Training in Functional Assessment and Rehab
Otolith Testing: Subjective Visual Vertical
Description
This video is taken from the webinar: Beyond bedside testing: The importance of objectifying the ocular counter roll test. In the third and final section of this webinar, Dr. Kamran Barin describes another test of otolith function: the subjective visual vertical (SVV) test. Dr. Barin explains the difference between dynamic and static SVV testing, and the relationship between the SVV and the ocular counter roll tests.
Presenter
Dr. Kamran Barin
Kamran Barin, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor Emeritus, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Department of Speech & Hearing Science, The Ohio State University. He established and served as the Director of the Balance Disorders Clinic at the Ohio State University Medical Center for over 25 years until his retirement in June 2011. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has published over 80 articles and book chapters and has taught national and international courses and seminars in different areas of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation.
