Author: McCredie, Scott

Although vital to our well-being, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. With an epidemic of debilitating falls sweeping America's aging population, the time is ripe for a lively look at the astonishingly complicated mechanisms that allow our bodies to counteract the force of gravity. This scientific, historical, and practical exploration of our most exquisitely intricate and least understood faculty also provides the keys to remaining upright for as long as humanly possible. 304 pp.