A Guide to Balance and Dizziness - Charles M. Plishka

The second edition of A Guide to Balance and Dizziness by Charles M. Plishka returns to address the increasing number of referrals to treat balance impairment, gait disorders, and dizziness. This expanded edition offers tests, measures, and interventions aligned to available research studies to support evidence-based practice. By gaining a fundamental understanding of how we balance, recognizing and understanding the signs and symptoms of patients will become much easier. Along with numerous updated diagrams and photos, the new edition also comes with access to a website containing video clips that demonstrate key evaluation and treatment techniques. The result will be a better evaluation, treatment plan, and outcome. Topics and Features Include:Tests to evaluate the balance-impaired patientTests and interventions for conditions such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), vestibular loss, and the central and peripheral causes of dizzinessTherapy treatments“How to” instructions throughoutInstructor resources available for each chapterA Guide to Balance and Dizziness is a user-friendly reference, ideal for professionals involved in assessing and treating balance impairments and dizziness. It is an instructional text for physical therapy students and clinicians and an excellent resource for established physicians, optometrists, vestibular and balance therapy specialists, occupational therapists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, audiologists, at
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