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