Prof. Dr. Sharpe is director
and Principal of the Dizziness
& Balance Disorders Centre in
Adelaide, South Australia.
The Dizziness & Balance
Disorders Centre was the first
private and public Centre
(physiotherapy) dedicated to
patients with vestibular disorders for Vestibular Rehabilitation therapy in Australia.
Prof. Dr. Sharpe has been
working in this field for several
decades and pioneered VRT in
Australia.
Name:
Margie H. Sharpe
Title:
Prof. Dr. & Vestibular Physiotherapist
Clinic:
Dizziness & Balance Disorders Centre, Adelaide Australia
“ICS Impulse has made evaluation of the dizzy patient much
easier and increased the accuracy, objectivity and reliability of
my findings. Ultimately, I envision the ICS Impulse will fine tune
and tailor our rehabilitation programme to the individual patient
thereby hastening rehabilitation and discharge.”
The ICS Impulse is now used in lieu of the manual Head Impulse test, since I have found
it easier to administer and far more reliable than the manual test. Now I can monitor
a patient’s progress and response objectively, and determine the presence, absence or
development of covert saccades in response to Vestibular Rehabilitation therapy.
The ICS impulse not only facilitates a diagnosis but also influences the treatment
approach with the additional information it provides e.g. covert saccades.
Patients can see their response to rehabilitation at the time of testing and their results
are explained to them. Therefore, they understand what is happening and the ensuing
Vestibular Rehabilitation programme.
It is imperative as a primary practitioner I have the appropriate equipment to evaluate the
vestibular system and refer them to the appropriate medical specialist if indicated. The
technology enhances the accuracy and reliability of my evaluation of the dizzy patient; in
particular the function of all six semicircular canals using natural stimuli (high frequency).
In general the technology provides the public (patients) and medical community with best
world practice.
Greater precision...
...faster diagnosis
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“The ICS Impulse is mandatory for
any practitioner working with dizzy
patients”