Open AccessDoes Exercise Increase Vestibular and Ocular Motor Symptom Detection After Sport-Related Concussion?
Author(s) -
Michael Popovich,
Andrea Almeida,
Matthew T. Lorincz,
James T. Eckner,
Jeremiah Freeman,
Nicholas Streicher,
Bara Alsalaheen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000356
Subject(s) - concussion , athletes , exertion , vestibular system , perceived exertion , physical therapy , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , audiology , emergency medicine , heart rate , blood pressure
Postconcussive vestibular and ocular motor symptoms are common and contribute to longer recovery. The Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) is used to detect such symptoms, but a VOMS performed at rest may miss symptoms that are only provoked by exertion. Supervised exercise challenges (SECs) have been shown to detect concussion-related symptoms provoked by physical exertion. The purpose of this study was to determine whether athletes undergoing an SEC will exhibit greater symptom provocation with the VOMS compared to a VOMS performed at rest prior to an SEC.