Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: review of indications, mechanisms, and key exercises

BI Han, BI Han - Simplified Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy, 2021 - Springer
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based treatment program designed to
promote vestibular adaptation and substitution. The goals of VRT are (1) to enhance gaze …

Gaze stabilisation exercises in vestibular rehabilitation: review of the evidence and recent clinical advances

D Meldrum, K Jahn - Journal of neurology, 2019 - Springer
Gaze stabilisation exercises are a mainstay of vestibular rehabilitation (VR). They are
frequently prescribed to patients with vestibular hypofunction with the aim of improving the …

Head impulse test in unilateral vestibular loss: vestibulo-ocular reflex and catch-up saccades

KP Weber, ST Aw, MJ Todd, LA McGarvie, IS Curthoys… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Quantitative head impulse test (HIT) measures the gain of the angular vestibulo-
ocular reflex (VOR) during head rotation as the ratio of eye to head acceleration. Bedside …

Quantitative analysis of gains and catch‐up saccades of video‐head‐impulse testing by age in normal subjects

CJ Yang, JY Lee, BC Kang, HS Lee… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate video‐head‐impulse test (vHIT) results in normal subjects, to
determine the normative values of vHIT for the vestibulo‐ocular reflex (VOR) and to …

Optimizing the sensitivity of the head thrust test for identifying vestibular hypofunction

MC Schubert, RJ Tusa, LE Grine… - Physical therapy, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Purpose. The head thrust test (HTT) is used to assess the
vestibulo-ocular reflex. Sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing unilateral vestibular …

Mechanism of dynamic visual acuity recovery with vestibular rehabilitation

MC Schubert, AA Migliaccio, RA Clendaniel… - Archives of physical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Schubert MC, Migliaccio AA, Clendaniel RA, Allak A, Carey JP. Mechanism of dynamic
visual acuity recovery with vestibular rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE: To determine why dynamic …

The active head-impulse test in unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy

RA Black, GM Halmagyi, MJ Thurtell… - Archives of …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background The head-impulse test, which is sensitive and specific for detecting severe
unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy, is an accepted part of the neurological examination …

Semicircular canal function before and after surgery for superior canal dehiscence

JP Carey, AA Migliaccio, LB Minor - Otology & Neurotology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To characterize semicircular canal function before and after surgery for superior
semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) syndrome. Study Design: Prospective unblinded study …

Changes in the three-dimensional angular vestibulo-ocular reflex following intratympanic gentamicin for Ménière's disease

JP Carey, LB Minor, GCY Peng… - Journal of the …, 2002 - Springer
The 3-dimensional angular vestibulo-ocular reflexes (AVOR) elicited by rapid rotary head
thrusts were studied in 17 subjects with unilateral Ménière's disease before and 2–10 weeks …

Galvanic vestibular stimulation speeds visual memory recall

D Wilkinson, S Nicholls, C Pattenden, P Kilduff… - Experimental brain …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract The experiments of Alessandro Volta were amongst the first to indicate that visuo-
spatial function can be altered by stimulating the vestibular nerves with galvanic current …