Prognostic indicators for decrease in tinnitus severity after cervical physical therapy in patients with cervicogenic somatic tinnitus

Tinnitus can be related to many different aetiologies such as hearing loss or a noise trauma, but it can also be related to the somatosensory system of the cervical spine, called cervicogenic somatic tinnitus(CST). Recently, a positive effect of multi-modal cervical physical therapy on tinnitus severity in patients with CST was demonstrated. To date however, the outcome of the intervention cannot be predicted.

Source: Manual Therapy - March 4, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: S. Michiels, P. Van de Heyning, S. Truijen, A. Hallemans, W. De Hertogh Tags: Original article Source Type: research