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Using Unidirectional Rotations to Improve Vestibular System Asymmetry in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction
Published on: August 30, 2019
A new treatment for cervical dizziness
Cesar Bertoldo Garcia1, Nedison Gomes Paim Alves2, Roseli Saraiva Moreira Bittar3
1Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), Pós-Graduação em Medicina, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objectives:
To verify the rates of heat effectiveness generated by Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) in the resolution of dizziness in individuals diagnosed with Cervical Dizziness (CD).
Methods:
Randomized clinical trial was performed and samples from volunteers diagnosed with CD, divided into a Study Group (SG) and Control Group (CG). Patches containing CNT with thermotherapeutic effect were used in SG and inert patches in the CG. Treatment was performed over 30 days and measures of pain, dizziness and asymmetry of cervical muscle tension were evaluated over 60 days.
Results:
Pain, dizziness and asymmetry of cervical muscle tension were reduced in the SG. The variables analyzed in this study did not change in the CG.
Conclusion:
Our results show that the therapeutic effect of heat was effective in the treatment of patients diagnosed with CD. We could also observe a clear interrelationship between pain and dizziness symptoms with the asymmetry of cervical muscle tension.
Level Of Evidence:
1B.
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