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Vestibular Physiotherapy Can Help
With Your Symptoms, Check Out How
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This type of treatment is based on a training program which encourages the
central nervous system to compensate for vestibular problems. Most commonly,
the management plan incorporates various types of exercises that can be
customized to a patient’s needs and symptoms. More specifically, it can involve
anything from head and eye movement techniques, standing balance
improvement exercises, fragment repositioning techniques and general
education and advice on how to improve function, confidence, reduce future
accidents and regain balance.
Available numbers looking into the benefits of physiotherapy in people with
vestibular disorders are positive and encouraging. Substantial improvements
have been observed in 80% of people with unilateral vestibular loss and 80% of
patients with vertigo. Additionally, people who suffer from vestibular problems as
a result of a stroke or a head trauma can benefit from this type of physiotherapy.
Practitioners are perfectly positioned to offer early screening and intervention to
impact the lives of people who everyday wake up facing such debilitating
symptoms and overall improve their quality of life. It may not mean a lot for
those of us who do not have to face these life-limiting conditions, but if you
come to think that 33% of all adults diagnosed with chronic imbalance
experience hardships in performing basic tasks and that injuries such as falls
are costing the Canadian economy an overwhelming $2.8 billion a year, it raises
the stakes.