The effects of vestibular rehabilitation for vertigo and dizziness patients: A comparison of peripheral vertigo and psychogenic vertigo

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare with the effects of vestibular rehabilitation (VR) for peripheral vertigo (PE group) and psychogenic vertigo (PS group) patients. [Subjects] A total of 25 patients with vertigo (PS group: 9 persons, PE group: 16 persons) participated in this study. [Methods] The severity of vertigo scale (SV), Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Dizziness Handicap Inventory Japanese version (DHI-J) were used to assess the vertigo or dizziness symptoms and handicaps before and after the intervention. [Results] VR had a high effect on all of the assessments in the PE group, whereas effects on autonomic nervous symptoms and DHI-Emotional (DHI-E) were moderate, and DHI-Functional (DHI-F) was small, in the PS group. [Conclusion] The results suggest that VR might be effective at improving SV, BBS and DHI-J in PS cases, and symptoms of vertigo, BBS and DHI-P in PE cases.