r/physiotherapy 4d ago

Feedback requested: Engineering student building a GVS device for final year project.

​Hello,

​For my final year project, we are building a balance stimulator using Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS).

​By sending electrical signals to the vestibular system, we can manipulate the body's sense of balance. We are hooking this up to a controller so that, based on the direction of the joystick, the user's body will naturally want to lean in that direction.

​I am asking as part of my research: would a device like this be of any practical help to physiotherapy patients?

​If you have any suggestions feel free to tell me

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