Vestibular rehabilitation.
Vestibular dysfunction has many etiologies. Symptoms including vertigo and imbalance may severely hamper life-style, causing the afflicted individual to seek medical attention. For many patients with vestibular complaints a cure is not available. However, the physician is often called upon to relieve incapacitating symptoms. The purpose of this article is to discuss vestibular rehabilitation as a therapeutic modality for patients with chronic vestibular dysfunction.
Weiss
L S
LS
Tulane University Medical Center, Dept of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, New Orleans.
Amedee
R G
RG
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*