Clinically proven therapies
The Science of StabilitY
Vestibular Rehabilitation Using Dynamic Posturography
Eytan A. David, MD, FRCSC and Navid Shahnaz, PhD
Therapies
Longevity Support
Longevity support refers to strategies, interventions, and practices aimed at promoting and extending a healthy lifespan. StabilityLAB treatments aid in the prevention of age-related decline, enhance balance and stability, and can improve quality of life.
StabilityLAB treatments aid in the prevention of age-related decline, enhance balance and stability, and can improve quality of life.
As individuals strive to optimize their health and vitality, CVRT emerges as a pioneering intervention offering multifaceted benefits.
Beyond its conventional application in vestibular rehabilitation, CVRT’s holistic approach extends to bolstering overall well-being, enhancing mobility, and fostering independence.
StabilityLAB’s approach to vestibular rehabilitation is a cornerstone in longevity support treatment. It has a profound impact on promoting longevity, vitality, and a fulfilling quality of life for individuals of all ages.
What is Longevity Support?
Longevity support refers to strategies, interventions, and practices aimed at promoting and extending a healthy lifespan. It encompasses various aspects of health and well-being, including physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions.
Stability is foundational to health and protection against frailty and death. CVRT reduces the risk of dementia and reduces death risk by 27%. The goal of longevity support is to optimize overall health and vitality, delay the onset of age-related diseases and disabilities, and enhance quality of life with age.
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What is CVRT?
Vestibular rehabilitation is a form of physical therapy used to treat vestibular disorders or symptoms. Exercises are designed to reduce or eliminate issues affecting overall stability and daily function.
One newer approach to vestibular rehabilitation is computerized dynamic posturography–assisted vestibular retraining, or “computerized vestibular retraining therapy” (CVRT) for short. This is a non-invasive technique that uses interactive technology to support balance retraining.
The technology measures how your sensory systems are helping you stay upright in different conditions. Training exercises become more challenging as you move through treatment to improve your overall stability.
Who is a Candidate
for CVRT Longevity Support Treatment?
Continued reports of imbalance, sensitivity to motion, or dizziness persisting despite interventions aimed at vestibular rehabilitation. Dizziness or enduring dizziness resulting from a concussion.
While CVRT is primarily utilized to address vestibular dysfunction and balance issues, it can indirectly offer several benefits for longevity support:
Prevention of Age-Related Decline
Engaging in CVRT can stimulate the vestibular system, promoting neuroplasticity and neural adaptation, which may help prevent or delay age-related declines in balance, coordination, and cognitive function.
Enhanced Balance and Stability
CVRT exercises target the vestibular system and improve balance and stability, reducing the risk of falls and related injuries, which can significantly impact overall health and longevity.
Enhanced Quality of Life
By improving balance, mobility, and cognitive function, CVRT can enhance overall quality of life, promoting independence, autonomy, and well-being as individuals age.
Avoid injury and frailty. Decrease your vulnerability to adverse outcomes.
To avoid injury, Stability is the key ingredient.
Stability is how efficiently and safely forces can be transmitted through our bodies.
To avoid injury, Stability is the key ingredient.
The Diagnostic Battery for Concussion Treatment
Objective tests of balance function will determine the type of therapy required
Based on the pattern of intake test results, a comprehensive and personalized multi-modal computerized vestibular retraining treatment plan (the DaVID Concussion Protocol) is delivered over twelve 40 minute sessions.
Written reports summarizing pre/post vertigo treatment objective metrics are provided for all products.
COG (Center of gravity measurement)
Objective measurement of stability
LOS (Limits of stability measurement
Objective assessment of limits of stability before falling
SOT (Sensory organization test)
Computerized Dynamic Posturography, an objective measure of global balance function
SR (Sensory ratio)
Analysis of CDP responses which can determine relative weighting of vision, joint position sense (somatosensory), and inner ear contributions to overall stability
How does a Longevity Support treatment work?
CVRT has been clinically proven to reduce disability in 85% of all dizzy patients. Greater than 90% of moderate to severely imbalanced patients experienced improvement by 3-5x the clinically meaningful margin.
Initial Assessment and
First Training Session
90 Minutes
Intake and consent forms
Three questionnaires to evaluate:
- The impact of dizziness on your daily life
- Your confidence in your balance
- Your concerns about falling
Two tests to measure:
- Your balance
- Your risk of falls and your center of
gravity
Your first training session
Training Sessions
40 minutes each
These sessions are typically scheduled twice a week and involve the following
- A technician will lead you through training exercises that progress in difficulty over the course of 12 sessions total.
- During training, you will use a machine with a safety harness, interactive surround display, and moveable platform. You will need to shift your weight forward, backward, right, and left in response to visual targets on the screen. The moveable platform you are standing on will respond to and track your movements.
- The exercises you do at each session will vary, and the visual targets on screen will become more challenging.
Final Assessment and Last Training Session
90 Minutes
In your final visit you will complete your last training session and complete a final consultation with our doctor that includes:
- A review of findings from your treatment
- Completion of the same tests and questionnaires from the first session
Risks and Complications from Longevity Support Treatment
While CVRT is generally considered safe and effective, there are some potential risks associated with this therapy.
Fatigue
Performing repetitive exercises during CVRT sessions may lead to fatigue, particularly in individuals who have limited stamina or other health conditions.
Nausea or Motion Sickness
The nature of CVRT exercises, which involve visual and/or vestibular stimulation, can trigger symptoms of nausea or motion sickness in some individuals, which are typically mild and transient.
Frequently asked questions
CVRT is a specialized form of rehabilitation therapy that targets the vestibular system to improve balance and stability. By enhancing balance and mobility, CVRT helps reduce the risk of falls and related injuries, thereby supporting longevity and overall health.
CVRT focuses specifically on addressing vestibular dysfunction and balance impairments, whereas traditional physical therapy may encompass a broader range of rehabilitation goals. CVRT utilizes specialized exercises and techniques tailored to target the vestibular system’s function.
Yes, CVRT can help reduce the risk of falls in older adults by improving balance, stability, and mobility. By addressing vestibular dysfunction and balance impairments, CVRT enhances individuals’ ability to maintain their balance and recover from perturbations, thus reducing the likelihood of falls.
Yes, CVRT can be integrated into a comprehensive longevity support program that may include other interventions such as strength training, flexibility exercises, cardiovascular exercise, and lifestyle modifications.
