Tara Denham is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone and a Program Manager in Physical Therapy. She is a leading expert in the field of vestibular therapy and is the founder of the Vestibular Physical Therapy Center at Rusk. As an American Physical Therapy Association certified vestibular clinician, she lectures extensively to a wide range of audiences.
Joseph Adams is a Senior Physical Therapist and Clinical Instructor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the NYU School of Medicine. He is a board-certified clinical specialist in Neurologic Rehabilitation with advanced training in Vestibular Rehabilitation. He is a faculty member at Rusk's Neurologic Residency program and also an adjunct professor at Touro College.
Dr. Eva Mihovich is a Senior Psychologist and a clinical instructor at the NYU School of Medicine. She has done research and made professional presentations on the psychological assessment and treatment of vestibular patients. She is an integral part of the multidisciplinary care team at Rusk treating patients with vestibular disorders in individual and group therapy settings.
This special interview with these three leaders explores a course on November 3-4, 2018 being offered at Rusk on the topic of vestibular evaluation and treatment of the dizzy patient; the association of vestibular dysfunction associated with certain demographic factors; the contribution of polypharmacy to creating bouts of dizziness; psychological aspects associated with vestibular disorders; conditions besides anxiety that lead to vestibular disorders; common central and peripheral disorders; how patients' lives are affected by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and how this condition is tested for; the extent to which problems involving vestibular systems affect vision; evaluation techniques used in developing treatment plans for patients; the status of clinical practice guidelines and the evidence base for treatments; and current research and proposed studies on the drawing board at Rusk that are aimed at shedding additional light on vestibular disorders.