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Cawthorne-Cooksey Progression

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View FHIR resourceFHIR R4 ActivityDefinition — the interoperable form of this exercise

Positions & Range of Motion

Start
Begins seated (Stage 1) performing eye, head and shoulder movements, advancing to standing then walking as tolerated
End
Progresses through standing trunk movements, gait with head turns, slopes and stairs eyes open/closed, to functional eye-hand coordination tasks
Range of Motion
Graded, progressively fuller eye, head, trunk and whole-body movement across seated, standing and gait stages

How to Perform

Graded hierarchy of head, eye, body, and gait movements. Stage 1 (sitting): eye/head/shoulder movements. Stage 2 (standing): trunk movements + standing eye/head. Stage 3 (walking): turning while walking, slopes, stairs eyes open/closed. Stage 4 (functional): eye-hand coordination tasks.

Watch on YouTube

Opens a YouTube search for “Cawthorne-Cooksey Progression

Starting position: seated

Coaching Cues

  1. 1

    Progress only when the current stage no longer triggers symptoms

    (verbal)
  2. 2

    If symptoms build, return to the prior stage for 1–2 days

    (verbal)

Evidence-Based Dosing & EMG Data

Recommended Dosing

Each stage 1–2 min, full sequence 2×/day, progress when symptoms tolerable.

Muscles Involved (0)

No muscles linked.

Easier Variations ↓

1

Stage 1 Only

Stay at seated eye/head movements until symptom-free.

Harder Variations ↑

1

Customized Stage 4 Tasks

Replace generic stage-4 tasks with the user's symptom-provoking real-world tasks.

Why This Exercise Matters

Everyday activities this exercise helps you do — essential means it directly trains the capacity the task needs:

Goals This Helps With

Rehab, performance, prevention, and mobility goals this exercise supports — essential means it's a cornerstone:

Research Notes

Generic Cawthorne-Cooksey improved mCTSIB, VAS, DHI, ABC vs no exercise but was inferior to supervised customized vestibular PT [Hall 2022 JNPT; Lee 2025 Front Neurol].