Effectiveness of conventional versus virtual reality based vestibular rehabilitation in the treatment of dizziness, gait and balance impairment in adults with unilateral peripheral vestibular loss: A randomised controlled trial

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Meldrum, Dara ^a   Herdman, Susan ^b   Moloney, Roisin ^c   Murray, Deirdre ^c   Duffy, Douglas ^d   Malone, Kareena ^c   French, Helen ^a   Hone, Stephen ^d   Conroy, Ronan ^a   McConn Walsh, Rory ^a,c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Feedback sensory; Gait; Nintendo Wii Fit Plus; Postural balance; Rehabilitation; Vertigo; Vestibular diseases; Virtual reality; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; GAIT DISORDER; GAME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSCILLOPSIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STABILOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84863652217     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-12-3     Document Type: Article

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