Short-term rehabilitation of patients with posttraumatic otolith disorders by auditory feedback training: A pilot study

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Ernst, Arne ^a,b   Singbartl, Fabian ^a   Basta, Dietmar ^a   Seidl, Rainer O ^a   Todt, Ingo ^a   Eisenschenk, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Otolaryngology at Ukb ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory feedback; Otolith disorder; Vestibular rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OTOLITH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; TRAINING; TRUNK; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VIDEO RECORDING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43649085933     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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