Traumatic brain injuries are increasingly known to lead to significant long-term damages to athletes. The NFL concussion lawsuits highlighted the need for research, awareness and new protocols to reduce and prevent the incidence of brain trauma. The medical community, in connection with the legal and media communities, is developing new protocols and medical standards for […]
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New tool can measure balance in concussion patients, Equilibrate is used in many settings
It is easy to take balance for granted. Our sense of equilibrium, also called equilibrioception[i], is the physiological sense we need to stand and walk without falling over. Our eyes work with our ears and our body’s sense of where we are in space compared to other objects. Loss of balance, due to a failure […]
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