title: [Study about the benefits of vestibular rehabilitation in peripheral vestibular disorders].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vestibular rehabilitation in vestibular disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To study the benefits of Vestibular Rehabilitation through the Brazilian Dizziness Handicap Inventory-DHI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Application of the Vestibular Rehabilitation proposed by Zee (1985) and analysis using the Sign; T-Student and Kendall's T tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A change in the diagnosis of vestibular peripheral disorder to normal vestibular patterns was obtained in 75% of the cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicated a change of the diagnosis and in the quality of life of the tested individuals. The use of the DHI demonstrated to be an excellent tool for qualitative studies.
authors.affiliation: Mestre em Ciências da Reabilitação Neuromotora pela Universidade Bandeirante de São Paulo. jusysegarra@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Jusy Agnes Santana
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Segarra-Maegaki
authors.forename: Carlos Kazuo
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Taguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D004244:Dizziness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests