About eye movement and inner thigh gait

About eye movement and inner thigh gait

In the examination performed by children with inner thigh walking, a reflex called vestibuloculomotor reflex (VOR) may be examined.
I will explain why the test is related to inner thigh gait.

In the body,
(1) Vision: Visual information about the surroundings
(2) Vestibular sense: Acceleration and rotation information from the vestibular semicircular canals in the ear
(3) Somatosensory: Information such as body tilt and muscle tension due to deep perception in muscles (extremities, neck, etc.) and tendons

These three pieces of information are the central(Brainstem or cerebellum)If there is a misalignment of these information, the body cannot be balanced and your body is not moving, and you will fall into the illusion that you are moving even though your body is not moving. I think this also affects children's sense of balance and walking style. One of the tests performed to see if these adjustments are working well is the vestibuloo-oculomotor reflex (VOR).




About vestibuloomotor reflex (VOR).

Eye movements are largely,Exercise to prevent the target from deviating from the fovea of the retina in the eyeball with respect to movement of the body or head,Movement for the visual object to form an image in the fovea of the retina,and others.
This eye exercise is used in children with inner thigh gait and vestibular oculomotor reflex (VOR). This reflex is an eye movement to keep the visual object in the fovea of the retina when the body and head move.

This reflex looks at whether you can continue to look at an object even if you move your head while looking at it. This is,It is due to the vestibular ocular reflex,It is realized by the movement of the eyeball opposite to the direction of movement of the head. As the name means,Based on signals from the vestibular apparatus located in the inner ear,The direction and magnitude of eye movement are controlled by reflexes.


Vestibular oculomotor reflex (VOR) test method

An easy way to do it at home is to ask your children to look at the sticker on the wall, turn their face to the left and right 10 times, and keep their eyes on the sticker at that time. At this time, try to stand in a standing position and straighten your back and keep your body still. If you have symptoms such as dizziness or feeling sick, don't overdo it.
(If your eyes and face move together, this reflex may not be working well.) However, there are many children who do not do well in the lower grades of elementary school. )

We believe that the normal operation of this reflex also leads to the fact that children's postural control is well adjusted, so we provide postural control improvement training to children so that this error can be eliminated.


*What is posture control?,The human central nervous system (CNS) regulates sensory information from other systems,Produces the right motor output,It is a term that describes how to maintain a controlled upright posture. The three main sensory systems involved in postural control and balance are (1) vision, (2) vestibular sensation, and (3) somatosensory sensation listed above.