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Filter by:The peripheral vestibular disorder is a heterogeneous disorder that occurs due to unilateral or bilateral involvement of the peripheral vestibular organs in the inner ear, characterized by dizziness, balance disorder, visual blurring with head movements, postural instability, and gait disturbance. In the treatment of vestibular disorders, medical and surgical approaches, as well as vestibular rehabilitation are included. Vestibular rehabilitation should aim at repetitive stimulation of the vestibular sensory organs and improving peripheral sensory inputs by providing strong synaptic plasticity between the hair cells in these organs and the damaged parts of the vestibular system. According to this information, task-oriented training based on the practice of the task in the real environment with plenty of repetition seems to be a suitable method for the requirements of the treatment of vestibular disorders. This study was planned to examine the effects of task-oriented training on balance and gait in patients with peripheral vestibular disorders.
Falling is one of the most common consequences of vestibular dizziness. Most of patients with vestibular dysfunction suffer from balance disorders, postural instability and vertigo that may lead to life threating complications as fractures and brain injuries. Non invasive brain stimulation techniques such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have been investigated as therapeutic interventions for various neurological disorders like motor deficits and balance disorders after various neurological deficits. To investigate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to supervised vestibular rehabilitation program on balance and postural stability in patients with vestibular dizziness
It is hypothesized that a home-based computer gaming rehabilitation program will improve gaze control and balance impairments in those with peripheral vestibular disorders (PVD). Ten people with peripheral vestibular disorders were started on a treatment program that consisted of playing computer games and while performing various balance exercises. On a weekly basis, each participant was contacted by email or telephone and asked to submit their computer gaming data to a trained vestibular physical therapist. Following review of this data, the physical therapist would contact the participant and progress their computer gaming program appropriately. At the completion of twelve weeks of home treatment, the participants returned for re-assessment and it was determined that the computer gaming program was an effective treatment for those with PVD. It was also determined that a monitored telerehabilitation program was an efficient and effective delivery method for this treatment.