Typical GyroStim vestibular therapy for rehab following concussion, mTBI, post stroke...
The video illustrates how GyroStim vestibular therapy begins with very slow, non-inverting, visuomotor motion profiles.
The intensity (rotation speed and degree of tilt) is incrementally adjusted to keep pace with the functional gains of the patient as their visuomotor processing abilities improve.
As the gains continue, the vestibular therapy intensity can be increased to present more complex and comprehensive challenges to the sensorimotor system. Click here to view a video with multiple applications and greater intensities.
GyroStim protocols can be presented in a series of "runs" that will strategically and incrementally challenge the sensorimotor processing abilities of the patient.
GyroStim's high performance automation systems are powerful and precise, allowing for a wide range of vestibular therapy applications. At low levels of stimulation intensity GyroStim is used to treat people with concussion, mTBI, post stroke, cerebral palsy, and other conditions that may benefit from vestibular rehabilitation. At high levels of stimulation, it is used to supercharge the sensorimotor system for athletic performance enhancement, and at any level in between GyroStim can be used for a multitude of clinical applications.
GyroStim is uniquely capable of providing a wide range of precisely controlled stimulation intensities, or doses, that can be selected and administered to meet the changing needs of each patient as they progress in their recovery.
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A GyroStim session typically lasts 30 minutes and is made up of one or more 'runs'.
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Each run is typically between 15 and 60 seconds long. There will be a short rest period between each run, followed by an assessment of symptoms.
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Everyone begins GyroStim vestibular therapy with gentle, slow, predictable, non-inverting, low-intensity motion profiles. This allows everyone, even those who are extremely sensitive to motion, the opportunity to experience the sensations and activities involved with the therapy without feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or overstimulated.
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Multiple laser-detecting targets are positioned on the safety perimeter around the GyroStim. During the run, the patient may be tasked with using a hand-held laser pointer to hit as many targets as possible with the laser beam. Each target hit is counted to produce a 'hits per minute' score for the run. The patient may also be given a task to engage in cognitive challenges while in motion and attempting to hit targets.
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The clinician can use the hits per minute score as a quantifiable measure of the subject's ability to perceive, process, and react to the intensity and challenge of each run. Keeping score in this way also adds a gamification aspect to the therapy, making it motivating and fun.
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At the end of each run, subjective responses, i.e. headache, dizziness, nausea, brain fog, and other physiological responses are assessed and recorded together with the objective responses. The clinician uses this information to assess how the patient responded to the run and for guidance on how best to proceed with the next run. This information is also used for monitoring and preventing overstimulation.
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The GyroStim software has a library of profiles that provide quick access to GyroStim's 30 levels of intensity. There are four different durations available for each level of intensity. When used with the GyroStim Run-to-Run Progression Strategy, the clinician can administer vestibular therapy sessions that are individualized, optimized, safe, and effective.
GyroStim sessions offer the power, precision, and flexibility required for a wide range of clinical applications.
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