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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2023

3D Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Therapy for Patients with Vertigo Due to Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction.

Balaji Swaminathan, V U Shanmugam, Ruta Shanmugam, P R Prabhash, Mohamed Siddiqi, P S Divya

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Balaji SwaminathanDepartment of ENT, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu India.
V U ShanmugamDepartment of ENT, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu India.
Ruta ShanmugamDepartment of ENT, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu India.
P R PrabhashSenior Consultant in Neurology, Apollo Specialty Hospital, Vanagaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India.
Mohamed SiddiqiDepartment of ENT, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India.
P S DivyaDepartment of ENT, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu India.
Annamalai University · INApollo Hospitals · INMadras Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate 3D virtual reality rehabilitation therapy in patients with vertigo due to peripheral vestibular dysfunction. The subjects were 20 patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction confirmed by Videonystagmography, Divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (study group) underwent vestibular rehabilitation therapy using 3D virtual reality in a customised VR lab with specific headset (Oculus rift and htc vive) with software application, which allows vestibular rehabilitation treatment using high quality immersive virtual reality console in which environment appears real and in 3D. The exercises are designed for gaze stability, increase postural stability, improve vertigo and daily activities, through sensory stimuli and in addition to conventional Cawthorne-Choksey exercises. Group 2 (control group) are treated by conventional Cawthorne-Choksey exercises alone. A VSS-SF (Vertigo Symptom Scale-short form) questionnaire and VAS (Visual Analog Scale) were used to assess the levels of patient satisfaction compared before and after each treatment session in both groups. A significant higher level of subjective satisfaction was observed in patients who underwent 3D virtual reality rehabilitation therapy with conventional therapy (group 1) compared to patients who underwent conventional cawthorne-Choksey exercises alone (group 2). The study gave a substantial subjective satisfaction in patients using 3D virtual reality rehabilitation therapy with conventional therapy (group1) than conventional Cawthorne-Choksey exercises alone (group 2). Future of VR rehabilitation therapy brings a revolutionary novelty in field of rehabilitation therapy were it involves real time stimulation and interaction between sensory, motor and cognitive channels.

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3D-three dimensionalVAS-visual Analog scaleVR-virtual realityVSS-SF-vertigo symptom scale-short form

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PMID37636637
PMCPMC10447306
OpenAlexW4375861237

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