2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of sensory substitution training on balance performance in patients with vestibular loss
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22591888
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Otorhinolaryngology
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| Research Institution | Nara Medical University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
WADA Yoshiro 奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (80240810)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 平衡 / 感覚代行 / ヒューマン・マシーンインターフェイス / 前庭覚 / クロスモダリティ / 転倒防止 / リハビリテーション |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the BBD as a new rehabilitation tool for subjects with a failure of balance activity. This study included 11 subjects with bilateral vestibular loss such as vestibular neuritis and acoustic nerve resection. All subjects had BBD training in the Romberg or Tandem-Romberg position with eyes open or closed and underwent two or three 5-20 minutes sessions per day corresponding to the patient’s skill level for 8 weeks. The training with BrainPort balance device produced an improvement in balance and functional activities in patients with intractable chronic balance dysfunction due to vestibular balance deficit. These results suggest that alternative sensory input through the tongue substitutes for vestibular function and facilitate the brain plasticity.
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Research Products
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