Abstract

VESTIBULAR DISORDER: SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Hitesh Lahu Shekokare* and Ashlesha Avinashrao Wasu

ABSTRACT

For many vestibular disorders vestibular rehabilitation (VR) has been shown to be effective. This review focuses on the current evidence on the effects of physical therapy in the management of vestibular symptoms in individuals with a vestibular migraine (VM). The individuals with a history of a migraine tend to have a high incidence of vestibular symptoms with some or all of their headaches. The critical review form for quantitative studies was used to appraise quality assessment and risk of bias in the selected studies. In the treatment of vestibular symptoms for individuals with a VM to include improved headache and migraine-related disability in patients with a VM previous studies validated the use of VR. To minimize vestibular symptoms in patients with VM from the current evidence, it is difficult to provide conclusive evidence regarding the efficacy of VR. Thats why, more randomized controlled studies are required to make firm evidence on the effect of VR in reducing vestibular symptoms in patients with VM. For the future point of view, blinded, randomized controlled studies may help to isolate possible therapeutic effects of VR and other general effects.

Keywords: Dizziness, migraine, physical therapy, vestibular rehabilitation, vertigo.