COMPUTERIZED DYNAMIC POSTUROGRAPHY - WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM SPACE

Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) has been under development si nce 1970, Several reviews summarize key basic and clinical research st udies and outline important clinical uses of CDP along with research a pplications, This report summarizes new information about the otolith control of posture obtained from the study of astronauts, The dynamics of recovery of postural control upon return from orbital flight provi de insight to the peripheral vestibular and central nervous system com ponents of vestibular compensation, The dynamics of postural compensat ion should aid the clinician in the diagnosis and management of imbala nce of vestibular origin.