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| S L WhitneySummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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A comparison of accelerometry and center of pressure measures during computerized dynamic posturography: a measure of balanceS L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
Gait Posture 33:594-9. 2011..The use of accelerometry may have value in estimating balance function and minimizing clinical evaluation time...- Principles of vestibular physical therapy rehabilitationSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15262, USA
NeuroRehabilitation 29:157-66. 2011..Principles of a vestibular rehabilitation program are described including common exercises and outcome measures used to report change. A review of negative and positive predictive factors related to recovery is also provided... - Is perception of handicap related to functional performance in persons with vestibular dysfunction?Susan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Centers for Rehab Services, University Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Otol Neurotol 25:139-43. 2004..The purpose of this study was to determine if scores between 0 and 30 (mild), 31 and 60 (moderate), and 61 and 100 (severe) on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) differentiated a person's functional abilities... - The influence of footwear on timed balance scores of the modified clinical test of sensory interaction and balanceSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, Univesity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:439-43. 2004.... - The reliability and validity of the Four Square Step Test for people with balance deficits secondary to a vestibular disorderSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:99-104. 2007..To determine the reliability and validity of the Four Square Step Test (FSST) for use in people with balance deficits secondary to vestibular disorders, who frequently report falling and have difficulty with changes of direction... - The sensitivity and specificity of the Timed "Up & Go" and the Dynamic Gait Index for self-reported falls in persons with vestibular disordersSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Vestib Res 14:397-409. 2004..Slower scores on the TUG (> 11.1 seconds) and lower scores on the DGI (18) correlated with reports of falls in persons with vestibular dysfunction... - Acrophobia and pathological height vertigo: indications for vestibular physical therapy?Susan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 85:443-58. 2005..The purpose of this case report is to describe the use of vestibular physical therapy intervention following behavioral therapy to reduce a patient's visual dependence and height vertigo... - Responses to a virtual reality grocery store in persons with and without vestibular dysfunctionSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Cyberpsychol Behav 9:152-6. 2006..The older subjects traveled a shorter distance and had greater speed of head movements compared with young subjects. Environments with a greater number of products resulted in more head movements and a shorter distance traveled... - The relationship between falls history and computerized dynamic posturography in persons with balance and vestibular disordersSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:402-7. 2006..To describe the relationship between Sensory Organization Test (SOT) scores and reported falls in persons with vestibular and balance disorders... - Clinical measurement of sit-to-stand performance in people with balance disorders: validity of data for the Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand TestSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 85:1034-45. 2005..The FTSST was compared with the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI)... - Gaze stabilization and gait performance in vestibular dysfunctionSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Gait Posture 29:194-8. 2009..The gaze stability test (GST) quantifies the ability of a person to recognize a target projected on a personal computer monitor during active head movement... - Concurrent validity of the Berg Balance Scale and the Dynamic Gait Index in people with vestibular dysfunctionSusan Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Physiother Res Int 8:178-86. 2003..The purpose of the present study was to determine the concurrent validity of the Dynamic Gait Index with the Berg Balance Scale in people with vestibular disorders... - Efficacy of vestibular rehabilitationS L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 33:659-72. 2000..The literature on patients with peripheral, central, combined peripheral and central disorders, and panic and anxiety disorders is reviewed. The positive outcomes of intervention are highlighted... - Physical therapy for migraine-related vestibulopathy and vestibular dysfunction with history of migraineS L Whitney
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Laryngoscope 110:1528-34. 2000..To assess the efficacy of physical therapy for patients with a diagnosis of migraine-related vestibulopathy (MRV) or vestibular dysfunction with a history of migraine headache... - The effect of age on vestibular rehabilitation outcomesSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Laryngoscope 112:1785-90. 2002..The purpose of the retrospective chart review was to compare vestibular rehabilitation outcomes in young versus older adults... - Usefulness of the dizziness handicap inventory in the screening for benign paroxysmal positional vertigoSusan L Whitney
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
Otol Neurotol 26:1027-33. 2005..The purpose of the study was to determine whether a newly developed subscale of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) could assist in the screening of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)... - The dynamic gait index relates to self-reported fall history in individuals with vestibular dysfunctionS L Whitney
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the Centers for Rehab Services, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Vestib Res 10:99-105. 2000..Younger people may be more willing to risk a fall while actively having a vestibular disorder. The DGI appears to be a good indicator of fall status in persons with vestibular disorders, regardless of age... - The activities-specific balance confidence scale and the dizziness handicap inventory: a comparisonS L Whitney
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
J Vestib Res 9:253-9. 1999..A moderately strong negative correlation was found between the scores of the two inventories (Ts = -0.6350). The results suggest that the ABC is a valid tool for use with individuals with complaints of dizziness... - The influence of age and vestibular disorders on gaze stabilization: a pilot studyMiranda R Pritcher
Department of Audiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Otol Neurotol 29:982-8. 2008.... - Physical therapy outcomes for persons with bilateral vestibular lossK E Brown
