Are postural restrictions after an Epley maneuver unnecessary? First results of a controlled study and review of the literature

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 637-643

  Fyrmpas, Georgios ^a   Rachovitsas, Demitrios ^a   Haidich, Anna Bettina ^a   Constantinidis, Jiannis ^a   Triaridis, Stefanos ^a   Vital, Victor ^a   Tsalighopoulos, Meltiadis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

BPPV; Canal repositioning maneuver; Minimization; Post treatment instructions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; POSTURE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

EID: 70349843871     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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