[Book Description]

The second edition addresses the needs for vestibular system analyses and treatment for older adults. Sue Whitney reviews factors that contribute to imbalance in senior citizens and how such factors may be remediated. Specific checklists and assessment tools are also included. Neil Shepard and Annamarie Asher address the fact that people of all ages may acquire dizziness symptoms that are not of vestibular origin. They offer an interesting framework in which to screen patients for nonvestibular imbalance and provide treatment options and measures.


[Contents]

SECTIONⅠ : Fundamentals
Chapter 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Vestibular System
Chapter 2. Role of the Vestibular system in Postural Control
Chapter 3. Postural Abnormalities in Vestibular Disorders
Chapter 4. Vestibular Adaptation
Chapter 5. Vestibular System Disorders

SECTIONⅡ: Medical Assessment
Chapter 6. Quantitative Vestibular Function Tests and the Clinical Examination
Chapter 7. Clinical Changes in Vestibular Function with Time after Unilateral Vestibular Loss
Chapter 8. Otolith Function Tests
Chapter 9. Audiological Assessment and Management

SECTIONⅢ: Medical Management
Chapter 10. Pharmacological and Optical Methods of Treating Vestibular Disorders and Nystagmus
Chapter 11. Surgical Management of Vestibular Disorders
Chapter 12. Assessment and Management of Central Vestibular Disorders
Chapter 13. Diagnosis and Management of Neuro-Otological Disorders Due to Migraine
Chapter 14. Psychological Problems and the Dizzy Patient

SECTIONⅣ: Rehabilitation Assessment and Management
Chapter 15. Physical Therapy Assessment of Vestibular Hypofunction
Chapter 16. Disability in Vestibular Disorders
Chapter 17. Treatment of Vestibular Hypofunction
Chapter 18. Assessment and Treatment of Complete Vestibular Loss
Chapter 19. Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Chapter 20. Vestibular Rehabilitation of the Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 21. Cervical Vertigo
Chapter 22. Management of the Elderly Person with Vestibular Dysfunction
Chapter 23. Treatment of Patients with Nonvestibular Dizziness and Disequilibrium
Chapter 24. Evaluation and Treament of Vestibular and Postural Control Deficits in Children
Chapter 25. Physical Therapy Diagnosis for Vestibular Disorders

Index