Bertec Prime IVR
Dizziness, vertigo and balance problems can make everyday movement feel uncertain. At Brooks Rehabilitation, we use Bertec Prime IVR’s immersive virtual reality to help improve balance, coordination and vestibular function (your body’s internal balance system).
What is Bertec Prime IVR therapy?
Prime IVR is a balance and vestibular therapy system that combines a stationary platform with immersive virtual reality (VR). You wear a headset and stand on the platform. The device measures how your body moves in a controlled, video-game-like environment.
The system tracks your movement in real time and responds to how your body shifts and reacts. This allows your therapist to evaluate balance and guide exercises that target dizziness, instability and coordination challenges.
Who Bertec Prime IVR therapy helps
This technology may be used for people who feel unsteady while moving or have difficulty with balance or their vestibular system. Your vestibular system is your body’s way of maintaining balance. It helps you stay upright, know where your body is in space and keeps your vision steady as you move.
Prime IVR may help you if you have a neurological condition or experience dizziness, balance problems or vestibular disorders related to:
How Bertec Prime IVR works
During therapy, you stand on a fixed platform that measures how your body responds to movement and changes in your environment. At the same time, you wear a virtual reality headset that presents different visual scenarios.
These environments are designed to safely challenge your balance and vestibular system. For example, you may practice maintaining stability while the visual surroundings move or change. The VR makes it feel like you’re moving, but the platform is stationary — and you are safe the entire time.
Your therapist assesses how your body responds and guides exercises that help improve your balance and coordination.
Benefits of Bertec Prime IVR
This system allows your therapist to both assess and treat balance issues using the same technology. The information they receive from the system guides more personalized care.
Prime IVR can help:
- Identify specific balance and vestibular challenges
- Improve balance and postural control
- Increase confidence while walking and doing daily activities
- Reduce dizziness and sensitivity to movement
- Support targeted, progressive therapy
What to expect with Bertec Prime IVR balance and vestibular therapy
Before your session, your therapist will help you step onto the platform and fit you with the VR headset. They will monitor how your body responds and adjust each activity to match your comfort level and goals.
During therapy, you may:
- Complete guided exercises based on your symptoms and progress
- Experience different visual environments through the headset
- Practice maintaining balance as conditions change
- Stand or shift your weight on the platform
How Brooks supports your recovery with Bertec Prime IVR
At Brooks, your care is designed to help you better understand and improve your balance, coordination and response to movement. Technologies like Prime IVR are part of a targeted approach to evaluating and treating vestibular and balance conditions.
When you come to Brooks, our program includes:
- Advanced technology: We use data-driven tools to help you move more comfortably and confidently. We work with industry leaders to bring scientifically supported technologies into your care.
- Decades of experience treating complex conditions: Our board-certified medical and rehabilitation physicians have advanced training in rehabilitation after stroke, brain injury, neurological disorders and orthopedic injuries.
- Simulation of real-world challenges: We use immersive virtual-reality environments so you can practice balance in everyday situations. This helps you regain your independence after injury or illness.
FAQs About Bertec Prime IVR
How does virtual reality help with balance therapy?
VR allows therapists to safely simulate real-world environments that challenge your balance. This helps your body learn to respond to movement and visual changes in a controlled setting.
Can Bertec Prime IVR help with dizziness or vertigo?
Yes. The system is often used to help reduce dizziness and improve tolerance to motion. It works by gradually exposing you to different visual and movement conditions.
What does a Bertec Prime IVR session feel like?
You may feel like you are standing in a moving or changing environment while remaining safely in place. Your therapist will guide you through each activity and adjust the intensity as needed.
Where is Bertec Prime IVR available?
Prime IVR may be available in select outpatient locations, depending on your treatment plan. Availability may vary by location.
Getting Started at Brooks Rehabilitation
Find out more about becoming a patient. You can also contact us to learn about our balance and vestibular therapy options.