Case Report
Year: 2017 | Month: June | Volume: 2 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 24-26
Effectiveness of Visuo-Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy in Vestibular Disequilibrium and Balance: Case Report
Pardeep Pahwa1, Manjeet Saini2
1Lecturer Physical Therapy, 2Assistant Prof. Special Education,
CRC Sundernagar, Dist. Mandi (H.P.), India
Corresponding Address: Pardeep Pahwa
ABSTRACT
Purpose: The purpose of case report is to reveal the effectiveness of Visuo-vestibular rehabilitation therapy in balance problems as well as vestibular disequilibrium. The case involves a girl referred to Composite regional centre for developmental delay with complications of balance problem and visual discrimination.
Client description:A girl of 5 year admitted at Composite Rehabilitation Centre, Sundernagar in Dec., 2015. Her father provided with a history of Birth asphyxia and was diagnosed with developmental delay.
Measure and outcome:The physiotherapist after assessment and examination identified the complications associated with developmental delay and given the treatment at the centre and found good result in terms of recovery.
Intervention: The patient was given vestibular stimulation activities including swinging and balance activities.
Implication: This case report reinforces the significance of Visuo-vestibular rehabilitation therapy which has become a mainstay in the management of patients with balance and postural problems along with visual difficulties.
Key words: Romberg sign, Visuovestibular, Sensory exercise, Balance, Gaze.