Balance
and Vestibular Rehabilitation restores or improves balance by:
1) Using normal systems to compensate for the impaired systems
2) Teaching the vestibular and associated systems to adapt to dysfunction
3) Developing new balance habits
4) Desensitizing the systems
5) Using assistive devices and education on activity modification to substitute for damaged
systems
For more information, go to the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) website for details on
balance and vestibular dysfunction.
Balance and vestibular therapies are developed and reinforced through a thorough patient
evaluation, patient education, exercise, hands-on treatment, and reassessment.
Goals of balance and vestibular rehabilitation are to:
Contact us to schedule an appointment with Jaime West or Malissa Ross if you have dizziness or balance problems.
1) Using normal systems to compensate for the impaired systems
2) Teaching the vestibular and associated systems to adapt to dysfunction
3) Developing new balance habits
4) Desensitizing the systems
5) Using assistive devices and education on activity modification to substitute for damaged
systems
For more information, go to the Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) website for details on
balance and vestibular dysfunction.
Balance and vestibular therapies are developed and reinforced through a thorough patient
evaluation, patient education, exercise, hands-on treatment, and reassessment.
Goals of balance and vestibular rehabilitation are to:
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| Reduce
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| Compensate for balance
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| Restore normal
activities |
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| Return to
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| Return to
recreation |
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| Improve
function |
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| Make home modifications if
needed to ensure safety |
Contact us to schedule an appointment with Jaime West or Malissa Ross if you have dizziness or balance problems.
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Brookside Physical Therapy has very
effective programs for:
- Dizziness
- Benign paroxysmal positional
vertigo (BPPV)
- Balance deficits with falls or near falls
- Vestibulo-visual
deficit
- Central nervous system dysfunction
- Post surgical balance rehabilitation
Balance & Vestibular Rehabilitation |
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Therapy -- 8859 Fox Dr.-- Thornton, CO -- Phone: 303.428.4646 --
Fax: 303.429.6255 |