1Assistant Professor, Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, A.J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India
2Post Graduate Student, Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, A.J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India
3Lecturer, Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, A.J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka State, India
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is considered to be the most common peripheral vestibular disorder. The canalith repositioning manoeuvre is the common clinical treatment for patients with BPPV. However, patients with BPPV, after treatment with the canalith repositioning manoeuvre still demonstrate insufficient postural stability. So it is important to improve the balance ability of people with BPPV. This study was aimed to find out the effectiveness of wobble board balance training in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) after canalith repositioning maneuver.
Study included 36 BPPV patients aged between 45–60, divided into an experimental group and a control group. All subjects had undergone pre-intervention assessment for balance using Activity Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC). Subjects in the control group received only canalith repositioning maneuver. Subjects in the experimental group underwent wobble board exercise training for 4 days per week for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks again the balance status was measured of subjects using ABC Scale. Balance scores of each group was analyzed statistically;Paired-t test was used to compare the balance in both experiment and control group(within group comparison) and to compare the difference in balance between experimental and control group, unpaired t-test was used.
In the experimental group-there was a significant improvement in the balance confidence(p value 0.003)when pre-post post comparison was done, where as in control group the p value was >0.05, ie 0.707, there was no difference in the balance confidence at 5% level of significance. When both experimental and control group compared, there was a significantly greater improvement (p value 0.003) in balance in patients with BPPV in experimental group.
Wobble board exercise is beneficial for the improvement of balance in persons with Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo subjects after canalith repositioning manoeuvre.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Balance, Activity-Specific Balance Confidence(ABC) scale, Wobble board
