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Vestibular Rehabilitation
Susan J. Herdman
Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed., 430pp.
ISBN: 0803604440
Publisher: Davis F A
Pub. Date: January 1999
Edition Desc: 2ND ILLUST
Synopsis: "...covers the latest in theory, research, and clinical practice, emphasizing assessment and the development of different treatments...part of the Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation series." Appropriate for: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Students.
Author Info: Herdman, Susan J., PhD, PT (Univ of Miami)
The contributors represent the specialties of physical therapy, otolaryngology, audiology, neurology, psychology, and occupational therapy. Most come from academic medical centers in the U.S. Institutions prominently represented include Univ of Pittsburgh, Univ of Missouri, Johns Hopkins, and Northwestern Univ Medical School.
Table of Contents:
Ch. 1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Vestibular System
Ch. 2 Role of the Vestibular System in Postural Control
Ch. 3 Postural Abnormalities in Vestibular Disorders
Ch. 4 Vestibular Adaptation
Ch. 5 Vestibular System Disorders
Ch. 6 Clinical Changes in Vestibular Function over Time after Lesions: The Consequences of Unilateral Vestibular Deafferentation
Ch. 7 Quantitative Vestibular Function Tests and the Clinical Examination
Ch. 8 Audiologic Assessment and Management
Ch. 9 Pharmacologic and Optical Methods of Treating Vestibular Disorders and Nystagmus
Ch. 10 Surgical Management of Vestibular Disorders
Ch. 11 Assessment and Management of Central Vestibular Disorders
Ch. 12 Diagnosis and Management of Neuro-otologic Disorders Due to Migraine
Ch. 13 Assessment of Vestibular Hypofunction
Ch. 14 Treatment of Vestibular Hypofunction
Ch. 15 Assessment and Management of Bilateral Vestibular Loss
Ch. 16 Assessment and Management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Ch. 17 Vestibular Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury
Ch. 18 Treatment of Vestibular Deficits in Children with Developmental Disorders
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