Treatment Maneuvers for BPPV
Presented by Jeff Walter
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The course will review canalith repositioning maneuvers utilized to treat horizontal and posterior canal BPPV. Instruction will emphasize proper performance of the treatment maneuvers. Treatment-related management guidelines will be reviewed. Training in the following treatment maneuvers will be included: modified Epley maneuver, liberatory (Semont) maneuver, Gufoni maneuver, and cupulolith repositioning maneuver. Demonstration of maneuvers and case-based videos will be utilized to reinforce teaching objectives. The course will include a BPPV treatment-related question-and-answer session with neurotologist Michael Teixido, MD. The course is appropriate for audiologists and occupational/physical therapists and assistants.
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Jeff Walter
Jeff Walter is the director of the Otolaryngology Vestibular and Balance Center at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. His clinical practice focuses on vestibular diagnostic testing and vestibular rehabilitation. He is an assistant professor of physical therapy in the Neuroscience Institute at Geisinger…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers for Posterior Canal BPPV
Instruction will focus on canalith repositioning maneuvers utilized to treat posterior canal BPPV. Training in the following treatment maneuvers will be included: modified Epley maneuver and liberatory (Semont) maneuver. Properly administered canalith repositioning maneuvers are highly effective in treating posterior canal BPPV.
2. Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers for Horizontal Canal BPPV
Instruction will focus on canalith repositioning maneuvers utilized to treat horizontal canal BPPV. Training in the following treatment maneuvers will be included: Gufoni maneuver and cupulolith repositioning maneuver.
3. BPPV Management Guidelines
BPPV treatment-related management guidelines will be reviewed. Application of the guidelines are helpful in optimizing BPPV. This chapter will include a BPPV treatment-related question-and-answer session with neurotologist Michael Teixido, MD.
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