An Experimental Study to Findout the effect of Visual- Vestibular Habituation and Balance Training Exercises in Patients with Motion Sickness

To find out the effectiveness of visual-vestibular habituation exercises and balance training exercises in treating patients with motion sickness.

Initially 54 subjects suffering with Motion sickness and various manifestations were approached; from this 30 subjects who met all the inclusion criteria were selected. From this the subjects were divided randomly in to two groups (Control group=15 & experimental group=15). Therapy was advocated for 8weeks. Outcome measures were compared pre and post therapy by using motion sickness questionnaire and VAS scale.

Paired t test was used to evaluate the difference in both the groups. The data was analyzed and there was a significant difference in each parameter before and after treatment. The scores on VAS scale for each parameter are less in experimental group after treatment when compared to control group.

The results conclude that visual-vestibular habituation exercises and balance training exercises following the prescribed protocol, for treating motion sickness is effective.