VERTIGO IMPROVED WITH MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION PROGRAM

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Event Abstract Back to Event VERTIGO IMPROVED WITH MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION PROGRAM Frederick R. Carrick1*, David J. Traster1*, Susan Esposito2* and Matthew Antonucci1* 1 Carrick Institute, United States 2 Life University, United States Background: We describe a male in his 60’s who presents with a three year history of vertigo. Episodes of three to eight hour durations would produce dizziness, disorientation, tinnitus, as well as memory and cognitive difficulties. Methods: A centrally maintained vertigo was confirmed through neurological examination. The patient was found to have a 10hz tremor on the right arm with decrease right arm swing during gait. The patient participated in a five day neurorehabilitation program that included off-vertical-axis-rotation vestibular rehabilitation, specific oculomotor rehabilitation strategies, times-one viewing gaze stabilization exercises, extra-spinal manipulations and gait rehabilitation. Results: The combination of treatment protocols produced profound changes in the patient’s state of being. Patient reported that this intervention eliminated the dizziness and unsteadiness for the first time since its onset. Conclusion: This case of vertigo showed significant improvements after administration of an integrated neurorehabilitation regimen as described. The authors suggest further investigation into vestibular rehabilitation mechanisms and brain-based approaches to patient treatments with vertigo. Keywords: Vertigo, Dizziness, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Disorientation, Tinnitus, Balance control Conference: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration, Orlando, Florida, United States, 10 Dec - 14 Dec, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Case Reports for Poster Presentation Citation: Carrick FR, Traster DJ, Esposito S and Antonucci M (2015). VERTIGO IMPROVED WITH MULTIMODAL NEUROREHABILITATION PROGRAM. Front. Neurol. Conference Abstract: International Symposium on Clinical Neuroscience: TBI and Neurodegeneration. doi: 10.3389/conf.fneur.2015.58.00100 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 02 Sep 2015; Published Online: 02 Nov 2015. * Correspondence: Prof. Frederick R Carrick, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, drfrcarrick@post.harvard.edu Dr. David J Traster, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, dtraster3@gmail.com Dr. Susan Esposito, Life University, Marietta, United States, susan.esposito@life.edu Dr. Matthew Antonucci, Carrick Institute, Cape Canaveral, United States, mantonucci@carrickinstitute.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Matthew Antonucci Google Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Matthew Antonucci Google Scholar Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Matthew Antonucci PubMed Frederick R Carrick David J Traster Susan Esposito Matthew Antonucci Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.