ArticleScientific reports2021
Effect of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on dynamic posture sway under visual deprivation in patients with bilateral vestibular hypofunction.
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Non Invasive Vestibular Stimulation in Modulation of Vestibular and Balance Function
Investigating the Effect of Computerized Vestibular Function Assessment and Interactive Training System, Combined With Cognitive/Motor Dual-task for the Elderly With Dizziness
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Galvanic vestibular stimulation for postural rehabilitation in neurological disorders: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of nGVS to improve postural stability in people with bilateral vestibulopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Quantifying Changes in Balance, Gait, Fall Risk, and Sensory Reweighting in Older Adults Following Multi-Session Electrical Vestibular Stimulation Therapy.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Standardizing Stimulus Parameters for Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation.Journal of audiology & otology · 2026Review
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- A wide-ranging review of galvanic vestibular stimulation: from its genesis to basic science and clinical applications.Experimental brain research · 2025Review
- Applying bilateral mastoid vibration changes the margin of stability in the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions while walking on different inclines.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Optimizing noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) for postural control: methodological considerations when individualizing the signal for people with bilateral vestibulopathy.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Exploring the Potentials of Wearable Technologies in Managing Vestibular Hypofunction.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Full-body kinematics and head stabilisation strategies during walking in patients with chronic unilateral and bilateral vestibulopathy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Galvanic vestibular stimulation for the postural rehabilitation of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Scoping out noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation: a review of the parameters used to improve postural control.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Chronic symptoms in patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
- Vibrations on mastoid process alter the gait characteristics during walking on different inclines.PeerJ · 2023Article
- Phase-dependent modulation of the vestibular-cerebellar networkFrontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Galvanic vestibular stimulation with low intensity improves dynamic balance.Translational neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
A single-blind study to investigate the effects of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) in straight walking and 2 Hz head yaw walking for healthy and bilateral vestibular hypofunction (BVH) participants in light and dark conditions. The optimal stimulation intensity for each participant was determined by calculating standing stability on a force plate while randomly applying six graded nGVS intensities (0-1000 µA). The chest-pelvic (C/P) ratio and lateral deviation of the center of mass (COM) were measured by motion capture during straight and 2 Hz head yaw walking in light and dark conditions. Participants were blinded to nGVS served randomly and imperceivably. Ten BVH patients and 16 healthy participants completed all trials. In the light condition, the COM lateral deviation significantly decreased only in straight walking (p = 0.037) with nGVS for the BVH. In the dark condition, both healthy (p = 0.026) and BVH (p = 0.017) exhibited decreased lateral deviation during nGVS. The C/P ratio decreased significantly in BVH for 2 Hz head yaw walking with nGVS (p = 0.005) in light conditions. This study demonstrated that nGVS effectively reduced walking deviations, especially in visual deprived condition for the BVH. Applying nGVS with different head rotation frequencies and light exposure levels may accelerate the rehabilitation process for patients with BVH.Clinical Trial Registration This clinical trial was prospectively registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov with the Unique identifier: NCT03554941. Date of registration: (13/06/2018).
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