Dizziness is a common problem, accounting for 20% of GP visits in the UK. Evidence has shown that vestibular rehabilitation can be effective in managing symptoms relating to a vestibular problem (inner ear or balance impairment). A specialist trained physiotherapist can carry out a comprehensive clinical assessment to identify problems relating to the vestibular disorder.
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Vestibular Rehabilitation
What is Vestibular Rehabilitation?
Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is an expert form of therapy intended to alleviate both the primary and secondary problems due to vestibular disorders. It is an exercise-based program mainly designed to reduce vertigo and dizziness, reduce gaze instability, and/or reduce imbalance and fall risks.
Treatment
The physiotherapist will test your eye and neck movement, balance and reflexes, in order to understand how the symptoms are affecting you. Where appropriate, they may perform “particle repositioning manoeuvres” for symptoms of BPPV, which has a 70%-90% success rate for treating the condition. For chronic symptoms of dizziness, vestibular rehabilitation guided by a specialist physiotherapist at our Hospital can help to enhance gaze stability, postural control (for imbalance or falls), reduce vertigo associated with triggers and improve activities of daily living.
Who can benefit from Vestibular Rehabilitation?
People experiencing:
- Dizziness in Multiple Sclerosis
- Vestibulopathy
- Vestibular Migraine
- Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)
- Meniere’s Disease
- Concussion dizziness
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Vestibular Schwannoma
- The Effect of Age on Balance and Dizziness
Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises at home
An important part of the VRT is to establish an exercise program that can be performed regularly at home. Compliance with the home exercise program is essential to help achieve rehabilitation and patient goals. Exercises may, at first, make your symptoms seem worse. But with time and perseverance, your symptoms should steadily improve, and then, you will find that you are able to participate more in the activities of your daily life.
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