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It also addresses secondary effects such as nausea, reduced concentration, fatigue, and a sedentary lifestyle that can lead to decreased strength, flexibility, stiffness, and lower stamina. The program supports recovery by promoting compensation through problem-oriented, customized exercise and clinical examination.","CUSTOMIZED EXERCISES  \nVRT can help with recovery by promoting compensation.  \n\n| ARTICLE |\n| --- |\n| 080 |\n| DID THIS ARTICLE HELP YOU? SUPPORT VEDA @ VESTIBULAR.ORG |\n\n5018 NE 15th Ave. Portland, OR 97211 1-800-837-8428 [info@vestibular.org](info@vestibular.org)[ ](info@vestibular.org)[vestibular.org](vestibular.org)  \nVestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT condensed)  \nBy Lisa Farrell, PT, PhD, AT,C; Clinical Faculty, Department of Physical Therapy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida  \nEvidence has shown that vestibular rehabilitation can be effective in improving symptoms related to many vestibular-inner ear-disorders. 1, 2 People with vestibular disorders often experience problems with vertigo, dizziness, visual disturbance, and/or imbalance. These are the problems that rehabilitation aims to address. Other problems can also arise that are secondary to the vestibular disorder like nausea and/or vomiting, reduced ability to focus or concentrate, and fatigue. Symptoms due to vestibular disorders can diminish quality of life and can impact all aspects of life from economic to social participation as well as can contribute to emotional problems, like anxiety and depression.  \nAdditionally, one of the consequences of having a vestibular disorder is that the symptoms frequently cause people to adopt a sedentary lifestyle in order to avoid bringing on, or worsening, dizziness and imbalance that occurs with movement. As a result, decreased muscle strength and flexibility, increased joint stiffness, and reduced stamina can occur from this lifestyle. Treatment strategies used in rehabilitation can also be beneficial for these secondary problems.  \nWHAT IS VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION?  \nVestibular rehabilitation (VR) is a specialized form of therapy intended to alleviate both the primary and secondary problems due to vestibular disorders. It is an exercise-based program primarily designed to reduce vertigo and dizziness, reduce gaze instability, and/or reduce imbalance and fall risk as well as address any secondary impairments that area consequence of the vestibular disorder.  \nFor most people who have a vestibular disorder, the deficit is permanent because the amount of restoration of vestibular function is very small. However, after vestibular system damage, symptoms can reduce and function can improve because of compensation. This occurs because  \nVESTIBULAR.ORG :: 080 / TREATMENT 1  \nthe brain learns to use other senses (vision and somatosensory-body sense) to substitute for the deficient vestibular system. For many, compensation occurs naturally over time, but for patients whose symptoms do not reduce and who continue to have difficulty returning to daily activities, VR can assist in recovery by promoting compensation. 3  \nThe goal of VR is to use a problem-oriented approach to promote compensation. This is achieved by customizing exercises to address the specific problem(s) of each individual. Therefore, before an exercise program can be designed, a comprehensive clinical examination is needed to identify problems related to the vestibular disorder. Depending on the vestibular-related problem(s) identified, three principal methods of exercise can be prescribed: 1) Habituation, 2) Gaze Stabilization, and/or 3) Balance Training. 4  \nHabituation exercise is used to treat symptoms of dizziness that is produced because of self-motion3 and/or produced because of visual stimuli. 5, 6 Habituation exercise is indicated for patients who report increased dizziness when they move around, especially when they make quick head movements, or when they change positions like when they bend over or look up to reach above their heads. Also, habituation exercise is appropriate for patients who report increased dizziness in visually stimulating environments, like shopping malls and grocery stores, when watching action movies or T.V., and/ or when walking over patterned carpets and shiny floors. The goal of habituation exercise is ","cbCaic9sArtTFG3w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic9sArtTFG3w","pdf",121542,1,5,"English","en",105,"# Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT condensed)\n## Why rehabilitation helps\n## What is vestibular rehabilitation?\n## How VR promotes compensation\n## Exercise methods: habituation, gaze stabilization, balance training\n## Special consideration: BPPV repositioning","[{\"question\":\"What primary problems does vestibular rehabilitation aim to address?\",\"answer\":\"It targets vertigo and dizziness, gaze instability, and imbalance and fall risk. 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