Quantifying the Effect of Mechanical Vestibular Stimulation on Muscle Tone and Spasticity

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether mechanical stimulations to the otoliths would result in a change on the muscle tone on disabled subjects and to test the hypothesis of stimulating the otolith organs in the vestibular system and its effect on the muscle tone/spasticity in individuals with neuromotor disabilities, in addition to that is the importance of developing a deeper understanding of the process of vertical vestibular stimulation using a mechanical vestibular chair and to establish a clinical procedure that reduces spasticity in individuals with neuromotor disabilities. One spastic subject was tested and the muscle tone was evaluated using the "(PKD Test)".