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University of Delaware builds virtual reality cave for balance control testing
Bertec Immersive Labs was installed in the fall of 2017 at the University of Delaware’s STAR Health Sciences Complex. John Jeka, who chairs the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, and his research team investigates how the nervous system uses sensory information (vision, inner ear) to estimate body dynamics and guide motor processes for upright balance control.
The applied goal is to better understand patient populations with neurological disease and injury that lead to balance problems. In the lab, individuals stand or walk in a room-sized virtual reality cave, which allows precise control of the visual surround along with input from vestibular, proprioceptive and tactile sensory systems.
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Exclusive: Florida VA program helps elite warriors heal unseen wounds of war
We are honored to be featured in an exclusive CBS news story! “A unique Florida veterans affairs program treating traumatic brain injuries, as well as the wear and tear of multiple deployments, is changing perspectives about asking for help. The Post-Deployment Rehabilitation and Evaluation Program (PREP) at a hospital in Tampa aims to treat physical injuries and the mental health of service members.”
A new government program is taking on service members’ invisible injuries, like the traumatic brain damage American troops received after an Iranian missile strike in Iraq.
Catherine Herridge, CBS News senior investigative correspondent, got an exclusive look at the treatment and how its “holistic approach” is helping soldiers heal.
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