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Volume 7, Issue 5 J Nov Physiother, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7025 Novel Physio 2017
August 21-22, 2017
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Zuraida Zainun, J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-017
Latest update on vestibular rehabilitation using BALEX innovation products for balance disordered
and stroke patients
Vestibular rehabilitation is one of the optimum treatments to promote the recovery among vestibular disordered and stroke
patients. The effectiveness of these physical therapies has been clearly demonstrated. In fact, having an effective therapy
that is home based or one to one offers many advantages to the patients and clinicians. Zainun and her colleagues (2009)
had developed the first video guided exercise that is home-based known as Bal Ex that is available in multi-languages. Other
modules and protocols developed for balance rehabilitation are: Bal Ex Stand Up: Manual footplate for balance rehabilitation,
Bal Ex Mobile virtual room for visual vertigo patients, Bal ex stroke home-based video module for stroke rehabilitation, Bal
Ex Physio home-based physiotherapy module for stroke patients and others. This module has many advantages which are
easy to perform as there are step by step instructions presented with audio and visual cues. Second, since it is home-based, the
patients will be able to use as self-guidance and they can minimize their follow up to the hospital for treatment. This is also
practical for patients with reduced mobility and it also offers more flexibility. Indirectly, it is also cost-effective in a long run.
Indirectly having these latest innovation products will improve our current clinical management of vestibular disordered and
stroke patients.
Biography
Zuraida Zainun is currently working as a Medical Officer at Vertigo Clinic, ORL-HNS Department, PPSP, USM, Malaysia. She has published numerous research papers
and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. She has extended her valuable service towards the scientific community with
her extensive research work.
Zuraida Zainun
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia