CUBIST S8E12: The Utility of Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening in Military Concussion Care

In this episode of CUBIST, the host discusses a study titled “Utility of the Vestibular Ocular Motor Screening in Military Medicine: A Systematic Review,” written by Dr. Carrie Hoppes and colleagues and published in Military Medicine online in October 2024. Dr. Hoppes, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former director of the Army Baylor University doctoral program in physical therapy, is currently a senior research scientist and a contractor at the Geneva Foundation, and she joins the podcast to discuss her group’s study.

Article Citation: Hoppes, C. W., Garcia de la Huerta, T., Faull, S., Weightman, M., Stojak, M., Dibble, L., Pelo, R. M., Fino, P. C., Richard, H., Lester, M., & King, L. A. (2024). Utility of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening in Military Medicine: A Systematic Review. Military medicine, usae494. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae494

Article LINK: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39432438/

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