Enhancing Balance Control in Aging Through Cerebellar Theta-Burst Stimulation.

ABSTRACT: The cerebellum undergoes significant age-related changes linked to poor balance in older adults. Although multi-session cerebellar iTBS combined with rehabilitation has been used in some clinical populations, its isolated effects in community-dwelling healthy older adults remain unknown, particularly in context of balance control and underlying cerebellar-motor cortex (M1) interactions. We tested whether a single-session, sham-controlled, cerebellar iTBS-only intervention could modulate balance and cerebellar-motor cortex (M1) interactions in community-dwelling older adults without neurological disease. The effects of cerebellar intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on balance control and underlying cerebellar-motor cortex (M1) interactions in this population remain unclear. We inves

SUBMITTER: Sansare A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507971 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature