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Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is a specialized form of therapy intended to alleviate problems caused by vestibular disorders, primarily vertigo and dizziness, gaze instability, and/or imbalance and falls.
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is physical therapy that helps to reduce or eliminate balance issues. Studies show people with balance issues who have VRT have improved balance, less dizziness and reduce their risk of falling.
During vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT), home exercises are a vital part of treatment. A physical therapist (PT) or occupational therapist (OT) specialist will design an individualized treatment plan with appropriate exercises to be performed at a prescribed pace.
Vestibular rehabilitation has been well documented as the cornerstone for peripheral vestibular hypofunction, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) treatment, and canalith repositioning for BPPV.
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based treatment program designed to promote vestibular adaptation and substitution. The goals of VRT are 1) to enhance gaze stability, 2) to enhance postural stability, 3) to improve vertigo, and 4) to improve activities of daily living.
Our vestibular rehabilitation program aims to help children and adults reduce dizziness resulting from a variety of inner ear disorders and neurologic conditions, including benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), post-concussion syndrome and vestibular migraines.
Vestibular rehabilitation therapy, or VRT, is a specialized form of exercise-based therapy designed to alleviate both primary and secondary symptoms of vestibular disorders. VRT uses specific head, body, and eye exercises designed to retrain the brain to recognize and process signals from the inner ear and coordinate them with information from ...
This fact sheet provides information on vestibular rehabilitation exercises for people with dizziness and balance problems. Our fact sheets are designed as general introductions to each subject and are intended to be concise.
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) can best be described as systematic repetitive exercises and protocols which extinguish or ameliorate patients motion provoked symptoms as well as enhancing postural stability and equilibrium. VRT is not new; it dates back to the 1940s.
The Vestibular Disorders Association, an excellent resource for both patients and professionals, maintains a database of vestibular rehabilitation professionals. There are many resources and methods for recovery currently available.