Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Amer Al Saif

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

Biography

Dr Amer Al Saif received his Bachelor degree in Physical Therapy from King Faisal University, and completed Masters and post professional doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University. His primary areas of instruction include balance medicine, vestibular rehabilitation (vestibular mechanical diagnosis and therapy) and cervicogeneic dizziness. He is specialized in treating patients with complaints of head, neck, facial, TMJ pain and associated symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, and chronic myofascial syndrome. He is certified by the American Physical Therapy Association APTA in cervicogenic dizziness.

Publications

Physical Therapy Management of a Patient with Anterior Canalithiasis using the Deep Head Hanging Maneuver

A 61-year-old female patient presented with a chief complaint of chronic vertigo that started suddenly four months ago. Her symptoms included intermittent nausea and position related vertigo. The left Hallpike-Dix test produced the patient’s vertigo and nausea. Weak left torsional downbeat nystagmus of approximately 10 seconds duration w... Read More»

Amer Al Saif and Eric G. Johnson

Case Report: J Nov Physiother 2012, 2:117

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000117

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