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Vestibular Rehabilitation

Vestibular rehabilitation is an individualized, comprehensive evaluation and treatment approach for persons with vestibular disorders. Vestibular rehabilitation uses an exercise approach to:

Decrease dizziness
Improve gaze stabilization
Improve balance by retraining sensory and motor aspects of postural control
Increase overall activity level

Most exercises are designed to facilitate central nervous system (CNS) compensation rather than altering the underlying vestibular pathology. An exception is the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) which is aimed at altering the underlying mechanism that produces vertigo and imbalance rather than facilitating CNS adaptation.

Last modification date: Wed May 9 17:19:12 2007
URL: http://www.uihealthcare.com /depts/rehabilitationtherapies/physicaltherapy/vestibular.html