Postural Dynamics

The purpose of this activity is to gain an understanding of the multiple body components involved in everyday motions, such as standing upright and to recognize that we control small or large swaying with specific groups of muscles working together triggered by several senses, also working together.

Appropriate Levels: High School

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Contributed by:
Victor J. Bliden
Contemporary Learning Academy-Beyers
Denver, CO: Frontiers in Physiology 1995 Summer Research Teacher

Research Host: Robert J. Mason, Ph.D.,
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine

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