Motion sickness: an overview

Drugs in Context
Alexander Kc Leung, Kam Lun Hon

Abstract

Motion sickness is a common phenomenon that affects almost everybody at some point in their lifetime. Clinicians should be familiar with the proper management of this condition. To provide an update on the current understanding of the pathophysiology and management of motion sickness. A PubMed search was performed with Clinical Queries using the key term 'motion sickness.' The search strategy included meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, clinical trials, observational studies, and reviews. The search was restricted to English literature. The information retrieved from the earlier search was used in the compilation of the present article. Motion sickness is typically triggered by low-frequency vertical, lateral, angular, rotary motion, or virtual stimulator motion, to which an individual has not adapted. Sine qua non for developing motion sickness is when the brain receives conflicting information from different sensors about real body movements or virtual environment. The principal sensors are the eyes, the vestibular apparatus, and proprioceptive receptors. The conflicting information is judged in relation to a pattern of expected associations formed under normal or experienced conditions stored in the brain. Motion si...Continue Reading

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Aug 21, 2020·BMJ Paediatrics Open·Sarah Esther Diaz-OlivaAngel A Escobedo
Jan 16, 2021·JAAPA : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants·Chloe FriedmanSheryl Geisler
Oct 2, 2021·Experimental Brain Research·A J C ReutenJ B J Smeets
Nov 9, 2020··Ye Shin WooKyoung-Mi Jang

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