Publications by authors named "C Nikitas"
Unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH) in cases of insufficient central nervous system compensation leads to chronic dizziness. A customized vestibular rehabilitation (VR) program is more beneficial than a generic set of exercises for patients with chronic UVH. The purpose of the present study is to compare a customized remotely supervised VR program with a customized unsupervised VR program in chronic UVH patients.
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- The study explored the use of the HOLOBalance platform, which employs augmented reality holograms for providing multisensory physiotherapy to older adults at risk of falls.
- A pilot randomised controlled trial showed that the platform was safe, feasible, and well-accepted, with 69% of participants recommending it.
- Participants demonstrated significant improvements in functional gait and balance (measured through FGA and Mini BESTest), outperforming the traditional OTAGO programme.
Objectives: Vestibular rehabilitation clinical guidelines document the additional benefit offered by the Mixed Reality environments in the reduction of symptoms and the improvement of balance in peripheral vestibular hypofunction. The HOLOBalance platform offers vestibular rehabilitation exercises, in an Augmented Reality (AR) environment, projecting them using a low- cost Head Mounted Display. The effect of the AR equipment on the performance in three of the commonest vestibular rehabilitation exercises is investigated in this pilot study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the effectiveness of three vestibular rehabilitation protocols in patients with chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction.
Study Design: Prospective randomized trial.
Setting: Audiology-neurootology laboratory in a general public hospital.
Objectives: Peripheral vestibular disorders except from reflexes dysfunction correspond also to cognitive decline. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to a) identify correlations among variables of functional gait, cognitive function, and perceived dizziness and b) explore variables that could be used as prognostic factors of functional gait in people with peripheral vestibular deficits.
Methods: We recruited 154 people with peripheral vestibular deficits.