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

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)".