Manual therapy with and without vestibular rehabilitation for cervicogenic dizziness: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Manual therapy is an intervention commonly advocated in the management of dizziness of a suspected cervical origin. Vestibular rehabilitation exercises have been shown to be effective in the treatment of unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders, and have also been suggested in the literature as an adjunct in the treatment of cervicogenic dizziness. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the evidence for manual therapy, in conjunction with or without vestibular rehabilitation, in the management of cervicogenic dizziness.

Methods

A comprehensive search was conducted in the databases Scopus, Mantis, CINHAL and the Cochrane Library for terms related to manual therapy, vestibular rehabilitation and cervicogenic dizziness. Included studies were assessed

SUBMITTER: Lystad RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3182131 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature