Evaluation and Intervention of Vestibular Hypofunction and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Brief outline (Detailed outline) 

This workshop will provide the learner with skills to differentially diagnosis common pathologies affecting the vestibular system.  In addition, participants will be instructed how to develop a physiotherapy program for vestibular hypofunction and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.  Didactic and practical experience will be provided.

Objectives

• The participant will be able to differentiate peripheral and central vestibular disorders from the patient history and examination.
• The participant will be able to perform the head thrust test, the head shaking nystagmus test, the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, the Epley and Lempert maneuvers, in addition to other repositioning maneuvers for BPPV.
• The participant will learn how to treat peripheral vestibular hypofunction through case discussion, to include neuritis and bilateral involvement.  Both medical and physical therapy management will be described.

Organiser

Susan Whitney (United States of America)

Susan L. Whitney, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA received her PhD in motor development/motor learning from the University of Pittsburgh and her professional physical therapy education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She received her DPT from MGH Institute in Boston, MA.   Currently, she is an associate professor in physical therapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and in the department of otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.  She is the Program Director of the Centers for Rehab Services (CRS) Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  Dr. Whitney is supported by an NIH grant from NIDCD to study the effect of virtual reality as a treatment modality for persons with vestibular disorders and the development of a novel method to assess balance accross the lifespan.  Dr. Whitney has authored or coauthored over 50 articles on Medline, most of which relate to vestibular rehabilitation, plus has written numerous book chapters and has co-authored a book related to dizziness and balance disorders.  She is a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and has received the Lucy Blair Service Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).  She is currently the Chair of the Vestibular Special Interest Group of the Neurology Section of the APTA.

Speaker

Michael Schubert (United States of America)

Michael C Schubert PT PhD received his PhD in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami and his professional physical therapy education from Old Dominion University in Norfolk VA.  Currently, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore MD.  He is the Program Director for the Vestibular Rehabilitation service at Johns Hopkins.  Dr. Schubert has been funded continually for seven years and has current NIH grant support.  His research attempts to identify the neurophysiologic mechanisms responsible for recovery of gaze stability in vestibular hypofunction and novel methods to improve vestibular ocular reflex function during rapid head rotations.  Dr Schubert has authored over 25 peer-reviewed articles in addition to numerous book chapters.  His recent work was recognized by the Faculty of 1000 as an important contribution to medicine.

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