Trial reportJournal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation2019
Effects of long-term vestibular rehabilitation therapy with vibrotactile sensory augmentation for people with unilateral vestibular disorders - A randomized preliminary study.
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- Retention Effects of Long-Term Balance Training with Vibrotactile Sensory Augmentation in Healthy Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- It is time to rethink proprioception: From biological feedback to integrable augmentation.Journal of sport and health science · 2026Article
- Effect of EMG-activated vibrotactile biofeedback on skill learning in children with genetic and acquired dystonia during point-to-point and cyclic task practice.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Vibrotactile Feedback Strategies for Trunk-Stabilizing Exercises in a Home-Based Scenario: Qualitative Interview Study Among Physiotherapists.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Does vibrotactile biofeedback for postural control interfere with cognitive processes?Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Exploring the Potentials of Wearable Technologies in Managing Vestibular Hypofunction.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Type, dose, and outcomes of physical therapy interventions for unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction: protocol for a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Evaluating the use of a balance prosthesis during balance perturbations in children and young adults with cochleovestibular dysfunction.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Effects of Vibro-Tactile Biofeedback Balance Training on Balance Control and Dizziness in Patients with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD).Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Wearable Technologies Using Peripheral Neuromodulation to Enhance Mobility and Gait Function in Older Adults-A Narrative Review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023Review
- Head movement kinematics are altered during balance stability exercises in individuals with vestibular schwannoma.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Reducing Slip Risk: A Feasibility Study of Gait Training with Semi-Real-Time Feedback of Foot-Floor Contact Angle.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Preliminary Study of Vibrotactile Feedback during Home-Based Balance and Coordination Training in Individuals with Cerebellar Ataxia.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Review
- Detection of Postural Control in Young and Elderly Adults Using Deep and Machine Learning Methods with Joint-Node Plots.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Untapped Potential of Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation of Balance and Gait in Neurological Disorders.Frontiers in virtual reality · 2021Article
- Integrating Tactile Feedback Technologies Into Home-Based Telerehabilitation: Opportunities and Challenges in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Review
- Automatically Evaluating Balance: A Machine Learning Approach.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2019Article
- Reliability and minimal clinically important differences of gait characteristics in peripheral vestibular disorders.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
- Gait as a vital sign: integrating wearables and AI into vestibular and balance medicine.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveThis pilot study aimed to investigate the effects of incorporating vibrotactile sensory augmentation (SA) on balance performance among people with unilateral vestibular disorders (UVD).
methodsEight participants with UVD were recruited. Participants completed 18 balance training sessions across six weeks in a clinical setting. Four participants (68.1±7.5 yrs) were randomized to the experimental group (EG) and received trunk-based vibrotactile SA while performing the balance exercises, and four participants (63.1±11.3 yrs) were assigned to the control group (CG); CG participants completed the balance training without SA. Clinical and kinematic balance performance measures were collected before training; midway through training; and one week, one month, and six months after training.
resultsAll participants, regardless of group, demonstrated improvements in a subset of the clinical or balance metrics immediately following completion of the balance training protocol. The EG showed significantly greater improvements than the CG for the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale and postural stability during the two standing balance exercises with head movements. The EG also had larger improvements than the CG for the Sensory Organization Test (SOT), Mini Balance Evaluations Systems Test, Gait Speed Test, Dynamic Gait Index, Functional Gait Assessment, and vestibular reliance metric calculated based on the SOT.
conclusionsIncorporating vibrotactile SA into vestibular rehabilitation programs may lead to additional benefits that may be retained up to six months after training compared to training without vibrotactile SA. A larger study is warranted to demonstrate statistical significance between the groups.
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