The DaVID Protocol™: Advanced Balance, Stability & Strength

The DaVID Protocol™ is a clinically validated approach to improving balance and reducing vertigo.

It combines Computerized Vestibular Retraining Therapy (CVRT) with dynamic, multimodal exercises to retrain the brain and body for real-world stability, mobility, and confidence. Learn more about it below.

We use advanced, evidence-based vestibular and balance assessment tools to understand how your inner ear, vision, and sensory systems coordinate to control balance. This allows us to identify likely contributors to dizziness and vertigo and design a focused rehabilitation program to improve stability, reduce symptoms, and support a safe return to daily life.

Understanding the Vestibular System

The vestibular system, located in the inner ear, acts as your internal motion sensor. It detects head movement and orientation, sending continuous signals to the brain to coordinate posture, eye movement, and spatial awareness. Disruptions—from injury, illness, or age—can create imbalance, dizziness, or motion sensitivity. CVRT addresses this by retraining how the brain interprets vestibular input, guiding it to rely on the right sensory cues in everyday situations.

What is CVRT?

CVRT is an evidence-based, technology-driven therapy that evaluates and retrains balance pathways. Using interactive exercises and real-time feedback, it challenges the vestibular, visual, and somatosensory systems in a controlled environment. Sessions are tailored to individual deficits, progressively improving dynamic balance, coordination, and postural control.

Neuroplasticity and Balance Recovery

CVRT leverages vestibular neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to reorganize balance processing. Structured exercises encourage the brain to increase reliance on vestibular input, strengthen coordination between vision and balance, and reduce maladaptive movement patterns. Research shows CVRT can produce durable improvements in balance and reduce fall risk.

Benefits of CVRT

Supporting Research

The DaVID Protocol™ is backed by peer-reviewed studies demonstrating the efficacy of CVRT in enhancing vestibular function:

Posturographic sensory ratios provide evidence for neuroplasticity after computerized vestibular rehabilitation therapy in a single group interventional trial

Eytan A. David, MD, FRCSC, Navid Shahnaz, PhD

Vestibular Rehabilitation Using Dynamic Posturography: Objective and Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Randomized Trial

Eytan A. David, MD, FRCSC and Navid Shahnaz, PhD

Patient-Reported Disability After Computerized Posturographic Vestibular Retraining for Stable Unilateral Vestibular Deficit

Eytan A. David, MD and Navid Shahnaz, PhD

Computerized Dynamic Posturography-Guided Vestibular Rehabilitation Improves Vestibular Sensory Ratios

Eytan A. David, MD, FRCSC , Navid Shahnaz, PhD, Isabel Wiseman, Yael David, and Chris L. Cochrane, PhD

Breakthrough treatment for faster recovery, reduced dizziness and restored confidence.

Start Your Path to Stability

Early intervention with the DaVID Protocol™ can make a meaningful difference for dizziness, vertigo, or balance concerns.

Book an assessment to begin technology-driven vestibular retraining that strengthens balance, improves mobility, and supports long-term functional stability.

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