Wright explores impact of mTBI on coast guard personnel
W. Geoffrey Wright, director of neuromotor science programs and associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, published the results of a study exploring postural control and stress reactivity in active duty coast guard personnel in the March/April supplement to Military Medicine.
For the study, researchers used a customdesigned virtual reality-based device to assess postural stability combined with startle response and neurocognitive assessments on coast guard members who previously experienced mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
“Because of better armor, helmet...