Vestibular rehabilitation
By: [edited by] Susan J. Herdman
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Contemporary perspectives in rehabilitation; Contemporary perspectives in rehabilitation (Series)
Publisher: F.A. Davis
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 630
Subjects: Vestibular apparatus; Diseases; Patients; Rehabilitation; Vestibular Diseases
Description: Susan Herdman delivers information about the management of patients with vestibular disorders in her updated 3rd edition text. With an increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, PT students and practitioners will more clearly understand the scientific basis for successful treatment and readily relate the rationales to clinical practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of function. Anatomy and physiology of the normal vestibular system /  Vestibulo-ocular reflex adaptation / Role of the vestibular system in postural control / Postural abnormalities in vestibular disorders / Fundamentals of disfunction / Vestibular system disorders / Vestibular lesions of the central vestibular pathways / Postural abnormalities in vestibular disorders / Disability in vestibular disorders / Vestibular compensation- recovery after unilateral vestibular loss / Compensetory strategies in recovery for vestibulo-ocular hypofunction / Medical assessment and vestibular function tests. History and clinical examination / Vestibular function tests / Otolith function tests / Assessment and management of auditory disorders and tinnitus / Medical and surgical management. Pharmacological and optical methods to treat vestibular disorders and nystagmus / Medical management of migraine, Ménière's disease and motion sensitivity / Medical management of Mal de Debarquement syndrome / 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 / Peripheral vestibular disorders / Physical therapy management of benign paroxymal postional vertigo.