Impact of diabetic complications on balance and falls: contribution of the vestibular system - D'Silva LJ, Lin J, Staecker H, Whitney SL, Kluding PM.

Diabetes causes many complications, of which retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy are well understood as contributing to gait instability and falls. A less understood complication of diabetes is the effect on the vestibular system. The vestibular system c...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news