The Role of Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Balance Disorder Patient

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2009 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, volume 42, pages 161-169 (issn: 0030-6665,

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Authors: Courtney D, Hall; L Clarke, Cox;

doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.09.006

pmid: 19134498

The Role of Vestibular Rehabilitation in the Balance Disorder Patient

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Abstract

The focus of this article is on the role of vestibular rehabilitation in the remediation of postural and gaze instability in individuals with peripheral vestibular deficits. Although vestibular rehabilitation does not cure the organic disease that produces the balance disorder, it improves mobility, prevents falls, and overall has a positive impact on the quality of life for the patient.

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Keywords

Vestibular Diseases, Sensation Disorders, Visual Acuity, Humans, Accidental Falls, Habituation, Psychophysiologic, Adaptation, Physiological, Postural Balance

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