Vestibular stimulation is a popular clinical treatment for enhancing the acquisition of central compensation in patients with unilateral vestibular disturbance, but whether visual and proprioceptive stimulation can also influence recovery from vertigo is not known. A new exercise combining vestibular, visual and proprioceptive stimulation is described, and the reasons that human equilibrium is supported by such a multi-channeled system are discussed. Repeated application of this exercise in five patients with vestibular neuronitis showed good results in this preliminary study.
Dysequilibrium and dizziness during head and body movement were usually prolonged at the start of rehabilitation. However, the mean time course for relief of both subjective and objective disturbances was shorter in the five trained than in nine untrained patients.
