title: An exercise therapy program for balance disorders.
abstract: Patients with chronic balance or disequilibrium disorders can be difficult to evaluate and treat, due to the complex integration of sensory systems which control balance function. There is a trend away from placing these patients on long-term sedative medication. In fact, long-term sedative medications may actually reduce or prevent central compensation. For patients with chronic balance disorders who have already been appropriately treated with medicine and/or surgery, we now strongly recommend an active exercise therapy program, which promotes central compensation and improves general fitness.
authors.affiliation: Ear & Nose-Throat Clinic, Little Rock.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dickens
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawk
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000628:therapy*