| Clinical benefits to vestibular rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. Report of 4 cases. | |
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PMID: 21609916 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background: Balance difficulties are common among multiple sclerosis patients. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Cawthorne and Cooksey protocol of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) exercises in reducing the physical, functional and emotional impact of multiple sclerosis among individuals who complained of vertigo. Methods: Four patients with remittent-recurrent multiple sclerosis underwent an interview, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular evaluation, VR exercises and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory pre- and post-intervention. Results: There was significant improvement in the physical, functional and emotional aspects of the DHI after the completion of the VR. Conclusion: The VR exercises appeared useful in reducing subjective complaints of the study participants. |
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Bianca Zeigelboim; Paulo Liberalesso; Ari Jurkiewicz; Karlin Klagenberg |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The international tinnitus journal Volume: 16 ISSN: 0946-5448 ISO Abbreviation: Int Tinnitus J Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-05-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9612993 Medline TA: Int Tinnitus J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 60-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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