Clinical Research Assessment
Ian Bergman with Professor Vaughan Macefield on the Balance Mat, with Dr Branko Borojevic alongside during a clinical assessment.
Exploring innovative approaches to assess neurological function, postural control, and neuropathy through advanced clinical research.
Balance Mat is being explored as a clinical research tool to investigate neurological conditions and measure changes associated with sensory and motor function. This research brings together expertise in neuroscience, neurology, and clinical neurophysiology to better understand human balance, nerve function, and neurological health.
Leading clinical and academic expertise guiding this research.
Professor Macefield is internationally recognised for his pioneering work in neuroscience, particularly for developing methodologies to record the firing properties of single, type-identified sympathetic neurones supplying muscle and skin.
More recently, he has developed advanced techniques for recording muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) simultaneously with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the brain, providing new insight into the relationship between the nervous system and brain function.
Dr Borojevic is a neurology and internal medicine trainee and researcher with specialist interests in neuromuscular disorders and clinical neurophysiology. His broader clinical interests include stroke medicine, general neurology, and medical education.
He has recently been using Balance Mat to assess people with neuropathy and investigate its potential role in neurological testing.
Ian Bergman with Professor Vaughan Macefield on the Balance Mat, with Dr Branko Borojevic alongside during a clinical assessment.
Through collaboration between neuroscience researchers and clinical specialists, Balance Mat is contributing to research into objective, quantifiable assessment of balance, nerve function, and neurological health.