BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO: ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF THE SEMONT LIBERATORY MANEUVER IN ACUTE CASES

Abstract

Background:

 vestibular dysfunctions patients’ common complains is dizziness & lack of balance, which impacts their quality of life (QoL) negatively. For the symptomatic management of acute benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) medications are prescribed which are effective in normalization of its symptoms. Vestibular rehabilitation with specified follow up exercise regime is intervened more effectively in the treatment of BPPV patients.

Method: 20 BPPV patients were examined & screened by doing Dix-Hall Pike positioning & their respective DHI scores were recorded. The recruited study’s participants were treated with sermon liberatory maneuver (SLM).  The patients were follow-up & readings were taken at the completion of week-1 & month-1. An average DHI scores was recorded by performing repeated procedures if necessary.

Results: Post-SLM treatment results showed that BPPV symptoms in most study’s participants (n=16) disappeared & no patients has negative test by 1-week or 1-month completion. The SLM 1^st success rate was 80% & the total success rate was 91%.  DHI post-test score also decreased with the interventions of SLM. BPPV patients who treated within one week of onset had found to be good prognosis with SLE.  This study found that SLE was ineffective in the management of BPPV in 4 study’s participants.

Conclusion; SLE is safe, cost- effective & easy physical therapy interventions for the treatment of BPPV patients.