Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Sustainably Improves Posture in Bilateral Vestibulopathy.

ABSTRACT: Patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) suffer from persistent postural imbalance, leading to a marked decrease in quality of life and a higher risk of falls. However, so far, the effective treatments for BV are very limited. We examined whether long-term noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) keeps improving body balance after the cessation of the stimulus in BV patients. Thirteen BV patients received nGVS for 30 min with a lower intensity than the intensity at which they feel any cutaneous sensations, and their postural movement was monitored for 6 h after the stimuli. The same session was repeated at 14-day intervals. Stance tasks on two legs were performed with eyes closed. The velocity of the center of pressure (COP) movement, the area enclosed by the COP movement, and the r

SUBMITTER: Fujimoto C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6204397 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature