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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Jáuregui-Renaud, Kathrinea; * | Villanueva Padrón, Laura Alejandraa; b | Cruz Gómez, Nora Silviaa
Affiliations: [a] Unidad de Investigación Médica en Otoneurolgía, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F. | [b] Departamento de Audiología y Otoneurología, UMAE HG Centro Médico La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México D.F.
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Dr. Kathrine Jáuregui-Renaud, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Otoneurología, Planta Baja del Edificio C (Edificio de Salud en el Trabajo), Centro Médico Nacional sXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Avenida Cuauhtémoc 330 Colonia Doctores, CP06720, México D.F. E-mail: kjauren@mx.inter.net
Abstract: Objective:To assess the effect of performing vestibular rehabilitation using the Cawthorne & Cooksey exercises supplemented by training of the breathing rhythm or proprioception exercises on self-reported disability and postural control, in patients with chronic, peripheral, vestibular disease. Methods:Fifty one patients with peripheral vestibular disease and abnormal caloric test participated in the study (mean age 43 ± S.D. 9 years). They were assigned to one of 3 treatment groups: I. Cawthorne &} Cooksey exercises with training of the breathing rhythm (n = 17); II. Cawthorne & Cooksey exercises with proprioception exercises (n = 17) and III. Cawthorne & Cooksey exercises with no additional intervention (n = 17). The Dizziness Handicap Inventory and static posturography were evaluated prior to treatment and at week 8 of follow-up. Results:Prior to treatment, composite scores on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and static posturography were similar in the 3 groups. After treatment, a decrease of the composite score of at least 18 points was observed more frequently in patients of the respiration group (94%), compared to the proprioception group (53%) and the Cawthorne & Cooksey group (70%) (p = 0.03); while the proprioception group showed a significant decrease of oscillation during all sensory conditions of static posturography (p < 0.05). Conclusion:The results suggest that regulation of the breathing pattern may have an influence on disability related to chronic vestibular disease, while proprioception exercises may improve postural control. However, further studies are needed to evaluate if training of the breathing rhythm could be an additional tool for vestibular rehabilitation.
Keywords: Vestibular disease, vestibular rehabilitation, breathing, proprioception
DOI: 10.3233/VES-2007-17107
Journal: Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 63-72, 2007
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