Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Epley's Manoeuvre in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Neurologia
Prim-Espada, M. P., De Diego-Sastre, J. I., et al. (2010).
Neurologia, 25(5), 295-299.
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the effects of the Epley maneuver on clinical symptoms of vertigo in adults, 18 years and older, with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
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Through December 2008
Randomized controlled trials
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Six studies found that the Epley maneuver resolved clinical symptoms of vertigo in 74.15% of individuals with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). This success rate was six and a half times better than the resolution rate of the control group. Seven studies found that the Epley maneuver improved Dix-Hallpike test results (i.e., change from positive to negative result) in 74.88% of individuals with BPPV. This resolution rate was five times higher than the control group.
