Yeditepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon AD

Several terms related to diffuculty in maintaining and sustaining balance such as dizziness, unsteadiness, loss of balance are described as vertigo. Diagnosis and treatment of vertigo need multidiciplinary approach. Recent years, the effect of vestibular rehabilitation in treatment of vertigo; which has a variety of etiology, is well understood and accepted. The aim of the vestibular rehabiltation is to use adaptive mechanisms of brain and to activate compensation mechanisms. In this review, application field of vestibular rehabilitation, different exercise programs and technics are presented by reviewing recent literature results.