Vestibular Rehabilitation: Useful but not Universally so

Author:

David E. Krebs12,Kathleen M. Gill-Body12,Stephen W. Parker12,Jose V. Ramirez12,Mara Wernick-Robinson12

Affiliation:

1. Boston, Massachusetts

2. Biomotion Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital; MGH Institute of Health Professions; and Harvard Medical School

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Although vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is gaining popularity, few data support its utility in improving locomotor stability, and no good predictors exist of whom will benefit most. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of vestibular rehabilitation was conducted at a large tertiary care hospital on 124 patients (59 ± 18 years old) with unilateral (n = 51) or bilateral (n = 73) vestibular hypofunction, of whom 86 completed a 12-week intervention. Of these 86, 27 returned for long-term (1-year) follow-up testing. The primary outcome measure was locomotor stability. RESULTS: Group A (6 weeks of VR) significantly ( P < 0.01) increased their gait velocity and stability compared with group B (6 weeks of strengthening exercise), but there was a smaller difference ( P = 0.05) between groups at 12 weeks, when both had had VR; there were no group differences at 1 year. Of the 86 who completed the intervention, 52 (61%) had clear locomotor gains. CONCLUSION AND SIGNIFICANCE: VR is helpful for most patients in providing locomotor stability, but further work is needed to determine the factors that prevent VR from being effective for all patients with vestibulopathy.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,Surgery

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