Current Look at Vestibular Rehabilitation
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Vestibular rehabilitation.
Vestibular dysfunction has many etiologies. Symptoms including vertigo and imbalance may severely hamper life-style, causing the afflicted individual to seek medical attention. For many patients with vestibular complaints a cure is not available. However, the physician is often called upon to relieve incapacitating symptoms. The purpose of this article is to discuss vestibular rehabilitation as...
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عنوان ژورنال: Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi/Journal Of Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1302-6755
DOI: 10.5152/adutfd.2014.141788