I recently made a bold claim: You cannot holistically assess vestibular dysfunction without understanding ocular motility. Today, we start building that foundation. Part 1 of our 5-part series begins where all eye movement understanding must begin: How do the eyes actually move together? We’re building toward understanding why posterior canal BPPV creates “upward” nystagmus when […]

Click here to get the ‘Neural Asymmetry & The Recovery Paradox’ handout We’ve explored the VOR—how semicircular canals drive compensatory eye movements through elegant push-pull dynamics. But here’s what the anatomy lesson doesn’t tell you: When peripheral vestibular function is lost, how much of VOR recovery actually comes from the periphery healing? In patients with […]

Click here to get the ‘Semicircular Canal Influence – The VOR Connection’ handout In Parts 1 and 2, we built the foundation: conjugate gaze and how individual muscle actions combine into synergistic patterns. Now the payoff: why the vestibular system cares about all of this. The VOR isn’t random. It exploits the exact same muscle […]