• Speed of eye movement should be increased as long as the target stays in focus. VOR 4. VOR Cancellation Cerebellum has to inhibit the VOR Gain during VOR Cancellation Therapist holds target in front of subject at eye level. For example, when the head moves to the right, the eyes move to the left, meaning the image a person sees stays the same even though the head has turne A simple exercise can allow the eye, inner ear and brain to recalibrate after damage to the inner ear. Rationale for the effect of exercises Framework for exercise prescription Exercise progression ... •Adaptation of VOR is context specific (e.g. frequency, head movement directions) ... • VOR cancellation: The patient moves his/her head synchronously in the same Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR) Exercise/ Gaze Stabilisation Exercise. Do each direction for about one minute, mix up the direction. Take an item to read, hold it in front of you, move your head back and forth, up and down, around in circles both directions, as fast as you can and still be able to read the words on the page. Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises – Level 1. Gaze pursuit. VOR exercises . Sitting Exercises. head and eyes move at the same time along with the target stimulus. General Information for Eye Exercises • Target must remain in focus, not blurry, and appear stationary while head is in motion. Ask subject to move head and eyes to follow the target as the therapist moves the target slowly side to side, up and down, and in diagonals. VOR Cancellation: “over-riding” of VOR This can be used to assess visual motion sensitivity Increased awareness of normal visual motion Symptom provocation created by moving crowds, busy environments Ex: supermarket, school hallway, hockey game Treatment: Ball toss, Lunges with medicine ball tracking The vestibulo-ocular reflex is a reflex acting to stabilize gaze during head movement, with eye movement due to activation of the vestibular system. our eyes move together when visually tacking or acquiring a target. during gaze pursuit, the VOR must be: canceled for gaze to smoothly follow the target. To do this exercise you will need to sit facing a blank wall and hold out your thumb straight in front of you (figure 1). VOR cancellation eye/head movement. The reflex acts to stabilize images on the retinas of the eye during head movement, holding gaze is held steadily on a location, by producing eye movements in the direction opposite to head movement. • If you use glasses, wear them while performing exercises.