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Vestibular Rehabilitation Second Edition(Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation)

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Concise, good example/case studies. Thorough review of vestibular system. A great read prior to any vestibular course.

This book presents in an orderly fashion the anatomy of the vestibular system, diagnosis and goes into detail regarding diagnostics and how to structure a vestibular evaluation. The CD is great addition as it reviews tests and procedures with video and audio. I use it as a valuable reference in the clinic frequently.

"Vestibular Rehabilitation; third edition" is the required reading material prior to taking "Vestibular rehab- a competency based course" (A week long certification course). I had attended a couple of two day Balance courses prior to purchasing this book. I found it to be an excellent review of testing and treatment proceedures with the detailed diagrams and the accompanying CD ROM. It also sites evidenced based practice supporting BPPV treatment and several case studies, plus tables, graphs, charts and diagrams on almost every page. The Diagnostic Flowchart was particularly helpful. The information went well beyond anything I had learned in the short courses I had attended.

The book is sectioned into four parts; Section 1- Fundamentals. Section 2- Medical Assessment and Vestibular Function Tests. Section 3-Medical and Surgical Management. And Section 4- Rehabilitation Assessment and Management. Each section almost reads as a separate book. I read section four before section one without any difficulty in following the material.

***An important note about the CD ROM- the video portion does not run on current Windows applications. However, all you have to do is install the program, right click the icon, select 'Properties', 'Compatability', 'Compatability Mode', 'Windows 95', 'Apply'.

Each chapter is written well - clearly and concisely. However, as a textbook, chapters do not connect well with each other, and there is significant overlap. For example, Chapter 2 is Vestibular Adaptation, and Chapter 5 is on Vestibular Compensation. (and Chapters 3 & 4 deal with postural control and vestibular system). Then, in Chapter 20, the authors discusses yet another set of vestibular recovery mechanisms. This requires a lot of work on the part of the reader to tease out overlapping concepts from additional, new concepts, making sure that the two sets of statements about a particular concept (e.g., adaptation) agree with each other. Also problematic is the fact that many terminologies and abbreviations are not used consistently across chapters. It's a good book as a reference but very difficult to use as a textbook.

This is the SOURCE for Vestibular Rehabilitation. This is what I do for a living and this book has it all. It's really intense reading so if you are thinking about just perusing it to learn about the vestibular system, good luck. I often refer back to it after I learn a concept somewhere else and realize how deep the book really is.

from the name expected more detail, exercises, recomendation related to rehabilitation, but didn't find it

Some clinical texts have tests and exercises without quite enough academic information (e.g., concerning test properties), while practical clinical information is sometimes difficult to extract from academic works. This text by Herdman bridges the gap. It is clear and practical while still containing much of the sort of information vestibular researchers would hope to see. The diagnostic flow charts are especially useful. I can see how some folks might not feel this book is perfect as a ready-made text from which to teach in a step-by-step fashion, but I think it is ideal as a reference. Definitely worth owning for those with an interest in this specialty.

I find this book to be an excellent resource for professionals such as audiologists and physical therapists working with the balance disordered patient. With a comprehensive treatment of practically all areas of balance even beyond rehabilitation, the material in the book is extremely useful. It's the next best thing to sitting in a class taught by Dr. Susan Herdman. Her excellence in Vestibular Rehabilitation is clearly evident in this well written "manual". The included accompanying DVD with various videos of rehabilitation prosedures and exercises is an extremely useful supplement to the book. A must for anyone working with vestibular rehabilitation!

The book came in fair condition and the corners were dented due to shipping and handling. The DVD seemed fine at work, but when I brought it home to download into my PC and Mac, I could only hear the sound but was unable to watch the video.
The book content was good, though.

In the quality of ex-pupil of the Prof. Susan J. Herdman,PT,PhD,FAPTA and reviwer of the translation of the second edition of this exactly book for the Brazilian Portuguese language, register that this third edition of the VR is a impeccable workmanship of revision and update that offers to a safe source for the professionals of the area and students.

Best,

André Luís dos Santos Silva, PT,D.Sc. (Brazil)