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

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation training in patients with peripheral vestibular vertigo. Method: This was a retrospective study. A total of 169 patients diagnosed with peripheral vestibular vertigo, admitted to Cangzhou People’s Hospital between January 2020 and January 2023 were divided into control group (83 cases) and observation group (86 cases). The control group received medication-based treatment, while the observation group was provided with combined treatment of medication and vestibular rehabilitation training. Assessment of recovery included the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Vestibular Symptom Index (VSI), and Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale before and at two, four, and eight weeks post-treatment. Psychological status, sleep quality, and life quality were evaluated. Both groups underwent the Fukuda stepping test and timed balance test. Result: At two, four, and eight weeks post‐treatment, both groups exhibited significantly lower DHI‐P, DHI‐F, DHI‐E, VSI, and ABC scores compared to pre‐treatment (p<0.05). The observation group showed significantly lower DHI‐P, DHI‐F, DHI‐E, VSI, and ABC scores than the control group at two and four weeks post‐treatment (p<0.05). After treatment, both groups demonstrated reduced body deviation angles and increased time without falling in the Fukuda stepping test (p<0.05). Notably, the observation group had significantly better outcomes (p<0.05). Conclusion: In comparison to medication‐based treatment alone, a combined approach involving medication treatment and vestibular rehabilitation training may demonstrate early improvements in vertigo symptoms, enhance balance capabilities, and ameliorate psychological well‐being, sleep quality, and overall quality of life for patients. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.7.8662 How to cite this: Wang H, Zheng J, Li F, Feng C, Zhang N. Clinical efficacy of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation training in peripheral vestibular vertigo. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(7):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.40.7.8662 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.