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| Vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo |
| Resende CR, Taguchi CK, de Almeida JG, Fujita RR |
| Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia 2003 Jul-Aug;69(4):535-540 |
| clinical trial |
| 4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a vestibular disorder in which the patients complain of brief moments of vertigo and/or mild postural instability, caused by sudden change in the head or body movement. AIM: The objective of the present study is to confirm the benefits of the vestibular rehabilitation in elderly people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical prospective. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Sixteen patients with BPPV were treated with extract of Ginkgo-biloba (40mg BID) during 30 days. Eight patients (the experimental group) were submitted to vestibular rehabilitation and the others, the control group, did not perform any kind of exercises. In order to perform the evaluation of the benefits we used the Scale of Activity of Daily Life and Vestibular Disorders by Kohen and Kimball, and used the t-student test for the statistical analysis. CONCLUSION: The vestibular rehabilitation in group showed benefits in the treament of the experimental group; the Scale of Activity of Daily Life and Vestibular Disorders was an important tool for the qualitative evaluation of the rehabilitation proposal and the vestibular rehabilitation in group proved to be an excellent therapeutic strategy.
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