A stepwise rotary chair training method for rapid improvement of vestibular functional stability
CHEN Shan
ZHANG Jianying
HUANG Jing
TIAN Dawei
HU Chongxu
YAO Qin
Abstract：Objective To study the role of a stepwise electric rotary chair training protocol in enhancing the vestibular function stability of airsickness-prone individuals in order to provide evidence for screening and managing these individuals.Methods Forty-four volunteers underwent airsickness susceptibility screening using an electric rotary chair that rotated at 180°/s for 120 s.Failures of the screening received 1 to 4 days of training,with daily sessions lasting for a minimum of 25 minutes,plus psychological guidance and relaxation.Pre and post-training tolerance time and pass rates of screening in different genders were compared to analyze the contributing factors.Results Of these participants,15 were identified as susceptible to airsickness.After training,their mean tolerance time significantly improved(t=24.100,P＜0.001).The detection rate of susceptibility was 66.67％(6/9)among females,compared with 25.71％(9/35)among males(P=0.044).There was no statistically significant difference in susceptibility between different age groups(all P＞0.05).Moreover,93.33％(14/15)of the susceptible individuals met the training standard within three days.Conclusion The stepwise rotary chair training protocol can rapidly and effectively improve vestibular stability and reduce adaptation time.A 120-second screening duration seems feasible.
Keywords：Vestibular diseasesMotion sicknessCoriolis accelerationElectric rotary chairAirsickness
Publication Date：2025-10-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-11-26(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 442-444 )