Neurophysiology of human posture and balance

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/568626

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Whether holding the arm still or standing, the brain uses a silent proprioceptive sense that unconsciously detects and controls our movements. Key sensory receptors for this sense are located within the muscles that are also contracting. This is a project to discover how proprioception is affected by muscle contraction and how this affects postural control. This will improve the management of many common disorders that affect movement and balance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $304,098.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Falls and injury | Falls in older people | Human balance | Human motor control | Human sensation | Musculoskeletal disease | Neural reflexes | Neurological disease | Rehabilitation

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