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 Vestibular Rehabilitation Certificate 2 which is a culmination of years of research and proven effective evaluation and therapy protocols for patients with dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance.

The goal of The Online Vestibular Rehabilitation Certificate 2 is to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach to the diagnostic and rehabilitation aspects of the vestibular sciences.

Description of Certificate Program

IVRC2 is an advanced, self-paced, 12-hour online course geared towards differential diagnosis of complex diseases and disorders, and management of the “chronic dizzy patient.” This course is designed for individuals who have experience treating vestibular patients or have taken an entry-level vestibular course. This course will delve deeper into vestibular dysfunction, psychological components, complex diagnoses, and rehabilitation techniques for complex case management. Following the completion of this course and satisfactory results on the examination, the participant will receive a certificate. 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

After completion of the online course, participants will be able to:

Recognize those migraine conditions that cause vestibular and balance dysfunction, and the corresponding management strategies.

Describe the personality disorders and corresponding manifestations resulting in psychogenic dizziness and imbalance, and the best treatment options.

Assess and demonstrate advanced hybrid maneuvers for canalith repositioning for multiple comorbidities.

Identify patterns of nystagmus associated with single and multiple canal BPPV involvement and the gold-standard repositioning maneuvers.

Integrate no/low-technology assessment protocols and explain emerging assessment equipment for patients with dizziness complaints.

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