VIDEO- Treatment of Patient with Mobius Syndrome and Phobic Postural Vertigo (PPV): Part II
Published on: September 29, 2014
In Part I, we saw the 38 year-old female patient, learned the history and discussed assessment options for an individual with Mobius Syndrome. The key now for successful […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Vestibular Assessment of Patient with Mobius Syndrome Phobic Postural Vertigo: Part I
Published on: September 16, 2014
Mobius Syndrome is a rare congenital genetic disorder involving underdevelopment of cranial nerves VI and VII. Mobius includes aspects of facial paralysis and inability to have patterns of facial expression. […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Post-Traumatic BPPV May be Complex
Published on: August 28, 2014
According to the NIH, each year, 1.7. Million Americans experience a concussion also called mild Traumatic Brain Injury (m-TBI). Researchers have reported a wide variability of the condition in individuals […]
Read MorePediatric Balance Examination
Published on: August 1, 2014
At AIB, pediatric balance evaluation is a critically important diagnostic service to the medical and rehabilitation community. Evaluation may be conducted with neonates/infants as young as 3 months of age. […]
Read MoreVIDEO: Balance Assessment of Child with Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM) and Delayed Neuromotor Function
Published on: June 18, 2014
Case Study: a 3 year 8 month old male referred for balance assessment by a pediatric ENT. The child has a right-sided hemifacial microsomia (HFM). It has been determined from […]
Read MoreBalance Dysfunction in Children Secondary to Otitis Media with Effusion
Published on: April 25, 2014
Although there is not an abundance of literature on pediatric vestibular issues, otitis media with effusion (OME) has been reported in the literature as a cause of balance dysfunction in […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
Published on: April 8, 2014
Background: The visualization of corrective saccades as a highly sensitive bedside examination of a peripheral vestibular deficit has been well reported in the literature. The “head thrust” test as described […]
Read MoreVIDEO – mTBI/Concussion and Oscillopsia: The importance of dynamic visual acuity (DVA) testing
Published on: March 5, 2014
mTBI, more commonly known as concussion, is well reported in both civilian and military literature, but has gained significant public attention due to the interest of sports related head trauma. […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Migrainous Positional Vertigo (MPV): Ear or Brain?
Published on: February 21, 2014
Roberts, Gans and Kastner (2006), von Breveren (2004) and Neuhauser (2001) have all published articles about MPV. The condition is seen almost exclusively in post-menopausal females with history of migraine. […]
Read MoreVIDEO- Conversion Disorders in the Balance Clinic
Published on: January 29, 2014
Patients with Dissociative or Somatoform disorders commonly referred to as Conversion Disorders are often seen in balance centers due to their motor control issues and hypersensitivities to motion, light, sound […]
Read MoreVIDEO – CTSIB Sensitivity Improved with Head Shake
Published on: January 14, 2014
First described by Shumway-Cook and Horak in 1986, the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance ( CTSIB ) has withstood the test of time as one of the most […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Vertebral Artery Insufficiency (VBI) Case Study
Published on: December 17, 2013
The neurology and physical therapy literature has long-identified VBI as an origin of vertigo, nystagmus, diplopia and other focal neurological symptoms. The vertebral arteries are responsible for blood supply to […]
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