Balance Function Assessment and Management

The third edition of Balance Function  Assessment and Management, the leading textbook on the subject,  continues to comprehensively address the assessment and treatment of  balance system impairments through contributions from top experts in the  areas of dizziness and vertigo. Designed for use in graduate audiology  programs and by practicing audiologists, this is also a valuable text  for those in the fields of physical therapy, otolaryngology, and  neurology.

New to the Third Edition

• Reorganized  with the expertise of four additional Editors: Kamran Barin, PhD,  Robert F. Burkard, PhD, Kristen Janky, PhD, and Devin L. McCaslin, PhD
• Three new chapters

The History of Vestibular System Assessment (Zalewski)

Balance Therapy in the Pediatric Population (Christy-Braswell)

Challenging Cases (Shepard)

• All existing chapters have been revised and updated
• An effort has been made to make the text more concise
• Three new helpful appendices:

Appendix I covers the pathophysiology  behind dizziness. The authors provide a list of disorders that cause  symptoms of dizziness and balance disorders going from common peripheral  disorders to rare central disorders. For each of the disorders a  vignette is provided that provides the symptoms, test findings,  treatments, prognosis and site-of-lesion.

Appendix II deals with the development  of codes that are used for billing our services. The discussion includes  the movement in the United States for changing to Alternative Payment  Models, reimbursement based on quality of care and away from  fee-for-service billing.

Appendix III provides an overview of  Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Interprofessional Practice (IPP)  and how the hope is that IPE will lead to IPP.