Effect of Gaze Stability Exercises on Chronic Motion Sensitivity: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Based on the results of this study, progressive gaze stability exercises appear to have value for managing chronic motion sensitivity in healthy young adults. Further research with larger sample size and broader age range is needed to generalize these findings.Video Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A203).

Prospective Changes in Vestibular and Ocular Motor Impairment After Concussion

“…20 However, these findings used total scoring methods and additional research is needed to examine if these differences exist when data are analyzed with the change scoring approach. Medical information pertaining to pre-existing vestibular disorders or motion sensitivity that are related to abnormal baseline scores on the VOMS 20 and measures of postural instability 36 were not collected for this sample. Athletes with history of migraine, learning disability, and ADHD were excluded from the study and findings may not be generalizable to these subpopulations.…”

Pediatric Sports-Related Concussion: An Approach to Care

“…Vestibular rehabilitation has historically been used for treatment of vertigo or motion sickness in adults and, more recently, has been used as a therapeutic intervention for vestibular symptoms and deficits following concussion. 92,[167][168][169][170][171] Vestibular rehabilitation commonly consists of a customized therapy program targeting the use of specific exercises to improve dizziness, visual deficits, and balance function. Therapy should begin with the child receiving an initial evaluation to assess specific visio-vestibular system deficits, allowing the therapist to choose targeted therapeutic exercises for the child's customized therapeutic rehabilitation program.…”

Effects of head motion on postural stability in healthy young adults with chronic motion sensitivity

“…Participants were divided into those with a self-reported history of CMS and an MSSQ-SF score in the 30th percentile or more (CMS group, n = 30) and those without a self-reported history of CMS and a MSSQ-SF score in the 25th percentile or less (non-CMS group, n = 30). The MSSQ-SF does not have a specific cut-off value; thus, the use of the 30th percentile was based on the recommendation of the author of the MSSQ-SF and the findings of a previous study that reported the 30th percentile as the lowest score in the CMS group [32]. We excluded participants who scored between the 25th and 30th percentile to create a "gap" between the two groups.…”

“…Finally, vestibular function testing was not performed. Future studies should include additional age ranges, perform vestibular function testing, consider varying the head motion velocity and amplitude, and investigate whether standing gaze-stability exercises [32,49] can improve postural stability.…”