Exergaming With Integrated Head Turn Tasks Improves Compensatory Saccade Pattern in Some Patients With Chronic Peripheral Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction

Swanenburg, Jaap; Büchi, Fabienne; Straumann, Dominik; Weber, Konrad P; de Bruin, Eling D

doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.00601

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Swanenburg, J., Büchi, F., Straumann, D., Weber, K. P., & de Bruin, E. D. (2020). Exergaming With Integrated Head Turn Tasks Improves Compensatory Saccade Pattern in Some Patients With Chronic Peripheral Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction. Frontiers in Neurology, 11, 601. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00601

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to determine whether vestibular rehabilitation using active video games (Exergames), including promoted head turns and unsupported locomotion, may facilitate vestibular compensation and gait in subjects with one-sided chronic peripheral vestibular hypofunction (cPVH). Methods: 12 patients with cPVH (mean age of 65 ± 12 years, 8 male) were recruited for this study. The study consisted of a four-week baseline control period T1-T2 followed by a four-week intervention period T2-T3. The intervention included ex