ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Static and Dynamic Balance Scores in Patients with Bilateral Vestibulopathy
Bilateral Vestibülopatili Hastalarda Vestibüler Rehabilitasyonun Statik ve Dinamik Denge Skorları Üzerine Etkisi
Received Date : 13 Sep 2021
Accepted Date : 22 Oct 2021
Belde ÇULHAOĞLUa, Seyra ERBEKb, Levent Naci ÖZLÜOĞLUb
aOndokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Odyoloji Bölümü, Samsun, TÜRKİYE
bBaşkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları ABD, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2021-86204 - Makale Dili: TR
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(4):271-5
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: Bilateral vestibulopathy is a rare, heterogeneous,
chronic disease with different etiologies. Bilateral vestibulopathy
is one of the most common causes of postural imbalance and falls,
especially in the elderly. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect
of vestibular rehabilitation in patients diagnosed with bilateral
vestibulopathy. Material and Methods: Seventeen patients diagnosed
with bilateral vestibulopathy were included in our study. In the vestibular
system evaluation of all patients, the ear nose throat examination
was made with appropriate vestibular tests based on Barany’s criteria,
and the diagnosis of vestibulopathy was made. Videonystagmography
was used for vestibular tests. Static and dynamic balance were evaluated
with the SportKAT 3000 device. After initial evaluation, the patients
were included in the vestibular rehabilitation program. The
vestibular rehabilitation program was conducted in the form of one-toone
for 2 days a week for 4 weeks. After vestibular rehabilitation program
was completed, static and dynamic balance scores were compared
with initial results. Results: 17 people included in the study, 15 were
female and 2 were male, with a mean age of 66.18±12.69 years. Before
and after the one-month rehabilitation program of the subjects included
in the study were compared. The decrease in static and dynamic balance
scores after vestibular rehabilitation was found statistically significant
(p<0.001). Conclusion: It was proved that vestibular rehabilitation program
in patients with bilateral vestibulopathy was effective and it was
observed that there was an improvement in static and dynamic balance
scores.
Keywords: Bilateral vestibulopathy; vestibular rehabilitation; static balance; dynamic balance
ÖZET
Amaç: Bilateral vestibülopati, farklı etiyolojilere sahip, nadir
görülen, heterojen, kronik bir hastalıktır. Bilateral vestibülopati, özellikle
yaşlılarda postüral dengesizlik ve düşmenin en sık görülen nedenlerindendir.
Bu çalışmanın amacı; bilateral vestibülopati tanısı almış
hastalarda vestibüler rehabilitasyonun etkinliğini ortaya koymaktır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya bilateral vestibülopati tanısı almış 17
hasta dâhil edilmiştir. Tüm hastaların bilateral vestibülopati tanısı Barany
kriterlerine göre konulmuştur. Vestibüler sistemi değerlendirmek
için videonistagmografi cihazı kullanılmıştır. Statik ve dinamik denge,
SportKAT 3000 cihazı ile değerlendirilmiştir. İlk değerlendirmeler yapıldıktan
sonra hastalar vestibüler rehabilitasyon programına alınmıştır.
Vestibüler rehabilitasyon programı 4 hafta süresince haftada 2 gün
uzman odyolog eşliğinde bire bir şeklinde tamamlanmıştır. Vestibüler
rehabilitasyon programı sonrası statik ve dinamik denge skorları rehabilitasyon
öncesi sonuçları ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya
dâhil olan 17 hastadan 15’i kadın, 2’si erkek olup, yaş ortalaması
66,18±12,69’dur. Çalışmaya dâhil edilen olguların 1 aylık rehabilitasyon
programı öncesi ve sonrasında yapılan değerlendirmeler karşılaştırıldığında,
vestibüler rehabilitasyon sonrasında statik ve dinamik
denge skorlarında elde edilen düşüş istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur
(p<0,001). Sonuç: Bilateral vestibülopatisi olan hastalarda uygulanan
vestibüler rehabilitasyon programı etkin olup, statik ve dinamik
denge skorlarında iyileşme olduğu görülmüştür.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Bilateral vestibülopati; vestibüler rehabilitasyon; statik denge; dinamik denge
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