Effects of Half-Somersault and Brandt-Daroff exercise on dizziness, fear of fall and quality of life in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomised control trial

Autor: Muhammad Jaffar, Misbah Ghous, Mahnoor Ayaz, Amir Afzal Khan, Asif Akbar, Farhan Haleem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, Vol 73, Iss 1 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0030-9982
DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.3333
Popis: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of Half-Somersault and Brandt-Daroff exercises on dizziness, fear of fall, and quality of life in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PC-BPPV). This study was conducted from July 2020 to November 2020. A total of 20 patients were enrolled in the study, through sealed envelope method, and assigned to two groups, A and B (10 in each). Vestibular activity and participation measure and Fall Efficacy Scale (FES) were used. The mean age of the patients was 36.70±11.58 years. There was a significant (p=0.05) difference between the Vestibular activities and participation measure (VAP) score at post intervention and Fall Efficacy Scale (FES) (p
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