Positional exercises as a treatment of Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

ABSTRACT

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the most common causes of vertigo. In this study, 36 patients with symptoms of BPPV were examined.They were treated by positional exercise and reported complete relief of vertigo within 5-24 days.Fifteen patients with thesamedisease were used as controls and were treated by antivertigal drugs only. Out of them, nine got relieved and six continuedto have vertigo. Positional exercises should be the treatment of choice of BPPV