F.A. Davis Company

A volume in the Contemporary Perspectives In Rehabilitation Series, edited by Steven L. Wolf, PhD, PT, FAPTA.

Recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, Susan Herdman delivers the most current information available about the management of patients with vestibular disorders in her updated 3rd edition text. With an increased emphasis on evidence-based practice, PT students and practitioners will more clearly understand the scientific basis for successful treatment and readily relate the rationales to clinical practice.

• Comprehensive revisions and updating throughout.
• 5 brand new chapters—History and Clinical Exam  • Physical Therapy of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome  • Compensatory Strategies for Vestibular Hypofunction  • Nonvestibular Dizziness & Imbalance: From Disuse Disequilibrium to Central Degenerative Disorders  • Treatment of Patients with Nonvestibular Dizziness & Disequilibrium.
• More case studies that illustrate the decision making process.
• An increased emphasis on evidence-based practice.
• In-depth coverage to facilitate thoughtful decisions about treatment and the ability to recognize what steps to take if the initial treatment does not appear to be beneficial.
• A FREE CD-ROM, bound in the book, which features 60 video clips that demonstrate normal and abnormal eye movements, gait problems, functional tests for actual treatments, and more.

I. Fundamentals

1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Normal Vestibular System
2. Vestibular Adaptation
3. Role of Vestibular System in Postural Control
4. Postural Abnormalities in Vestibular Disorders
5. Vestibular Compensation: Clinical Changes in the Vestibular Function with Time after Unilateral Vestibular Loss
6. Vestibular System Disorders

II. Medical Assessment and Vestibular Function Tests

7. History and Clinical Examination
8. Vestibular Function Tests
9. Otolith Function Tests
10. Auditory Examination

III. Medical and Surgical Management

11. Pharmacological and Optical Methods to Treat Vestibular Disorders and Nystagmus
12. Migraine, Meniere's and Motion Sensitivity
13. Therapy of Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MDDS)
14. Surgical Management of Vestibular Disorders
15. Psychological Problems and the Dizzy Patient

IV.       Rehabilitation Assessment and Management

16. Physical Therapy Diagnosis for Vestibular Disorders
17. Physical Therapy Management of Benign Positional Vertigo
18. Compensatory Strategies for Vestibular-Ocular Hypofunction
19. Physical Therapy Assessment of Vestibular Hypofunction
20. Interventions for the Patient with Vestibular Hypofunction
21. Assessment and Treatment of Complete Vestibular Loss
22. Management of the Pediatric Patient with Vestibular Hypofunction
23. Management of the Elderly Person with Vestibular Hypofunction
24. Disability in Vestibular Disorders
25. Assessment and Management of Disorders Affecting Central Vestibular Pathways
26. Non-Vestibular Dizziness and Imbalance: From Disuse Disequilibrium to Central Degenerative Disorders
27. Assessment and Management of the Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury and Vestibular Dysfunction
28. Non-Vestibular Dizziness and Inbalance: Suggestions for Patients with Migraine and Mal de Débarquement
29. Non-Vestibular Diagnosis and Inbalance: Cervicogenic Dizziness