Fall risk assessment and effect of vestibular rehabilitation in the elderly population

Abstract Background Accidental falls in elderly represent a major healthcare problem; they are cause of accidental death people above 65 years age. They result both physical and psychological trauma, where fear falling is consequence that leads to vicious cycle makes elderlies more isolated dependent, making them vulnerable falls. Falls multifactorial, dizziness common factor elderlies. Thus, multi-systemic approach essential for the assessment balance functions; it also serves as guide treatment planning, either presence cause-specific pathology or when presbyvestibulopathy sole issue. Vestibular rehabilitation useful training improve their functions. Aim The aim study assess fall risk participants role customized vestibular decreasing identified be at falling. Results All diagnosed showed statistically significant improvement handicap inventory, dynamic gait index, computerized posturography after rehabilitation. As dizziness, inventory total score each its three aspects (functional, emotional, physical) Dynamic Gait Index rehabilitation, all became non-fallers. Subjects improved significantly sensory organization test, limits stability, stimulation motor control faller test posturography. Performance on subjective was not correlated objective methods. sensitive detection Conclusions an important subject must taken seriously due consequences. Full crucial offering which has proved minimizing