Bill DanielsOwner/trainer, Beyond Fitness online · Personal Trainer & Pain Science Expert Helping People Move Without Fear

30 Seconds of This Inner Ear Exercise Unlocked His Back #Shorts

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, the presenter demonstrates a vestibular rehabilitation technique called the bouncing vestibulo‑ocular reflex (VOR) exercise. Instead of using the thumb as a visual target, a sticker is placed on the wall. The patient, Ryan, performs slow head turns to the left while “bouncing” his eyes, holding the motion for about 30 seconds, then reassesses. After a second 30‑second set, Ryan reports feeling great, stands up, and begins moving more than he has in a long time, indicating rapid improvement in back‑related mobility. The presenter notes that the direction (left) was chosen because it was most helpful for Ryan, but other patients may need different or all‑directional variations.

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So what we decided to do was let's put them together. So we, instead of using his thumb, because it's harder to bounce while looking at your thumb, we put a sticker on the wall and we had him bouncing nice and slow, turning his head left, and then coming back slowly. Right here, just like this. This was the bouncing VOR. Now, we specifically did it to the left. Some people would need that in different directions or all directions. But for Ryan, this is what we found was the most helpful for him. What was amazing about it was we did that for about 30 seconds. He reassessed. He said, yeah, that feels great. You know what? I want to try it more. He did it a second time for another 30 seconds, and he was feeling really great to the point that he sat down, stood up, and was like, that's great. Got up, started getting up and down off the floor, and started moving more than he had in quite a long time. And it was a great result for him.