Vestibular rehabilitation on a budget.
OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to compare the results of an office-based vestibular rehabilitation program with the results from other larger programs in the literature.


METHODS
Using a retrospective chart review, 138 dizzy patients seen in a tertiary medical centre were asked to perform directed exercises. Significant subjective improvement reported by the patients.


RESULTS
Sixty-six percent of patients improved with this form of vestibular rehabilitation after 1 month. The results compare favourably with improvement rates from other centres in the literature with large, multidisciplinary teams.


CONCLUSIONS
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy can be effectively administered from an office-based program.
Blakley
B W
BW
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies