ReviewHandbook of clinical neurology2018
Sensorimotor anatomy of gait, balance, and falls.
Review in Handbook of clinical neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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108 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Vestibular Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of Signs and Symptoms.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Pooled it
- mHealth Impact on Gait and Dynamic Balance Outcomes in Neurorehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical systems · 2023Pooled it
- The measurement of proprioceptive accuracy: A systematic literature review.Journal of sport and health science · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of chiropractic care for fall prevention: rationale, state of the evidence, and recommendations for future research.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of Short-Term Post-Exposure to 3.6 GHz 5G Mobile Phone Electromagnetic Exposure on Static and Dynamic Postural Control in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Trial
- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary motor cortex on short-term balance acquisition in healthy individuals.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Disentangling Cerebellar and Parietal Contributions to Gait and Body Schema: A Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024Trial
- Impact of medium-chain triglycerides on gait performance and brain metabolic network in healthy older adults: a double-blind, randomized controlled study.GeroScience · 2022Trial
- Application of vibration to the soles reduces minimum toe clearance variability during walking.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Post-task resting-state fMRI of walking-related neural activity in patients with stroke: immediate and delayed brain network dynamics.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Immersive reality training for gross motor outcomes in children with Down syndrome.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Wearable Technologies for Gait Instability Rehabilitation: Mechanisms, Clinical Evidence, and Future Directions.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Optimizing Vestibular Rehabilitation: From Neuroplastic Mechanisms to Multimodal Therapeutic Strategies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Editorial: Technological Advances for Gait and Balance Assessment.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Transient effects in corticospinal and reticulospinal tract excitability induced by motor skill and isometric resistance training.Brain research · 2026Article
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- Medullary and C3-C4 propriospinal pathways underlying mammalian forelimb movement control.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- The relationship between lower limb proprioception and balance performance in children with cerebral palsy: a multisystem and multi-joint approach.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Postural control in children with spastic cerebral palsy: the role of brain lesion characteristics.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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Abstract
The review demonstrates that control of posture and locomotion is provided by systems across the caudal-to-rostral extent of the neuraxis. A common feature of the neuroanatomic organization of the postural and locomotor control systems is the presence of key nodes for convergent input of multisensory feedback in conjunction with efferent copies of the motor command. These nodes include the vestibular and reticular nuclei and interneurons in the intermediate zone of the spinal cord (Rexed's laminae VI-VIII). This organization provides both spatial and temporal coordination of the various goals of the system and ensures that the large repertoire of voluntary movements is appropriately coupled to either anticipatory or reactive postural adjustments that ensure stability and provide the framework to support the intended action. Redundancies in the system allow adaptation and compensation when sensory modalities are impaired. These alterations in behavior are learned through reward- and error-based learning processes implemented through basal ganglia and cerebellar pathways respectively. However, neurodegenerative processes or lesions of these systems can greatly compromise the capacity to sufficiently adapt and sometimes leads to maladaptive changes that impair movement control. When these impairments occur, the risk of falls can be significantly increased and interventions are required to reduce morbidity.
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