Trial reportBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Effects of vibrotactile vestibular substitution on vestibular rehabilitation - preliminary study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Usefulness of Mobile Devices in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Patients with Dizziness and Balance Disorders: A State of the Art Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Pooled it
- Patient-Reported Disability After Computerized Posturographic Vestibular Retraining for Stable Unilateral Vestibular Deficit.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Trial
- Retention Effects of Long-Term Balance Training with Vibrotactile Sensory Augmentation in Healthy Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- Effects of long-term vestibular rehabilitation therapy with vibrotactile sensory augmentation for people with unilateral vestibular disorders - A randomized preliminary study.Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation · 2019Trial
- Effects of long-term balance training with vibrotactile sensory augmentation among community-dwelling healthy older adults: a randomized preliminary study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Individualized Vibrotactile Neurofeedback Training in Patients with Chronic Bilateral Vestibulopathy.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- A Pilot Study Comparing the Effects of Concurrent and Terminal Visual Feedback on Standing Balance in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Review
- Integrating Tactile Feedback Technologies Into Home-Based Telerehabilitation: Opportunities and Challenges in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Review
- Potential Mechanisms of Sensory Augmentation Systems on Human Balance Control.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Review
- Configurable, wearable sensing and vibrotactile feedback system for real-time postural balance and gait training: proof-of-concept.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Therapeutic patient education and exercise therapy in patients with cervicogenic dizziness: a prospective case series clinical study.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionSome patients with severe impairment of body balance do not obtain adequate improvement from vestibular rehabilitation (VR).
objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of Vertiguard™ biofeedback equipment as a sensory substitution (SS) of the vestibular system in patients who did not obtain sufficient improvement from VR.
methodsThis was a randomized prospective clinical study. Thirteen patients without satisfactory response to conventional VR were randomized into a study group (SG), which received the vibrotactile stimulus from Vertiguard™ for ten days, and a control group (CG), which used equipment without the stimulus. For pre- and post-treatment assessment, the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) protocol of the Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) and two scales of balance self-perception, Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) and Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), were used.
resultsAfter treatment, only the SG showed statistically significant improvement in C5 (p=0.007) and C6 (p=0.01). On the ABC scale, there was a significant difference in the SG (p=0.04). The DHI showed a significant difference in CG and SG with regard to the physical aspect, and only in the SG for the functional aspect (p=0.04).
conclusionThe present findings show that sensory substitution using the vibrotactile stimulus of the Vertiguard™ system helped with the integration of neural networks involved in maintaining posture, improving the strategies used in the recovery of body balance.
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