Treatment dosage in vestibular therapy for peripheral vestibular lesions: A review

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Patricia Oyarzún D.
Alexis León G.
Hugo Segura P.
César Briones R.

Keywords

Rehabilitation, vestibular diseases, dosage, vertigo

Abstract

Recently, vestibular rehabilitation therapy has shown constant development towards evidence-based practice, however, at the present time, there is lack of consensus about treatment dosage needed to produce the desired results for the users. Therefore, the present study aimed to analyze scientific evidence relating to treatment dosage of ves­tibular rehabilitation therapy for peripheral vestibular pathologies, and its impact on cli­nical practice. We conducted a bibliographic search in PubMed, and Cochrane Library according to previously defined MeSH terms. Included studies were clinical trials, sys­tematic revisions, and meta-analyses, that were published since 2009, and conducted with human participants. The initial search yielded 60 articles related to the MeSH terms chosen, from which 52 were eliminated according to exclusion criteria. There is a scar­ ce number of scientific articles regarding treatment dosage, and also a heterogeneous application format. It is a complex task to establish standards regarding therapeutic doses, mainly due to the heterogeneity of vestibular pathologies.

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