Effectiveness of Gaze Stability Exercises on Balance and Activities of Daily Living Among Patients Suffering Vertigo With Vestibular Neuritis in Saudi Arabia

Launched by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY · Apr 12, 2021

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Balance and stability are important components for daily activities. Individuals need appropriate posture and coordination of various body parts for them to perform basic movements needed when doing various activities. The body requires a strong balance to perform day-to-day activities such as walking up and downstairs, bending, as well as lifting things from the ground. Lack of this balance, which can occur because of ear infections, accidents, and aging, generally can result in decreased quality of life. Nichols-Larsen et al., (2016) mentioned that vestibular neuritis is the second most c...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • A convenience volunteers of adults of 25-59 years old are diagnosed with vestibular neuritis and vertigo.
• • Participants should not be either with a previous history of neurological diseases or brain surgery affecting equilibrium.
• • Both male and female are cognitively intact.
• • Subjects with medical issues, e.g., hypertension and diabetes, are undertaking medication regularly.
• • Independent participants or those requiring reasonable assistance, but with balance disturbance in daily living activities and transferring.
• • Having Berg Balance Scale between 21-56 are included in the study.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects with the inability to follow instructions or completely dependent on the assistive device during mobility.
• • Participants with chronic dizziness diagnosed specifically with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), or Meniere's disease.