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Lead
University of Miami
Age
18–45
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Subjects should be neurologically sound
Subjects should have abilities to maintain a single-leg stance at least for 10 seconds.
A history of ankle sprain
A history of ankle joint giving ways
Current feelings of ankle joint instability
You may not be if
Individuals with a clinically defined neurological disorder, with an increased risk of seizure for any reason, with a history of treatment with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), deep brain stimulation for any disorder will be excluded.
Patients with cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines, or acute, unstable cardiac disease, with intracranial implants (e.g. aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth, that cannot be safely removed will be excluded.
A history of balance or vestibular disorder
A history of previous surgeries to the musculoskeletal structures in either limb of the lower extremity
A history of a fracture in either limb of the lower extremity requiring realignment
A history of acute injuries to the lower extremity joints in the previous 3 months, which impacted joint integrity and function (i.e., sprains, fractures) resulting in at least 1 interrupted day of desired physical activity
A history of herniated disc
Poorly controlled headache
Hypersensitivity to electrical or magnetic stimulation
Adults unable to consent
Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
