Análise da realidade virtual em paciente com vestibulopatia periférica : relato de caso

• Autor(a) principal: Kosour, Carolina, 1976-
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório da Produção Científica e Intelectual da Unicamp
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12733/4806
• topic: Reabilitação; Equilíbrio postural; Tontura; Rehabilitation; Postural balance; Dizziness; Estudo de caso

Abstract: To analyze the effects of virtual reality in patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction. This is an experimental study with a 45 year old female patient with a clinical diagnosis of peripheral vestibular disease. The instruments used for assessment were the Inventory of Vertigo Disabilities (DHI) and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). In the intervention was applied to a virtual reality simulation protocol, using the equipment Nintendo Wii and the Wii Balance Board Platform. The patient performed two sessions per week, with duration of 1 hour and 20 minutes in each session, which consisted of four games that was repeated 4 times during a 5-week period. The training consisted of movements in three-dimensional world with 6 degrees of freedom. The initial assessment by the BBS total score was 41.07% (100% chance of falls), while at the end of training the sum of the scores was 96.42% (4% chance of falls). In DHI was obtained 20% of the total score at baseline and 2.5% after the intervention period, indicating improvement in symptoms and dizziness. With this case we found that the virtual therapy was effective, providing improvement of dizziness and balance