Using Unidirectional Rotations to Improve Vestibular System Asymmetry in Patients with Vestibular DysfunctionNayer Rassaian 1, Navid G. Sadeghi 1, Bardia Sabetazad 2, Kathleen M. McNerney 3, Robert F. Burkard 4, Soroush G. Sadeghi 5
1Department of Physiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, 2Audiology and Dizziness Center, Dey General Hospital, 3Department of Speech-Language Pathology, SUNY Buffalo State, 4Department of Rehabilitation Science, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, 5Center for Hearing and Deafness, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
A new rehabilitation method is presented for rebalancing the vestibular system in patients with asymmetric responses, which consists of unidirectional rotations toward the weaker side. By directly modifying the vestibular pathway rather than enhancing the multisensory aspects of compensation, asymmetry can be normalized within 1-2 sessions and show lasting effects.
