Three major information sources
Vision provides information about the environment, the vestibular system about head motion and orientation, and proprioception about body and joint position.
The brain reweights information
Sensory inputs do not always have equal reliability. Darkness, an unstable surface or head movement can change which channel deserves the most weight.
Why gait complements standing balance
Walking deliberately moves the centre of mass over a changing base of support. It therefore tests balance in a more dynamic context.
Established evidenceFactual statements are grounded in the publications listed below.
KŌMØ perspectiveKŌMØ favours a multidimensional, longitudinal reading of mobility.
LimitsThis page is educational and does not replace medical assessment when a change is recent, marked or accompanied by other symptoms.