‘PREHAB’: Vestibular prehabilitation to ameliorate the effect of a sudden vestibular loss
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'PREHAB': Vestibular prehabilitation to ameliorate the effect of a sudden vestibular loss.
A sudden unilateral loss or impairment of vestibular function causes vertigo, dizziness and impaired postural function. In most occasions, everyday activities supported or not by vestibular rehabilitation programs will promote compensation and the symptoms subside. As the compensatory process requires sensory input, matching performed motor activity, both motor learning of exercises and matchin...
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عنوان ژورنال: NeuroRehabilitation
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1878-6448,1053-8135
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2011-0689