Comprehensive Vestibular Rehabilitation (Certificate)

About this Certificate Program

This certificate program is intended to enhance the clinician's ability to provide vestibular rehabilitation and identify indications for further medical/diagnostic consultation. This series of evidence-based courses uses a video case-based approach. Course content includes a review of detailed anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system, features of peripheral and central disorders, an overview of bedside vestibular testing, and treatment concepts to address vestibular loss and management of BPPV. Practical application to a variety of practice settings (outpatient, acute care, SNF, ER) will be discussed.

Target audience

Physical therapists
Physical therapist assistants
Occupational therapists
Occupational therapist assistants

Goals & objectives

• Recognize benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and other vestibular system disorders, including unilateral vestibular disorders, bilateral vestibular disorders, and central vestibular disorders

• Perform and interpret office-based vestibular testing

• Perform and interpret HINTS testing

• Recognize indications for vestibular lab testing

• Administer commonly utilized performance-based balance tests

• Determine the appropriateness of vestibular rehabilitation and identify indications for further medical/diagnostic consultation

• Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of canalith repositioning maneuvers

• Design a treatment plan to address vestibular hypofunction, PPPD, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)