait and how age affects these mechanisms. The focus is on ML balance because previous evidence indicates that stability is more problematic in the ML direction than in the anterior-posterior direction and that a sizable proportion of falls in older individuals occur in the ML direction. Based on preliminary results, an addit... |