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Volume 6, Issue 6(Suppl) Surgery Curr Res
ISSN: 2161-1076, an open access journal
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Surgery & ENT 2016
November 07-08, 2016
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Surgery & ENT November 07-08, 2016 Alicante, Spain
5th International Conference and Exhibition on
Update on latest vestibular rehabilitation: Spanish version of home-based video module of balance
exercises for balance disordered patients
Zainun Z¹ and Sarmiento E S²
¹University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
²Instituto Finlay, Malaysia
Vestibular rehabilitation is one of the optimum treatments to promote the recovery among vestibular disordered patients. The
effectiveness of these physical therapies has been clearly demonstrated. In fact, having an effective therapy that is home based
offers many advantages to the patients and clinicians. The video-guided instructions are presented clearly in a systematic manner
targeting different parts of the balance system. Zainun and her colleagues (2009) had developed the first video guided exercise that is
home-based known as far; Bal Ex is available in ten languages including: Malay, English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Tamil, Persian, Arabic,
Nigerian, Cantonese and Spanish version. This module was adapted with permission and underwent some modifications from the
original version, i.e., CCCE (Pavlou et al., 2004). Bal Ex consists of twenty two movements divided into three levels include head and
neck, positioning and postural movement. This module has many advantages which are easy to perform as there are step by step
instructions presented with audio and visual cues. Second, since it is home-based, the patients do not have to travel frequently to the
hospital for treatment. This is also practical for patients with reduced mobility and it also offers more flexibility. Indirectly, it is also
cost-effective in a long run. Vestibular rehabilitation is one of the alternative treatments to promote the recovery among vestibular
disordered patients. The effectiveness of these physical therapies has been clearly demonstrated. In fact, having an effective therapy
that is home based offers many advantages to the patients and clinicians. The video-guided instructions are presented clearly in a
systematic manner targeting different parts of the balance system. Future studies should concentrate on comparing the effectiveness
of this video module between PVD and central vestibular disorder cases. It is also of interest to see whether this physical exercise is
also helpful in other pathological group such as stroke.
Biography
Zuraida Z is a Senior Medical Lecturer in the Audiology program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She has received her Medical degree (MD)
from USM in 2002 and Master of Science (Medical Audiology) in 2010 from the same university. She has also been an active Researcher in the field balance and vestibular
and has published more than 60 papers including journal, oral, books and proceedings. She is currently developing a virtual vestibular rehabilitation procedure for balance
disordered patients.
Zainun Z et al., Surgery Curr Res 2016, 6:6(Suppl)