Effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation therapy and yoga in the management of chronic peripheral vertigo: A randomized controlled trial [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

• Published in: F1000 research 2024, Vol.13, p.578
• Main Authors: Vaishali, K., Kishore, Chandra Prasad, Sampath, Chandra Prasasd Rao, P. S., Jeganathan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Balance; Chronic Disease; Chronic Vertigo; Clinical trials; Compliance; Dizziness; Dizziness - rehabilitation; Dizziness - therapy; Dizziness Handicap Inventory; eng; Ethics; Exercise; Female; Hearing loss; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; Registration; Rehabilitation; Statistical analysis; Treatment Outcome; Vertigo; Vertigo - rehabilitation; Vertigo - therapy; Vestibular Rehabilitation; Vestibular system; Vestibule, Labyrinth - physiopathology; Yoga
• ISSN: 2046-1402; 2046-1402
• DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.147142.1

Background The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of yoga as a form of Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) to standard VR for managing patients with symptoms such as dizziness, disequilibrium and gait instability. Methods 150 participants based on 18-point difference in the DHI score were randomly assigned to group 1- Yoga, group 2- VR and group 3- control group using block randomization. The intervention was provided for 12 weeks. The participants were assessed for Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at baseline, 4 th, 8 th and 12 th week. Results The mean DHI for group 1(41.12±7.13) group 2 (42.96±10.54) group 3 (50.84±10.78), p