Online Course: Introduction to Vestibular Rehabilitation
Take the guesswork out of dizziness and vertigo with up-to-date knowledge of the vestibular system
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Bernard Tonks
Bernard Tonks is a Certified Vestibular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist with vast lecturing experience on this topic
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Introduction
More and more patients are presenting to their health care practitioners with symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, disequilibrium and imbalance. Vestibular rehabilitation is a rapidly growing, evidence-based area of practice that can safely and effectively manage these symptoms. It has demonstrated efficacy in both peripheral vestibular disorders and central nervous system disorders, including concussion. If you are curious about vestibular rehabilitation, but don't know much about it, then this short introductory course is for you.
Aims
This course aims to introduce you to the vestibular system, so that you have the necessary background knowledge to develop skills in vestibular rehabilitation.
Outline
This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:
- Video
- Reading activity
- Quiz
Target audience
This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.