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Interdisciplinary Approach to Dizziness: Roles of Audiology and Physical Therapy

Dizziness is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care, and because there are many causes of dizziness, management of these patients requires an interdisciplinary approach. Peripheral vestibular dysfunction is the most common cause of dizziness/vertigo diagnosed in specialty clinics. The purpose of this article is to present an interdisciplinary approach to the management of patients with vestibular dysfunction with a focus on the unique and overlapping contributions of audiology and physical therapy to vestibular assessment and rehabilitation.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-1554
Date01 November 2013
CreatorsAkin, Faith W., Hall, Courtney D., Riska, Kristal M.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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