Practical Management of the Balance Disorder PatientThis textbook provides a practical and systematic approach to the patient with balance disorders. It emphasizes an understanding of how the overall balance system functions to aid in effective evaluation and treatment and provides reliable tools for guiding therapy even when the exact diagnosis may be elusive. It covers a range of topics which include: a practical presentation of the basics of vestibular system function, the use of clinical information in diagnosis and treatment planning, rehabilitation of the dizzy patient and surgical patient selection.TEXTBOOK |
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FUNCTIONAL PHYSIOLOGY AND COMPENSATORY MECHANISMS | 17 |
THE NEUROTOLOGIC HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 33 |
Electronystagmography Evaluation | 51 |
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