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How are you performing the Dynamic Visual Acuity Test?

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
05 November, 2019
The vestibular ocular reflex (VOR) acts to maintain stable vision during head motion. This is successfully accomplished through precise compensatory eye movement to head movement along three axes via neural pathways more commonly known as the angular and translational VOR. The angular VOR (a-VOR)...

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Does vestibular rehab work?

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360 Neuro Health
04 November, 2019
Yes! The use of vestibular rehabilitation is increasingly becoming the treatment of choice for patients with dizziness and/or balance disorders. There is growing evidence that the best outcomes are identifying the causes(s) as quickly as possible and designing a customized treatment program. We...

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Dynamic Visual Acuity Testing: A Discussion with Kamran Barin, PhD

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Kamran Barin, PhD
04 November, 2019
It is with great honor to introduce Dr. Kamran Barin, one of our Certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation (CCVR) Course faculty members. Dr. Barin is Assistant Professor Emeritus at the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences...

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Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: From Characteristics of Dizziness to Treatment

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Thank you so much for stopping by our new blog! This blog series is an excerpt from our Free Vestibular Rehab Mini Masterclass. You’re in the right place if you're looking to: Expand your knowledge in vestibular rehab Help more people with dizziness and balance problems Collaborate with...

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Vestibular Rehab | Characteristics of Dizziness

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 2 of 12 Video Transcript: How important is the subjective report? Well, the literature suggests that greater than 80 percent of information needed to identify the potential etiology of symptoms is made during the patient interview. An accurate diagnosis...

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Vestibular Rehab | Clues from the History

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 3 of 12 Video Transcript: Hello, everyone, and welcome to video 2 of lesson 2. I will be talking about utilizing clues from the intake to create a working diagnosis. This video will be based on the characteristics of dizziness that we just talked about. Now,...

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Vestibular Rehab | Symptoms to Clinical Tests

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 4 of 12 Video Transcript: Welcome back. We're finally at video three of lesson two, and this is where we take the information we've gathered from the intake, created a working diagnosis, and now be thinking about the clinical tests that we want to do. So when...

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Vestibular Rehab | Clinical Tests to Treatment: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 5 of 12 Hello, everyone. This is the final video of lesson two. In this video, we're going to talk about clinical tests to treatment. Now, in previous videos we began with BPPV. So, let's start there. Video Transcript: Hello, everyone, and welcome back. This...

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Vestibular Rehab | Clinical Tests to Treatment: Meniere’s Disease

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 6 of 12 Video Transcript: So, let's talk a little bit about Meniere's disease or endolymphatic hydrops. So, in the acute or the real severe spells, it's typically meds to alleviate the severity of the vertigo and nausea. Meclizine and valium are probably the...

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Vestibular Rehab | Clinical Tests to Treatment: Migraine Associated Vertigo (MAV)

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Bridgett Wallace, PT, DPT
22 October, 2019
Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: 7 of 12 Video Transcript: Okay, so migraine associated vertigo, we know this is very similar to Meniere’s attacks in the acute phases. You're going to have medicines to alleviate the severity of the vertigo (meclizine, valium) and medications for nausea. Now,...

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ABOUT

Thank you so much for stopping by our blog! We are featuring the Vestibular Rehab Blog Series from our Free Vestibular Rehab Mini Masterclass. In case you missed our previous posts, here they are:

  1. Vestibular Rehab Blog Series: From Characteristics of Dizziness to Treatment
  2. Characteristics of Dizziness
  3. Clues from the History
  4. Symptoms to Clinical Tests
  5. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  6. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Meniere’s Disease
  7. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Migraine Associated Vertigo (MAV)
  8. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Superior Canal Dehiscence (SCD) and Perilymphatic Fistula
  9. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Acoustic Neuroma
  10. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Neurological
  11. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Ototoxicity, MdDS, and 3PD
  12. Clinical Tests to Treatment: Recovery

Ready to take your vestibular education to the next level? Enrollment is now open for the Certificate of Competency in Vestibular Rehabilitation (CCVR) Course! Click here to learn more