Overview

This book provides professionals who treat patients with balance disorders with an easy-to-read and practical manual for how to interpret and understand balance function testing. A variety of health care professionals, including otolaryngologists, neurologists, primary care physicians, audiologists, and physical therapists will benefit from this book. This text will serve as a simple and straightforward text that explains what you need to know about these tests. Included are: indications for balance function testing, what these tests can and cannot reveal, the basics on how they are performed, and how they are interpreted. A section called 'Putting it all together' gives sample test results and their interpretations. The included DVD illustrates the case examples.

Audience

Primary Subject: Audiology / Balance Assessment and Treatment
Secondary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / General
Audience Level: Professional

1.Introduction
2. Vestibular Physiology - a qualitative review of what you need to know
3. Balance Function Testing - Overview, Indications, and Limitations
4. The ENG/VNG (Testing Apparatus, Smooth Pursuit, Saccade, Nystagmus - Spontaneous, Positional, Head Shake, Hyperventilation, Caloric Testing
5. Rotatory Chair
6. Posturography
7. Case examples

About The Authors

Michael Ruckenstein, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC

Michael J. Ruckenstein MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC is Professor, Vice Chairman, and Residency Program Director at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

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Sherrie Davis, Au.D

Sherrie Davis, Au.D. is a clinical specialist in the Department of Audiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is the Director of Clinical Services of the Dizziness and Balance Center.

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