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Clinical Trial
. 1994 Apr;110(4):391-6.
doi: 10.1177/019459989411000407.

A randomized, controlled assessment of the canalith repositioning maneuver

B W Blakley  1
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Clinical Trial

A randomized, controlled assessment of the canalith repositioning maneuver

B W Blakley. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Apr.

Abstract

The efficacy of the canalith repositioning maneuver in the treatment of benign positional vertigo was assessed in this controlled, randomized trial of 38 subjects. Treated subjects underwent the maneuver and control subjects did not. All were reevaluated 1 month after treatment. The number of persons experiencing subjective improvement was not statistically significantly different between the treatment and control groups. All patients, in both experimental and control groups, in this study experienced substantial improvement. Although the maneuver is safe it does not have treatment benefit for benign positional vertigo.

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  • Canalith repositioning maneuver.
    Lempert T. Lempert T. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995 Apr;112(4):628-9. doi: 10.1177/019459989511200426. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995. PMID: 7700679 No abstract available.
  • Canalith repositioning maneuver.
    Herdman SJ. Herdman SJ. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Nov;111(5):691; author reply 691-2. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994. PMID: 7848466 No abstract available.
  • Canalith repositioning maneuver.
    Epley JM. Epley JM. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Nov;111(5):688-90. doi: 10.1177/019459989411100530. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994. PMID: 7970818 No abstract available.
  • Canalith repositioning maneuver.
    Fitzgerald DC. Fitzgerald DC. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994 Nov;111(5):690-1; author reply 691-2. doi: 10.1016/s0194-5998(94)70549-6. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1994. PMID: 7970819 No abstract available.

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