Are Telerehabilitation Exercise Practices Effective in Patients Diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of classical Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises (Control Group-CG) given as home exercise program and VR + balance exercises (Experimental Group-EG) applied with telerehabilitation method on patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertig...

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Published in:Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2023-04, Vol.75 (Suppl 1), p.557-567
Main Authors: Haciabbasoğlu, Reyyan, Araci, Ayça, Günizi, Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Otorhinolaryngology
Quality of life
Rehabilitation
Telemedicine
Vertigo
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of classical Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises (Control Group-CG) given as home exercise program and VR + balance exercises (Experimental Group-EG) applied with telerehabilitation method on patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Material and Methods: The patients were randomly divided into 2 therapy groups in the ALKU Hospital (CG; 21 patients, and EG;22 patients). Pre- and post-test experimental design was adopted and a six-week training was offered. The participants’ balance ability (Romberg, tandem and semi-tandem tests), vertigo severity (Vertigo Symptom Scale-VSS, VAS), vertigo-related disability level (Dizziness Handicap Inventory-DHI), anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory-BAI) and quality of life (Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Questionnaire-VDI) were assessed. Regarding the b alance ability, findings in tandem and semi-tandem tests were significantly increased in the EG compared to CG ( p  
ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-023-03631-6