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Disability Specific: Prevention of Vestibular Disorders


Includes Dizziness, Inner Ear Disorders and Meniere's Syndrome.
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New Sign Mayo Clinic - Safety Tips to Prevent Falling People with Vestibular Disorders must take extra precautions to prevent falling. Vestibular Disorders can cause dizziness and/or vertigo which affects balance and mobility. The link above will take you to an article on safety tips for persons suffering from imbalance that were compiled by Occupational Therapist Olga Anderson and Physical Therapist John Carpenter, both from the Mayo Clinic Rochester. Mayo Clinic Medical Services are located in Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota and Scottsdale/Phoenix, Arizona.

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