When you come into clinic and your vestibular system is affected (i.e. your inner ear), chances are that we may use our vesticam as part of our assessment! The vesticam are infrared goggles that allow us to see a live video of your eyes while we do testing.
Benefits of using infrared goggles: - Accurate assessment due to clients not being able to fixate their vision (which can suppress any underlying vestibular pathologies). - Better able to see any nystagmus (rapid oscillations/flicking of eyes) present that may indicate certain vestibular or central pathologies present. - Reduces risk of missing a potential diagnosis of pathology present. These are extremely beneficial for both clients and therapists to use to maximise assessment time and therefore improve the specificity of treatment for the client. Comments are closed.
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