EFFECT OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION IN IMPROVING DAILY LIFE FUNCTIONS IN ELDERLY
- Associate Professor & Dean Faculty of Physiotherapy, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Jaipur. (Rajasthan, India)
- Associate Professor & HOD of Physiotherapy, UPRIMS&R Saifai, Itawah.
- JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University, Udaipur (Rajasthan, India).
- Professor & Head Dept. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, CSM Medical University, Lucknow
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Scale between 10-90.The aim of this study was to find out the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation in improvement of daily life functions in elderly Under vestibular rehabilitation program Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises, Postural Stability Exercises, and General Conditioning Exercises as home based exercise program was given for 8 weeks, data was collected by using ABC (The Activities-specific Balance Confidence) scale for confidently performing outdoor & indoor activities & Berge Balance Scale for balance. Result: ABC Scale shown mean of 1st day was 56.7380, which was constantly increased up to 58.5560 after 8 weeks of vestibular rehabilitation program. Similarly Berg Balance Scale had shown a constant increase in mean from 37.0200 to 39.9200, starting from 1st day to 8th week of vestibular rehabilitation. There was significant improvement in daily life functions in elderly with vestibular rehabilitation. Conclusion: - Based on results of statistical analysis, this study found that simple home based exercise program of vestibular rehabilitation involving head movement exercises along with postural stability and general conditioning exercises are effective in increasing independence while performing activities of daily living.
[Madhusudan Tiwari, Dr Suraj Kumar, Mamta Sherawat, Dr V.P. Sharma (2015); EFFECT OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION IN IMPROVING DAILY LIFE FUNCTIONS IN ELDERLY Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (May). 1350-1362] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
