Preliminary Phase- Vestibular Ocular Rehab
This video demonstrates preliminary phase exercises for Vestibular Ocular Rehab.
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 stability, 2) to enhance postural stability, 3) to improve vertigo, and 4) to improve activities of daily living. The key exercises for VRT are head-eye movements with various body postures and activities, and maintaining balance with a reduced support base with various orientations of the head and trunk, while performing various upper-extremity tasks, repeating the movements provoking vertigo, and exposing patients gradually to various sensory and motor environments. As long as exercises are performed several times every day, even brief periods of exercise are sufficient to facilitate vestibular recovery.
Han BI, Song HS, Kim JS. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: review of indications, mechanisms, and key exercises. J Clin Neurol. 2011 Dec;7(4):184-96. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2011.7.4.184. Epub 2011 Dec 29. PMID: 22259614; PMCID: PMC3259492.