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Effect of a Combined Exercise Intervention in the management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo- A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial


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1 Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600095, India
2 School of Physiotherapy, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
     

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Aim: To find the effect of a combined exercise intervention namely Brandt-Daroff exercise (BDE) combined with Cawthorne Cooksey exercises (CCE) for treatment of vertigo among posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) subjects. Materials and methods: A total of 20 male and female subjects in the age group of 25-45 years were included if they were diagnosed with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The recruited subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Group A (Experimental group) n=10 subjects received both BDE and CCE and Group B (Control group) n=10 subjects received only BDE. Results: The statistical analysis shows that both groups have significant improvement in their symptoms. Group A has greater improvement than Group B which is statistically significant. Conclusion: This study concludes that addition of Cawthorne -Cooksey habituation exercises along with Brandt-Daroff exercises is more effective in treatment of vertigo among posterior canal BPPV subjects.

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Conservative Therapy, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Brandt-daroff Exercise, Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises.
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Authors

K. Ramanathan
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600095, India
S. Veena Kirthika
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600095, India
K. Padmanabhan
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600095, India
Selvaraj Sudhakar
Dr. M. G. R. Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 600095, India
S. Senthil Kumar
School of Physiotherapy, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

Abstract


Aim: To find the effect of a combined exercise intervention namely Brandt-Daroff exercise (BDE) combined with Cawthorne Cooksey exercises (CCE) for treatment of vertigo among posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) subjects. Materials and methods: A total of 20 male and female subjects in the age group of 25-45 years were included if they were diagnosed with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The recruited subjects were randomly divided into two groups. Group A (Experimental group) n=10 subjects received both BDE and CCE and Group B (Control group) n=10 subjects received only BDE. Results: The statistical analysis shows that both groups have significant improvement in their symptoms. Group A has greater improvement than Group B which is statistically significant. Conclusion: This study concludes that addition of Cawthorne -Cooksey habituation exercises along with Brandt-Daroff exercises is more effective in treatment of vertigo among posterior canal BPPV subjects.

Keywords


Conservative Therapy, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Brandt-daroff Exercise, Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises.

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