VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION www.WorkﬁtPhysiotherapy.ca Get Better And Stay Better Hospital owned & operated. All net proceeds support hospital programs. WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION SIGNS & SYMPTOMS • Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) • Vertigo • Dizziness • Imbalance or Ataxia • Poor gaze stability • Motion sensitivity (quick head movements) provoke dizziness. VESTIBULAR DISORDER MAY BE CAUSED BY... • Head Trauma(MVA, falls, impact sports) • Ear infections, including otitis media and labyrinthitis • Ototoxicity • Aging • Insidious onset such as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT? Vestibular Rehabilitation is a specialized physiotherapy treatment program that is individualized for each client. Vestibular Rehabilitation is an exercise- based approach to relieve the symptoms and discomfort of vestibular disorders. A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT IS PERFORMED • Eye and head coordination • Balance and gait • Motion sensitivity TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE... • Balance retraining exercises • Speciﬁc vestibular exercises • Supervised therapy sessions to monitor progress & continually challenge the vestibular, visual & balance systems • Repositioning maneuver for BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre 327 Reynolds Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3L7 905.845-9540 Milton District Hospital Work-Fit Total Therapy Centre 7030 Derry Road, Milton, ON L9T 7H6 905.876.7022

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VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION

www.WorkfitPhysiotherapy.ca

Get Better And Stay Better

Hospital owned & operated. All net proceeds support hospital programs.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS • Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement)• Vertigo• Dizziness• Imbalance or Ataxia• Poor gaze stability• Motion sensitivity (quick head movements) provoke

dizziness.

VESTIBULAR DISORDER MAY BE CAUSED BY...• Head Trauma (MVA, falls, impact

sports)• Ear infections, including otitis

media and labyrinthitis• Ototoxicity• Aging• Insidious onset such as Benign

Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?Vestibular Rehabilitation is a specialized

physiotherapy treatment program that is individualized for each client. Vestibular Rehabilitation is an exercise-based approach to relieve the symptoms and discomfort of vestibular disorders.

A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT IS PERFORMED•Eye and head coordination

•Balance and gait•Motion sensitivity

TREATMENT MAY INCLUDE...• Balance retraining exercises

• Specific vestibular exercises•Supervised therapy sessions to monitor progress & continually challenge the vestibular, visual & balance systems• Repositioning maneuver for BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)

Oakville Trafalgar Memorial HospitalWork-Fit Total Therapy Centre

327 Reynolds Street, Oakville, ON L6J 3L7905.845-9540

Milton District HospitalWork-Fit Total Therapy Centre

7030 Derry Road, Milton, ON L9T 7H6905.876.7022

http://www.WorkfitPhysiotherapy.ca