SynthesisBMC geriatrics2020
Physical therapy interventions for older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders addressing mobility and participation: a systematic review.
Synthesis in BMC geriatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06500611 (Combined Effects Of Sensory Integration And Vestibular Exercises On Dizziness, Fall Risk And Quality Of Life In Post-Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Combined Effects Of Sensory Integration And Vestibular Exercises On Dizziness, Fall Risk And Quality Of Life In Post-Stroke Patients
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impact of physical activity and exercise training on health-related quality of life in older adults: an umbrella review.GeroScience · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Dizziness: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Technologies to Promote Exercise in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
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- Mapping Research on Virtual Reality for Balance, Coordination, and Motor Rehabilitation: A Bibliometric Analysis with Topic Modeling.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency and Osteoporosis on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Recurrence: A Population-Based Study From the Korean National Health Insurance Service.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Physical frailty and the risk of peripheral vertigo: evidence from the UK Biobank cohort.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Vertigo Management in Older Adults. A Controlled Clinical Study in Italy.Current aging science · 2026Article
- Chronic vertigo and dizziness signal unmet needs in stroke recovery.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Pelvic Control Characteristics During Static Balance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Novel Sensor-Based Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of Acoustically Screened Five-Element Music Combined with Traditional Chinese Mind-Body Exercises on Emotion Regulation, Working Memory, and Functional Brain Connectivity in Older Adults: A Randomized Repeated-Measures Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the efficacy of vestibular rehabilitation therapy on quality of life in persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: the role of anxiety and depression in treatment outcomes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of the Effects of Interactive Telerehabilitation with Remote Monitoring and Guidance on Balance and Gait Performance in Older Adults and Individuals with Neurological Conditions.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Etiologic distribution of dizziness/vertigo in a neurological outpatient clinic according to the criteria of the international classification of vestibular disorders: a single-center study.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Vestibular dysfunction and its association with cognitive impairment and dementia.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
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- Protocol for the FACE study: frailty and comorbidity in elderly patients-a multicenter, Chinese observational cohort study.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2023Article
- Migrainous Vertigo, Tinnitus, and Ear Symptoms and Alternatives.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 2022Review
- Estimating the causal effect of frailty index on vestibular disorders: A two-sample Mendelian randomization.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Current Insights into Treating Vertigo in Older Adults.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundVertigo, dizziness and balance disorders (VDB) are among the most relevant contributors to the burden of disability among older adults living in the community and associated with immobility, limitations of activities of daily living and decreased participation. The aim of this study was to identify the quality of evidence of physical therapy interventions that address mobility and participation in older patients with VDB and to characterize the used primary and secondary outcomes.
methodsA systematic search via MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PEDro, forward citation tracing and hand search was conducted initially in 11/2017 and updated in 7/2019. We included individual and cluster-randomized controlled trials and trials with quasi-experimental design, published between 2007 and 2017/2019 and including individuals ≥65 years with VDB. Physical therapy and related interventions were reviewed with no restrictions to outcome measurement. Screening of titles, abstracts and full texts, data extraction and critical appraisal was conducted by two independent researchers. The included studies were heterogeneous in terms of interventions and outcome measures. Therefore, a narrative synthesis was conducted.
resultsA total of 20 randomized and 2 non-randomized controlled trials with 1876 patients met the inclusion criteria. The included studies were heterogeneous in terms of complexity of interventions, outcome measures and methodological quality. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) was examined in twelve studies, computer-assisted VR (CAVR) in five, Tai Chi as VR (TCVR) in three, canal repositioning manoeuvres (CRM) in one and manual therapy (MT) in one study. Mixed effects were found regarding body structure/function and activities/participation. Quality of life and/or falls were assessed, with no differences between groups. VR is with moderate quality of evidence superior to usual care to improve balance, mobility and symptoms.
conclusionTo treat older individuals with VDB, VR in any variation and in addition to CRMs seems to be effective. High-quality randomized trials need to be conducted to inform clinical decision making.
trial registrationPROSPERO 2017 CRD42017080291 .
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