PT Tips: What Are VOR (Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex) Exercises? What Is Gaze Stabilization?
Published 2022-10-12
If you’ve started vestibular rehabilitation, you have likely been introduced to VOR exercises and gaze stabilization but you may have more questions about what these terms mean and what these exercises are all about. In this video, physical therapist Beth Wagner describes VOR and gaze stabilization, demonstrates a common exercise and includes helpful resources where you can find more information.
Beth's video explaining why it takes so long to see results from vestibular physical therapy: • PT Tips: Why Does It Take So Long To ...
Beth's video explaining why vestibular physical therapy temporarily makes you feel worse: • PT Tips: Why Do Vestibular Exercises ...
This video is part of the VeDA Physical Therapist Tips series. The rest of the series is available at • Physical Therapist Tips with Beth Wag...
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All Comments (21)
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Great video and explanation. I suffer from Vestibular Migraine and get a lot of dizziness with head movement. I helps to know I should do a bit less or break it up, as exercises can leave me much more dizzy for ages.
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Very clear and good communication. I had forgotten I can do something about these challenges; I'm happy to have found them! Thank you for making these videos. I get vestibular migraines and nausea from too much head movement. It helps to see and know I'm not alone.
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Thanks for your efforts Beth
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Very thankful for you providing such valuable information, detailed facts, therapy and assistance to locate providers. One thing I have now learned as I am still a bit of a beginner struggling to understand what I'm dealing with, trying to make sense of it and also, working on a daily basis with therapy, I am not alone. Even though, most people have never heard of it understand many of the health and physical challenges I (we) deal with daily.
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Absolutely brilliant
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Very valuable material!
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Thanks for valuable information
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That video is more than amazing!!!
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That was very informative! I just started this and this explanation was terrific, thank you.
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Brief but very infoemative
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After a concussion and double vision i now know I had th🎉. Vision therapy helped the double vision which greatly improved my quality of life, but because i also had tri-focals implants this made it double hard to regain my VOR. And I miss it.
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Thnks!
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Excellent series, motivating and encouraging. Thank you. Pardon for popping up with two questions straight away: (1) Does anyone know what are the best exercises to getting better at looking downwards? (2) Any hints on what exercises help you get a grip on the "falling" feeling, which comes up when it's starting to get darker in the evening or when you enter an unfamiliar room (especially going out for dinner in the evening)?
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Great videos thank you.. is there any benefit in doing a diagonal movement? Or is it strictly horizontal and vertical?
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Would you recommend these exercises for instability?
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Hi, I thought I posted a question before but can't find it. I've been to 3 PT, 2 were VPT and I have improved to the point I candrive and play golf. When I play golf and bend down to tee the ball my issues kick in. Also, I'm still dealing with the imbalance/dizziness issues. BUT only when moving my HEAD up and down in a "YES" motion. I can move EYES just up and down without any issues...??? Help
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Hi, Beth, thanks for your video. Is it normal when I do the gaze stabilization exercises you demonstrated, my finger in front of me looks like it’s moving when I move my head? If the finger looks like it’s moving, does it mean I need to move my head slower?
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How long should we do each exercise for and how often each day?
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I have neck problems; severe degeneration. I'm 70. It hurts to turn my head to the left all the times. Any suggestions on how I can do these exercises still?
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Does it work with MdDS as well? Please reply if it may work
