Clinical effect of vestibular rehabilitation on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Abstract

Background: This study will evaluate the clinical effect of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Methods: In this study, we will identify relevant trials on the topic published in MEDLINE, EBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, CINAHL, CBM, and CNKI from inception to the present. We will also search conference proceedings, thesis/dissertation, ongoing trials in clinical trial registry, and reference lists of included studies. Two researchers will independently carry out record selection, data extraction, and study quality assessment, respectively. Any disagreement will be arbitrated and solved with the help of a third researcher. If necessary, we will conduct random-effects meta-analysis to pool the effect estimates of included trials determined to be acceptable heterogeneity. Results: We will summarize the latest evidence to assess the effect of VR for the treatment of patients with BPPV. Conclusion: The findings of this study will help determine whether or not VR is effective in treating BPPV. OSF registration: osf.io/k83y5.

Role of Comprehensive Vestibular Rehabilitation Based on Virtual Reality Technology in Residual Symptoms After Canalith Repositioning Procedure

“…Recently described as a favorable tool for vestibular rehabilitation, VR technology can avoid the defects of conventional vestibular rehabilitation training. 29 In the process of rehabilitation training based on VR technology, VR technology is integrated with Cawthorne–Cooksey exercise, Brandt–Daroff exercise, and other vestibular rehabilitation training. The patients are exposed to a dynamic VR environment by changing different scenes, as well as the auditory sense and stereoscopic vision formed by sound and light feedback, and more ideal results can be obtained by immersive VR technology.…”

Clinical efficacy of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation training in peripheral vestibular vertigo

“…By integrating activities like balance and gait training, gaze stability exercises, walking regimens, and habituation training, this approach fosters vestibular compensation, ultimately assuaging dizziness symptoms and reinstating equilibrium. 14 The DHI and VSI scales represent widely employed tools for evaluating the severity of clinical symptoms and gauging treatment outcomes in patients suffering from dizziness. These instruments exhibit strong reliability in assessing peripheral vestibular vertigo.…”

“…These instruments exhibit strong reliability in assessing peripheral vestibular vertigo. 14 Concurrently, the ABC scale serves as a means to appraise a patient’s confidence in maintaining stability during a spectrum of tasks, and its reliability has been substantiated for use in patients afflicted with peripheral vestibular vertigo. 15…”