Vestibular function modulates the impact of nGVS on postural control in older adults.

Abstract:

:Previous studies have reported an important relationship between increasing age, vestibular impairment, and increased risk of falls. Recently, noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been shown to improve postural control in older adults during and potentially following stimulation. However, this effect of nGVS in older adults has not been examined in interaction with the integrity of the vestibular function. We aimed at determining the effect of nGVS on postural control in older adults with and without vestibular impairment and examining the sustained effect of nGVS as compared with a sham stimulation. Thirty-six older adults were assigned to the nGVS group (n = 24) or the sham group (n = 12). In the nGVS group, 12 participants had normal vestibular function and 12 had vestibular impairment. Static postural control was assessed prior to stimulation, during stimulation, and immediately following 30 min of nGVS. Results showed that nGVS induced a significant improvement in sway velocity (P < 0.001) and path length (P < 0.001) compared with sham stimulation. Furthermore, nGVS induced a significantly greater improvement of sway velocity (P < 0.05) and path length (P < 0.05) in older adults with vestibular impairment compared with older adults with normal vestibular function. Improvements in sway velocity (P < 0.001) and path length (P < 0.001) induced by nGVS were sustained immediately following stimulation. These findings suggest that nGVS improves postural control in older adults, and that the effect of nGVS varies depending on the integrity of the vestibular function. Results also show that nGVS effect on postural control, compared with a sham stimulation, can be sustained after the end of stimulation.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The present study is the first study to investigate the impact of vestibular function on the improvement of postural control induced by nGVS in older adults and to compare the improvement of postural control of older adults with and without vestibular impairment. Our results also suggest that nGVS is beneficial for all older adults, and even more for those with a vestibular impairment. Therefore, it could be an approach to reduce falls.

journal_name

J Neurophysiol

authors

Nooristani M,Bigras C,Lafontaine L,Bacon BA,Maheu M,Champoux F

doi

10.1152/jn.00512.2020

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-12-09 00:00:00

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0022-3077

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1522-1598

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