The role of vestibular rehabilitation in the balance disorder patient.
The focus of this article is on the role of vestibular rehabilitation in the remediation of postural and gaze instability in individuals with peripheral vestibular deficits. Although vestibular rehabilitation does not cure the organic disease that produces the balance disorder, it improves mobility, prevents falls, and overall has a positive impact on the quality of life for the patient.
Hall
Courtney D
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Atlanta VAMC, Rehabilitation Research and Development Center (151R), 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA 30033, USA. chall7@emory.edu
Cox
L Clarke
LC
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014792:Visual Acuity