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Laryngoscope 111:1812-7. 2001..CONCLUSION: Many patients with bilateral vestibular loss benefit from an individualized vestibular physical therapy exercise program based on improved physical function and reduced self-perceived levels of handicap... - Vestibular rehabilitation for dizziness and balance disorders after concussionBara A Alsalaheen
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Neurol Phys Ther 34:87-93. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of vestibular rehabilitation in reducing dizziness and to improve gait and balance function in people after concussion... - Functional reach and single leg stance in patients with peripheral vestibular disordersG C Mann
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
J Vestib Res 6:343-53. 1996..These results support the use of FR as an additional assessment tool with patients who have peripheral vestibular disease... - Vestibular rehabilitation for patients with agoraphobia and vestibular dysfunction: a pilot studyR G Jacob
School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Anxiety Disord 15:131-46. 2001..These improved with rehabilitation. Although the results can be attributed to other explanations, they are not inconsistent with the hypothesis that vestibular dysfunction maintains agoraphobic symptoms in some patients... - Older adults and balance dysfunctionGregory F Marchetti
Department of Physical Therapy, Rangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Neurol Clin 23:785-805, vii. 2005 - Physical performance and a test of gaze stabilization in older adultsBryan K Ward
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Otol Neurotol 31:168-72. 2010.... - Temporal and spatial characteristics of gait during performance of the Dynamic Gait Index in people with and people without balance or vestibular disordersGregory F Marchetti
Department of Physical Therapy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Phys Ther 88:640-51. 2008..The study was a cross-sectional investigation with 2-group comparisons... - Construction and validation of the 4-item dynamic gait indexGregory F Marchetti
Department of Physical Therapy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phys Ther 86:1651-60. 2006..The 4-item DGI can be used by clinicians to measure gait in people with balance and vestibular disorders without compromising important clinical measurement characteristics... - Vestibular rehabilitation outcomes in patients with a history of migraineDiane M Wrisley
Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 6035 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, U.S.A
Otol Neurotol 23:483-7. 2002..Patients with a history of migraine perceived a greater handicap from dizziness than did patients without a history of migraine that was greater than the difference in physical function performance measures between groups... - Otolith-ocular responses in patients with surgically confirmed unilateral peripheral vestibular lossJoseph M Furman
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Vestib Res 13:143-51. 2003..These results have clinical implications for the management of patients with unilateral vestibular loss and provide insights into the process of vestibular compensation especially with respect to the otolith-ocular reflex... - Perceptual and motor inhibition in individuals with vestibular disordersMaha T Mohammad
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
J Neurol Phys Ther 34:76-81. 2010..The purpose of this study was to examine changes in cognitive function in participants with vestibular disease during the course of vestibular physical therapy... - Use of the physical performance test to assess preclinical disability in subjects with asymptomatic carotid artery diseaseNancy C Landgraff
Department of Physical Therapy, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Phys Ther 86:541-8. 2006..These deficits may indicate that a person is demonstrating preclinical disability... - Physical therapy for central vestibular dysfunctionKathryn E Brown
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87:76-81. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Patients with central vestibular dysfunctions improved in both subjective and objective measures of balance after PT intervention. Persons with cerebellar dysfunction improved the least... - Cognitive and physical performance in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery diseaseNancy C Landgraff
Department of Physical Therapy, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, USA
J Neurol 257:982-91. 2010..These areas of function and the potential change in their status need to be considered when patients are being evaluated for interventions to manage their carotid artery disease... - Illustrative casesJoseph M Furman
Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Eye and Ear Institute, Ste. 500, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Neurol Clin 23:919-33, ix. 2005 - The effect of foot position on the modified clinical test of sensory interaction and balanceDiane M Wrisley
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:335-8. 2004..In persons with vestibular disorders, the CTSIB done with the feet together correlated more closely with the SOT... - The use of nonthrust manipulation in an adolescent for the treatment of thoracic pain and rib dysfunction: a case reportJason L Kelley
Centers for Rehab Services, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, McCandless, PA 15260, USA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 36:887-92. 2006..Follow-up telephone calls were made 1 month and 9 months after treatment, in which no return of symptoms was reported... - OtoneurologyJoseph M Furman
Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, EEI Building, Suite 500, 5th Floor, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Neurol Clin 23:xi-xiv. 2005 - Reliability, internal consistency, and validity of data obtained with the functional gait assessmentDiane M Wrisley
Department of Rehabilitation Science, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Phys Ther 84:906-18. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability, internal consistency, and validity of data obtained with the FGA when used with people with vestibular disorders... - The relationship between the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale and the Dynamic Gait Index in peripheral vestibular dysfunctionKristine Legters
Physical Therapy Program, Gannon University, Erie, PA 16541, USA
Physiother Res Int 10:10-22. 2005..The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between decreased balance confidence and gait dysfunction in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction... - The five times sit to stand test: responsiveness to change and concurrent validity in adults undergoing vestibular rehabilitationBridget M Meretta
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, UT, USA
J Vestib Res 16:233-43. 2006....
Research Grants
- VIRTUAL REALITY IN BALANCE DISORDERSSusan Whitney; Fiscal Year: 2007..The data derived from the above three goals will help direct a randomized clinical trial that will assist in determining if virtual reality is an effective method of intervention with persons with vestibular dysfunction. ..