Vestibular First

Vestibular First Our mission is to create simple, effective, affordable, and ubiquitous vestibular technologies.

Our mission is to create simple, effective, affordable, and empowering vestibular technologies to help improve the lives of those suffering from vestibular disorders.

Free HINTS webinar Thurs, July 24, 12 PM Eastern! Updated topic: "The HINTS Exam: Understanding appropriate application,...
07/23/2025

Free HINTS webinar Thurs, July 24, 12 PM Eastern! Updated topic: "The HINTS Exam: Understanding appropriate application, interpretation, and documentation to aid diagnostic accuracy in acute vestibular syndrome." To get a Zoom link for the event, join ABS email list at v1st.co/emailabs. American Balance Society

Always watching for new research on improving care for posterior (including brainstem and cerebellar, where vertigo can ...
07/22/2025

Always watching for new research on improving care for posterior (including brainstem and cerebellar, where vertigo can be a major symptom) strokes. Helpful!

Limited neck mobility or supine tolerance? Check out these BPPV testing options. v1st.co/emailabs to sign up for an emai...
07/21/2025

Limited neck mobility or supine tolerance? Check out these BPPV testing options. v1st.co/emailabs to sign up for an email invitation and Zoom link for a combo "HINTS" and complex horizontal canal BPPV case on Thursday, July 24, 12 PM Eastern at the ABS Virtual Journal Club! American Balance Society

Looking for treasure troves of vestibular educational resources? v1st.co/NP49 to access a free vestibular ocular library...
07/18/2025

Looking for treasure troves of vestibular educational resources? v1st.co/NP49 to access a free vestibular ocular library, sign up for monthly educational emails, and check out great blog articles, all thanks to awesome Canadian physio Kregg Ochitwa!

Looking for treasure troves of vestibular educational resources? v1st.co/NP49 to access a free vestibular ocular library...
07/18/2025

Looking for treasure troves of vestibular educational resources? v1st.co/NP49 to access a free vestibular ocular library, sign up for monthly educational emails, and check out great blog articles, all thanks to awesome Canadian physio Kregg Ochitwa! North 49 Physical Therapy

Last chance to register for tonight's Third Window Syndrome Journal Club v1st.co/JC25 with the great Dr. John Carey from...
07/17/2025

Last chance to register for tonight's Third Window Syndrome Journal Club v1st.co/JC25 with the great Dr. John Carey from Johns Hopkins. Register and you're entered to win a vestibular model! It's recorded, so you can watch anytime after tonight's launch too. Johns Hopkins Medicine

We are so deeply grateful for the work of these important researchers, Drs.Whitney and Furman. Leaders in the field! 🎉
07/15/2025

We are so deeply grateful for the work of these important researchers, Drs.
Whitney and Furman. Leaders in the field! 🎉

How can we optimize VORx1 (gaze stability) exercises for best patient outcomes? v1st.co/JC25 to register for this week's...
07/14/2025

How can we optimize VORx1 (gaze stability) exercises for best patient outcomes? v1st.co/JC25 to register for this week's Journal Club on Third Window Syndromes like Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence, including rehab considerations. Watch anytime after - it's recorded!

TODAY: July 11 at 11 AM Eastern, catch an interesting vestibular migraine case discussion with leading vestibular specia...
07/11/2025

TODAY: July 11 at 11 AM Eastern, catch an interesting vestibular migraine case discussion with leading vestibular specialists! v1st.co/AVM25 is the Zoom link to use at the time of the event, Meeting ID: 898 2737 3510, and Passcode: Vertigo.

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When Helena Esmonde transitioned from a large hospital-based outpatient vestibular clinic to a small, privately owned clinic, she found herself without the use of the infrared video goggles she had become accustomed to using for her patients’ care. Her new workplace was an independent, PT/PTA co-owned physical therapy clinic that could not afford the minimum $8500 price tag for a pair among the current ones on the market. She brought this problem to her husband Patrick Esmonde, and he said, “Tell me more about the goggles.” After an explanation and research, he said, “I can build that.” And so necessity once more became the mother of invention and Patrick developed infrared video goggles that not only did what a vestibular therapist would need them to do, but he built them at a much lower cost. When Helena discovered that this was possible, she asked (perhaps nearly demanded) that they make these infrared video goggles available to countless other researchers, clinicians, and educators whose organizations could not afford such useful but costly technology. For this reason, Vestibular First came to be!

Our future is now resting on our community of therapists and educators to help refine and perfect the technology through our new customer offer. We hope you feel the same and will join our company in providing infrared goggles to all trained clinicians and educators to help more patients who suffer from vestibular disorders regain their safety and quality of life.