title: Comparative study of the efficacy of the canalith repositioning procedure versus the vertigo treatment and rehabilitation chair.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Vertigo treatment and rehabilitation chair (TRV) may be suggested as the first choice for patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (p-BPPV).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the short- and long-term treatment efficacy of the canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) versus TRV for patients with p-BPPV.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 165 patients with unilateral p-BPPV were assigned to either the CRP group or the TRV group. Patients were assessed at 1 week, 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months after their first treatment. The numbers of treatment sessions required for successful repositioning in both groups at 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment efficacy of patients in the TRV group was significantly better than that of patients in the CRP group 1 week after the first treatment. The number of treatment sessions needed for successful repositioning was significantly lower in the TRV group than in the CRP group at 4 weeks and 3 months after the first treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital , Shanghai , China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Dongzhen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yanmei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Shankai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations; D009760:Nystagmus, Physiologic; D010037:Otolithic Membrane; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012665:Semicircular Canals; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Vertigo; recurrence; short-term efficacy