Which set of impairments includes balance, eye movement control, proprioception and dizziness?

• A. Altered NM control
• B. Central sensitization
• C. Altered motor performance
• D. Altered sensory processing

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is that neuromotor control refers to how the nervous system integrates sensory input from the neck with motor commands to maintain balance, coordinate eye movements, and sense joint position. When cervical or neck-related input is disrupted, it can throw off this integration, leading to problems with balance, eye movement control, proprioception, and dizziness. That cluster of impairments fits under altered neuromotor control, because it reflects a disruption in how the nervous system plans and coordinates movement in response to neck proprioceptive information and its interaction with the vestibular and visual systems.

Central sensitization is about heightened pain processing in the central nervous system, not specifically about balance or eye movements. Altered motor performance emphasizes how well movement is executed, such as speed or strength, but doesn’t inherently capture the sensory integration and dizziness components. Altered sensory processing focuses on how sensory information is interpreted, which is relevant but does not as directly describe the integrated motor-vestibular-eye coordination issues seen with neck input.

So the best fit for a set of impairments that includes balance, eye movement control, proprioception, and dizziness is altered neuromotor control.