Kinesitherapy in patients with the peripheral vestibular system disorders
Journal Title: Otolaryngologia Polska - Year 2013, Vol 67, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: Kinesitherapy is widely accepted management in patients with vertigo and imbalance, but there has been inadequate evidence that one form of therapy is superior to another. The aim: of the study was to compare effectiveness of two kinesitherapy protocols in patients with the peripheral vestibular system disorders. Material and methods: Fifty patients (mean age 46.0 ± 13.1 year) with vertigo and balance instability lasting over 3 months with unilateral vestibular disorder, confirmed in Videnystagmography, were included in the study. Thirty patients underwent supervised and 20 patients home-based exercise programs. All of them were assessed three times at the baseline, after 4 weeks and 3 months, on vertigo intensity and frequency with the Vertigo Syndrome Scale (VSS), Vertigo Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and clinical unsteadiness with tests (Romberg, Amended Motor Club Assesment (AMCA), Eurofit test – standing on one leg. Results: In both groups the clinical tasks and the intensity of vertigo in VAS significantly decreased. The mean value of VSS (part physical and emotional)score significantly decreased only in supervised group at the end of 4 weeks and 3 months (p = ns). Recovery was more dynamic in supervised group than home-based exercises group, in AMCA test (3.9 vs. 1.3 s, p < 0.05) in Eurofit tests eye open (14.1 vs. 0.9 s, p < 0.05) and eye closed (3.5 vs. 1 s, p < 0.05). Conclu sions: In patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction supervised and home-based group kinesitherapy is an effective treatment method. In supervised group patients recovery has been faster.
Authors and Affiliations
Marcin Szczepanik, Jarosław Walak, Marek Woszczak, Magdalena Józefowicz-Korczyńska
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