03/11/2026
UNO cards all over the clinic? 🤔👀
It’s not game night… it’s vestibular and concussion rehab in action 🤸♀️
Here at Focused Care Physiotherapy & Wellness, we use UNO cards for gaze stability exercises, which help retrain your vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) — the system that keeps your vision clear when your head moves. If you’ve ever felt dizzy, off-balance, or like the world is bouncing when you turn your head, your VOR may need some retraining.
But that’s not all ✋
We also frequently use our UNO cards as part of concussion rehab. A concussion can sometimes impact our ocular motor function (visual skills), but targeted exercises can help restore them!
For example:
👀 Ocular motor exercises - We use the cards to work on saccades (quick eye jumps between targets) and smooth pursuits (tracking)
🃏 Peripheral vision training - Spotting cards off to the side helps improve awareness and reaction time
🟥🟩 The bold colours and numbers make great visual targets while we challenge your vestibular system, eyes, and brain! 🟨🟦
Rehab doesn’t always look like rehab — sometimes it looks like a deck of cards on the wall 💪
If you’re experiencing dizziness, balance issues, or lingering concussion symptoms, we’re here to help!