Become Part of the World’s Largest Network of Balance Specialists

Become Part of the World’s Largest Network of Balance Specialists

The American Institute of Balance (AIB) INDIA is pleased to offer the online INTERNATIONAL VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION CERTIFICATE to healthcare professionals in India. This is an online certificate course developed to reach the needs of children and adults suffering from vestibular and balance disorders.

This comprehensive Online Certificate Program was developed in response to the growing need to reach the millions of children and adults around the world who are in need of rehabilitation from vestibular and balance disorders.

Description of Certificate Program

This is the most comprehensive Online Vestibular Rehabilitation Certificate Program of its kind. It is the same content as the well-respected AIB live Vestibular Rehabilitation Certification Workshop, which has been attended by thousands of professionals from around the world. At the end of the course, there will be a satisfactory score of 76% or better is required. For your records, the certificate may be printed from your personal computer. It includes:

13 hours of lectures from AIB’s world-class interdisciplinary faculty presented in 7 Modules.
Self-directed learning. Stop and start anytime. Watch it at your convenience.
325 PowerPoint slides with embedded videos, figures, and graphics.
80 Video demonstrations of nystagmus, abnormal eye movement, patients, all Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers (CRM), and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapies (VRT).
70+ Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy exercises and protocols for the clinician and home-based therapy programs.
Patient Education materials for common conditions.
Patient self-assessment tools and forms.
Unlimited access to the AIB Online Library of more than 3,000 scientific articles, with 270+, added each year.
Listing as an “International Certificate” on dizzy.com.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the Certificate Program, attendees will be able to…

Describe peripheral and central vestibular anatomy and physiology.

Explain the concept of central compensation and those factors affecting its

Name the most common otologic and non-otologic conditions which may cause dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance.

Demonstrate the most sensitive bedside/clinical evaluation protocols which identify candidates for treatment and proper triage.

Select the appropriate Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers for all forms of BPPV.

Describe the relationship of the cervical spine in the management of the “dizzy” patient.

Perform diagnosis-based adaptation-habituation and substitution VRT protocols and outcome measures.

Module 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System

+ Welcome and Introduction

• Statement of need and demographics
• Historical perspective

+ Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System

• Peripheral
• Central

+ Understanding Sensory Integration of Equilibrium

• Eye movements
- Pendular Pursuit
- Saccades
- Optokinetic
- Corrective Saccades
- Nystagmus
• Vestibular Reflex systems
- Vestibulo-ocular (VOR)
- Vestibulo-collic (VCR) - Vestibulo-spinal (VSR)

+ Central Vestibular Compensation: How and Why VRT works

+ Common disorders affecting vestibular and balance function

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
• Migraine
• Psychological Considerations
• Concussion
• Otologic
• Trauma
• Toxicity
• Neurologic
• Rheumatology/Autoimmune
• Cervicogenic
• Other

+ Evaluation & assessment protocols

• Stabilized vs. Non-stabilized
• Compensated vs. Non-compensated
• Goals and plan of care
• ICD-10 and CPT codes
• Evaluation – Interview
• Clinical Pathways
- Pertinent medical history
- Selecting appropriate vestibular evaluation tests
• Clinimetrics

+ Evaluation – Postural Stability

• Gans SOP

+ Evaluation – Oculomotor & VOR

• Bedside gaze assessment
• Head Thrust/Impulse Test
• Dynamic Visual Acuity
• Post headshake nystagmus
• Optokinetic test
• Motion Sensitivity Index

+ Evaluation – Cervicogenic Considerations

• Vertebral artery compromise
• Cervical Dizziness and Joint Position Sense Test(s)
• Manual Practice

+ Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)

• Diagnosis Based Strategies
• Theories of Adaptation, Habituation and Substitution
• Role of Attention and Cognition
• Evidence-based Clinical Pathways: Using VRT protocols and creating patient-centered therapy
- Identification of functional impairment by categories
> Oscillopsia
> Vestibular Recruitment
> Vestibular visual integration-vision/surface dependence
• Building and Implementing VRT Protocols
• Manual Practice
• Precautions to VRT

+ Summary and Concluding Remarks

+ Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)

+ Self-directed Case Studies
+ Vestibular Evaluation and Clinical Forms
+ Balance and Equilibrium Outcome Measurement Tools
+ Patient Education Forms
+ Self-directed Vestibular Rehabilitation Program and Protocols
• Includes 30 patient education forms with pictures and written instructions
+ Clinician-directed Vestibular Rehabilitation Program and Protocols
• Includes 40 patient education forms with pictures and written instructions

Who Should Register?

India does not have one sole professional degree identified to evaluate and treat patients suffering from balance disorders. Therefore, in recognition of this variation, the minimum requirement, is at least a bachelors or masters degree in the below mentioned specialities:

ENT Specialist
Audiologist & Speech therapist
Physiotherapist
Neurologist
Emergency Intensivist
Physician