Vestibular Flashcards
What helps us keep eyes fixed on something while our head moves?
VOR
What speed does the VOR function at?
2 Hz
What are the two forms of BPPV?
Canalithiasis and Cupulothiasis
Most common form of BPPV?
posterior canal
What are the various approaches to vestibular rehab?
adaptation, substituion, habituation, compensation
What approach is specifically for patients with motion sensitivity?
habituation (trying to decrease response to stimulus)
What is UPVD?
impairment of VOR causing gaze instability,, oscillopsia, abnormal VOR, vortigo
What nystagmus will a CNS have?
vertical up beating
What should we fascilitate when treating UPVH?
adaptation and compensation
What are X1 and X2 used for?
gaze stabilization training
What is BPVD?
dysfunction on both sides causing gaze instability and oscillopsia
What should treatment for bilateral peripheral disorder include?
substitution
Classic symptoms of BPPV include?
brief (<1 min) vertigo with changes in head position; torsional nystagmus with test
