Course Objectives

Suitable for practitioners with little or no previous experience of vestibular disorders, on completion, the participants should be able to:

· Understand the nature of dizziness, vertigo and balance system function

· Set dizziness within the bio-psycho-social context, recognising the scale of the problems associated with dizziness

· Recognise the common peripheral vestibular disorders and differentiate these from central nervous system pathology

· Incorporate a vestibular examination into their usual neuro-musculo-skeletal assessments.

· Diagnose and treat common variant benign positional vertigo (BPPV)

· Plan appropriate rehab programmes based upon individual assessment and clinical reasoning.

· Utilize the most appropriate outcome measures