You probably haven’t thought about your balance since learning to walk. Just yesterday, right? Or, if you have struggled with a balance-affecting disease or injury, your memory might be a little more recent. Balance is automatic. Signals travel to and from the brain, ears, eyes, and body on a high-speed neurological line. Muscles and nerves register, react and respond in sync to keep you upright. Eyes keep track of movement and the horizon, and ear fluid sloshes around

Is movement a struggle? Do you have pain in your knees and hips? Do you feel like your legs are not your own? The neuromuscular system communicates between your brain and muscles. It responds instantly to movement, balance, and joint position. If you think about it, we are all just standing on stilts with the strength of our muscles holding us up. But what happens when we unlearn to walk? Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Osteoarthritis are some diseases that