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A
high-level overview of what
MedTrak can offer your practice
Basis for
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Therapy (VRT)
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Adaptation -
extinguish
symptoms
provoked by
motion or
visual
stimulation
by altering
VOR gain
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Compensation
-
progressive
waning of
symptoms
through CNS
mechanisms
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Restoration
- allow
inner ear
mechanisms
to function
correctly
VRT
Outcomes
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•Reestablish
function of
vestibular
system
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•Amplification
of VOR
control
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•Fine-tuning
ocular motor
skills
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•Increase
movement
strategies
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•Extent
& efficacy
of VRT
limited by:
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•Other
sensory systems
(vision,
proprioception)
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•Physical
integrity and
motor skills
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•CNS
integrity
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•Others
-- physical
health,
decision-making
skills,
cognitive
abilities, age,
memory,
psychological
and anxiety
disorders
Vestibular Anatomy &
Physiology
•Developed
by Eye
Dynamics,
Inc. with
the
cooperation
of the House
Ear
Institute in
Los Angeles,
Ca.
•Uses
a tiny high
resolution
camera to
measure eye
movements
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•Allows
for
continuous
observation
of eye
movements.
Vestibular Testing -- ENG
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•Gaze
and
spontaneous
nystagmus
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•Ocular
motor
(saccade,
pursuit,
optokinetic)
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–Look
for CNS
dysfunction
vs. PVS
lesion
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•VOR
( head
autorotation)
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–Differentiate
between CNS
& PVS,
calculate
gain
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•Positional
and
positioning
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–Test
for BPPV and
other
positional
disorders
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