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- Aging is accompanied by a progressive loss of sensory function, causing balance and gait instabilities, which can lead to falls and fractures in the elderly. Training procedures and devices that provide sensory cues can aid those who have temporary or permanent loss of vision, hearing, balance or the use of certain body parts. They could potentially learn to more quickly and effectively adapt, improve poor balance and reduce their risk of injurious falls.
- Solutions developed by NSBRI can speed up the rehabilitation of patients suffering from a prolonged illness requiring bed rest, a stroke or catastrophic injury, or disorders affecting mobility, such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy.
- Improvements to vehicle displays and controls developed to mitigate the effects of strong vibrations on the operator's senses will help in the design of better and safer commercial and military aircraft cockpits.
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