Therapeutic effect canalith repositioning maneuver combined with Chinese and western medicine of treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo observe the therapeutic effect and recurrence of treating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo(BPPV) by the treatment that combined Canalith Repositioning Maneuver(CRM) with Chinese and Western medicine.MethodsCollecting 40 cases suffered from BPPV,and randomized controlled method was used.Control group:20 cases( using Western and Chinese medicine),treatment group:20cases( using Western and Chinese medicine wrbined with CRM),judge the effect after 7days and telephone followed up 3 months,inquiring about recurrence situation.ResultsCure rate of treatment group was 90％,total effective rate was 100％ which was higher than the control group which was 50％,the total effective rate was 95％ (P ＜0.001 ) ;20 cases in treatment group followed up by telephone didn't recur.1 case in control group recurred,but got better after the treatment of CRM.ConclusionCRM which was effective,safe,simple and convenient to treat BPPV could be used as the preferred treatment for BPPV,if combined with Chinese and western medicine,it could significantly alleviate the symptoms and reduce the relapse.