前庭迷路性疾患に伴うめまい・平衡障害患者の運動療法

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Vestibular dysfunction includes a wide variety of impairments of physical capacity due to vertigo and disequilibrium. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the course of recovery from vertigo and therapeutic exercises for the vestibular system.
The subjects were ten patients, two with Meniere's disease, seven with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, and one with delayed endolymphatic hydrops. The vertigo of each patient was classified according to Tokumasu's scale and body sway when seated and standing. Therapeutic exercise was performed combining visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimulations administered by a physical therapist.
All patients showed good recovery from vertigo after repeated applications of the therapeutic exercise, and the area of body sway also decreased significantly.
The knowledge obtained in the present study can be applied to the treatment of patients with disequilibrium.