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Funded Project Details - FY2023




Project Number:

I21RX002892-01A1
Title: Computerized game-based vestibular rehabilitation: assessment of feasibility and motor learning
Principal Investigator:

Mark F. Walker

Location: Cleveland, OH
Congressional District Code: 11
Research Service: Rehabilitation R&D
Project Period: December 2018 - November 2022
FY 2023 Funding Amount: $0
Total Award Amount
(all years):
$222,836
Abstract: View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER
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Excerpt:

Damage to the vestibular system is a common problem that often leads to substantial disability. For most cases, there is no effective medication to restore vestibular function. Instead, the mainstay of treatment is vestibular rehabilitation to promote central motor learning that will enhance impaired vestibular reflexes and compensate for the vestibular deficit. Vestibular therapy consists of a program of exercises that are performed at home and in the clinic, supervised by a trained vestibular...



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