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Role of Habituation Exercises in Improvement of Balance and Quality of Life in Cervical Spondylosis Associated Vertigo

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Kumar Arvind, Gupta Vivek, Khan A Mansoor
» doi: 10.48047/AFJBS.6.15.2024.9170-9177

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Background: Vertigo is one of the common problems presented in OPD of ENT in which there occur swaying or rotational movement, loss of perception of body and or in space. Dizziness due to cervical spine pathology may give rise to poor balance, abnormal space orientation and, neck pain along with restricted movements of cervical spine and also sometimes headache. Aim and objectives: Purpose of the study was to find out effective exercise regimen for the vertigo associated with cervical spondylosis. Objectives of the study were to compare the effects of habituation exercises on pain, balance and quality of life in subjects of cervical spondylosis associated vertigo. Method and materials: A total of 38 patients of Cervical Spondylosis with Vertigo were selected as per sample size calculation. Subjects were allocated in control and experimental groups randomly and a conventional exercise protocol was followed by control group whereas habituation exercise regimen was followed by experimental group for 06 months. Results: At the post-test stage, the mean BBS score was significantly higher for the experimental group (50.79) compared to the control group (47.32), and the mean DHI score was significantly higher for the experimental group (111.05) compared to the control group (101.37). Discussion: In experimental group improvements are significantly higher than that of control group which could be attributed to the session that in experimental group habituation exercises were added so improvements of experimental group are higher than control group.

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