Falling is one of the most common consequences of vestibular dizziness. Most of patients with vestibular dysfunction suffer from balance disorders, postural instability and vertigo that may lead to life threating complications as fractures and brain injuries. Non invasive brain stimulation techniques such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) have been investigated as therapeutic interventions for various neurological disorders like motor deficits and balance disorders after various neurological deficits. To investigate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to supervised vestibular rehabilitation program on balance and postural stability in patients with vestibular dizziness
The subjects of both genders with age 40 to 65 will be allocated randomly into two equal groups A and B. Group A Outcomes measure will include : Berg balance scale, computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) . Assessment will be done before and after treatment sessions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
56
Twenty eight randomly assigned patients with peripheral vestibular disorders will undergo 10 Hz rTMS to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of their dominant hemisphere; in addition to designed vestibular rehabilitation exercises
Twenty eight randomly assigned patients with peripheral vestibular disorders will undergo placebo rTMS plus designed vestibular rehabilitation exercises.
Cairo University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
faculty of medicine , Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Postural stability
Computerized dynamic Posturography- Scores ranging zero min score and 100 max score
Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks after intervention
Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale
Indicate the amount of dizziness you experience in different situations
Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks after intervention
Berg balance scale
Balance * 14 items each item scored from zero (min score)-4 (Max score) with total min score zero and max score 56
Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks after intervention
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