Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: January | Volume: 9 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 89-94
Comparison of Effectiveness of Epley’s Maneuver and Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-Daroff exercise in Patients with Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (pc- BPPV): A Randomized Clinical Trial
Paramasivan Mani1, Kiruthigadevi Sethupathy2, Vivek Kamal Kumar3, Yaseen Jassim Yaseen Aleid4
1Teaching Faculty King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia
2Physiotherapy Specialist, Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia
3Senior Physiotherapist, Bangalore, India
4Physiotherapy Specialist, Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia
Corresponding Author: Paramasivan Mani
ABSTRACT
Objective: Comparison of Effectiveness of Epley’s Maneuver and Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-Daroff exercise in reducing self perceived handicap among patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (pc- BPPV). Design: Randomized clinical trial setting. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre.
Subjects: This study was carried out with 20 patients, who had posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (pc- BPPV).
Intervention: Group A (N=10) had received Epley’s Maneuver with Brandt-Daroff exercise and Group B (N=10) had received Half-Somersault Maneuver with Brandt-Daroff exercise. All patients received treatment for a period of three weeks.
Outcomes: Dizziness Handicap Inventory Scale was used to measure the individual’s reduction of self perceived handicap with the PC-BPPV patients at the end of three weeks.
Results: Both the Epley’s Maneuver with Brandt-Daroff exercise and Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-Daroff exercise were found to be significantly effective in reducing self perceived handicap among patients with (pc- BPPV). Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-Daroff exercise Program resulted in greater improvement in comparison to those who received Epley’s Maneuver with Brandt-Daroff exercise.
Conclusion: The results of this clinical trial demonstrate that the Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-exercise program may be the first treatment choice for therapist in reducing self perceived handicap patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (pc- BPPV).
Key words: Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (pc- BPPV), Epley’s Maneuver and Half-Somersault Exercise with Brandt-Daroff exercise.