3rd Year Seminar: Vestibular Rehabilitation
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
The student will acquire the knowledge necessary for the correct drafting and execution of the rehabilitation protocol of the balance system.
Expected learning outcomes
The student must be able to draw up a vestibular restoration protocol
Lesson period: year
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Course syllabus
· Bedside Examination: rationale and setup of the test battery.
· The study of eye movements: smooth pursuit, saccadic movements, optokinetic nystagmus, spontaneous, positional, and positioning nystagmus.
· Nystagmus observation techniques: from the removal of visual fixation (Frenzel goggles) to recording via video-oculoscopy and videonystagmography (VNG).
· Video-Head Impulse Test (vHIT).
· Caloric tests.
· Rotational tests: technical principles of kinetic stimulation on a rotary chair, study of the VOR at low frequencies, and analysis of gain, phase, and symmetry.
· Case discussions.
· The study of eye movements: smooth pursuit, saccadic movements, optokinetic nystagmus, spontaneous, positional, and positioning nystagmus.
· Nystagmus observation techniques: from the removal of visual fixation (Frenzel goggles) to recording via video-oculoscopy and videonystagmography (VNG).
· Video-Head Impulse Test (vHIT).
· Caloric tests.
· Rotational tests: technical principles of kinetic stimulation on a rotary chair, study of the VOR at low frequencies, and analysis of gain, phase, and symmetry.
· Case discussions.
Prerequisites for admission
No prior knowledge is required
Teaching methods
frontal lessons, teamwork
Teaching Resources
Guidetti, Comacchio e Casani: Trattato italiano di Vestibologia clinica. Cleup. 2021
Assessment methods and Criteria
Pratice test
Professor(s)