Vestibular rehabilitation

Internet-Based Vestibular Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Chronic Dizziness

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Vestibular rehabilitation is an effective intervention for dizziness due to vestibular dysfunction, but is seldom provided. We aimed to determine the effectiveness of an Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation program for older adults experiencing dizziness in primary care. We undertook a single-center, single-blind randomized controlled trial comparing an Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation intervention (Balance Retraining, freely available from … Read more

Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for adults aged 50 years and over: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Today a paper I coauthoered was published in BMJ Open. The paper is a protocol for a randomised controlled trial dealing with dizziness. Unfortunately dizziness is highly prevalent in older adults and can lead to falls, fear of falling, loss of confidence, anxiety and depression. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) exercises are effective in reducing dizziness due … Read more