Are Telerehabilitation Exercise Practices Effective in Patients Diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of classical Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises (Control Group-CG) given as home exercise program and VR + balance exercises (Experimental Group-EG) applied with telerehabilitation method on patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertig...
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Published in | Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery Vol. 75; no. Suppl 1; pp. 557 - 567 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New Delhi
Springer India
01.04.2023
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of classical Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises (Control Group-CG) given as home exercise program and VR + balance exercises (Experimental Group-EG) applied with telerehabilitation method on patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).
Material and Methods:
The patients were randomly divided into 2 therapy groups in the ALKU Hospital (CG; 21 patients, and EG;22 patients).
Pre- and post-test experimental design was adopted and a
six-week training was offered. The participants’ balance ability (Romberg, tandem and semi-tandem tests), vertigo severity (Vertigo Symptom Scale-VSS, VAS), vertigo-related disability level (Dizziness Handicap Inventory-DHI), anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory-BAI) and quality of life (Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Questionnaire-VDI) were assessed.
Regarding the b
alance ability, findings in tandem and semi-tandem tests were significantly increased in the EG compared to CG (
p
< 0.05). According to VAS, the severity of dizziness decreased significantly compared to the CG (
p
< 0.05). Regarding the DHI score, symptoms of vertigo were reduced considerably after the treatment compared to the CG (
p
< 0.05). A significant improvement was observed in the quality of life of the EG group according to VDI scoring (
p
< 0.05). Although gains were observed in both groups, it was observed that the EG group obtained more effective improvement in the severity of vertigo, disability level due to vertigo, and quality of life compared to the home exercise group.These results confirmed the hypothesis that EG applications are effective and clinically applicable in patients with BPPV. |
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ISSN: | 2231-3796 0973-7707 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12070-023-03631-6 |