Description
Book SynopsisThe field's definitive text on the management of vestibular diseases and disorders. From assessment through therapy, they present the scientific and clinical knowledge you need to distinguish between vestibular and non-vestibular dizziness and to plan and implement the appropriate treatments.
Table of Contents
- Fundamentals of Function
- Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Vestibular System
- Vestibular Adaptation
- The Role of Vestibular System in Postural Control
- Fundamentals of Dysfunction
- Vestibular System Disorders
- Lesions Affecting Central Vestibular Pathways
- Postural Abnormalities in Vestibular Disorders
- Disability in Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Compensation-Recovery after Unilateral Vestibular Loss
- Compensatory Strategies in recovery for Vestibular Hypofunction
- Medical Assessment and Vestibular Function Tests
- History and Clinical Examination
- Vestibular Function Tests
- Otolith Function Tests
- Assessment and Management of Auditory Disorders
- Medical and Surgical Management
- Pharmacological and Optical Methods to Treat Vestibular Disorders and Nystagmus
- Medical Management of Migraine, Meniere's and Motion Sensitivity
- Medical Management of Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (MDDS)
- Surgical Management of Vestibular Disorders
- Management of Psychological Problems and the Dizzy Patient
- Management of the Patient with Chronic Subjective Dizziness
- Rehabilitation Assessment and Management
- Physical Therapy Management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Physical Therapy Assessment of Vestibular Hypofunction
- Physical Therapy Treatment of Vestibular Hypofunction
- Physical Therapy Management of Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction and Loss
- Physical Therapy Management of the Child with Vestibular Hypofunction
- Physical Therapy Management of the Older Person with Vestibular Dysfunction
- The Role of Emerging Technologies in Vestibular Rehabilitation
