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Explainer: how do our bodies balance themselves?

  • Written by Lauren Poppi, PhD candidate in Anatomy, University of Newcastle
imageWe don't tend to realise it, but there are complex processes happening in our body at all times just to keep us upright. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Balance is the vital sense that gives much-needed stability to our teetering, upright bodies. Good balance is usually associated with having stable posture, but it also has a lot to do with visual...

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