Physical Therapy for Balance Disorder Patients (With CD)

Peripheral vestibulopathies most often leave behind residual vestibular damage. In acute phase, when a patient has severe symptoms, anti-vertigo drugs are of definite value. However, over a period of time compensatory mechanism in the Central Nervous System allow the patient to come back to a relatively stable equilibrium / function. As a matter of fact, prolonged use of anti-vertigo drugs is likely to hamper these compensatory mechanisms of the central nervous system.

The main stay of treatment for patients with residual vestibular damage is adaptation exercises. Perhaps the most well known are set of exercises described by Cawthorne & Cooksey. Certain traditional forms of exercises such as "Yogic Asanas" as well as "Tai Chi" have been suggested as means of aiding habituation, adaptation and central compensation. These have been explained in detail in this book.

Dr. Anirban Biswas is a leading neuro-otologist from India, whose work has been recognized internationally as well. He is the author of several books on neuro-otology and audiology and has conducted several workshops to train clinicians in the management of complex symptoms of vertigo and imbalance.

This book by Dr. Anirban Biswas offers a lot of information, which will be useful to patients as well as the clinician.

The author of this publication Dr. Anirban Biswas, is a practicing neurotologist. Neurotology is the branch of medical science that deals with diseases related to vertigo, tinnitus and sensorineural deafness. Dr. Biswas is the author of two university approved postgraduate text-books in neurotology viz. CLINICAL AUDIOVESTIBULOMETRY for otologists and neurologists and AN INTROUDCATION to NEUROTOLOGY. In addition to this, Dr. Biswas is also the author of a book on hearing aids UNDERSTANDING HEARING AIDS. Dr. Biswas was the past president of the Neurotological & Equilibriometric Society of India, he was the past editor of Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head Neck surgery and the current editor of The Journal of the Indian Society of Otology. He is also a member of the editorial board of the international tinnitus journal published from USA. Dr. Biswas regularly conducts workshop on vertigo and deafness. He is available for video and teleconferencing on topics related to vertigo and deafness through his website www. dranirbanbiswas.com. For further information log on to this website.