Avaliação da manobra de reposicionamento de Epley em indivíduos com vertigem posicional paroxística benigna

PURPOSE: to evaluate the stabilometry parameters after Epley's maneuver in individuals with BPPV previously confirmed through Dix-Hallpike maneuver. METHODS: an experimental study which included patients with BPPV with positional nystagmus taking Dix-Hallpike's test and assessed in 2008, at the Multidisciplinary Vertigo Ambulatory, and who were also submitted to Epley's maneuver and assessed as for their postural balance through a stabilometry exam, both before and after such maneuver. RESULTS: the 13 female subjects with ages ranging from 15 to 78 years with previously confirmed BPPV, who were selected for the research, showed a significant statistically improvement regarding their postural balance after Epley's maneuver in all analyzed parameters as for both exams. CONCLUSION: in this research the Epley's maneuver was shown as a procedure of important intervention for improving the answers of postural balance in individuals with BPPV evaluated by the stabilometry.