Customized Vestibular Exercise

Jeon, Eun Ju

Abstract

Vestibular rehabilitation is an excellent treatment option that can improve dizziness and balance through specific exercises in patients with dizziness who cannot be expected to improve with medication or surgical treatment. Vestibular rehabilitation treatment, especially customized exercise requires a long and complicated process of various evaluation processes, customized prescription of exercise, education, and training. Effective vestibular rehabilitation requires specialists with knowledge of vestibular rehabilitation, patient's commitment to recovery and understanding for the vestibular rehabilitation, and a medical system that can support the time, human resources, and place needed for vestibular rehabilitation. In 2017, customized vestibular exercise is finally approved as a new medical technology, and active treatment for dizziness has become possible for patients who need vestibular rehabilitation. Customized vestibular exercise is an individualized exercises in accordance with the symptoms and disabilities of the patient to improve dizziness and balance problem. Customized exercise consists of an evaluation process to find out the patient's problem, and exercise prescription and training.