International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access

Department of Neurosciences, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

Biography

Dr. Souad Haijoub is affiliated with the Department of Neurosciences at Aix-Marseille University in Marseille, France. Her expertise lies in the areas of vertigo and otolith function, where she has contributed valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying balance and spatial orientation. Dr. Haijoub's research focuses on understanding the complex interactions within the vestibular system that are crucial for maintaining equilibrium and interpreting motion. Through her work, she advances knowledge in clinical neuroscience, particularly in diagnosing and treating balance disorders. Her contributions play a significant role in improving therapeutic approaches for individuals affected by vestibular dysfunction.

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Vestibular Rehabilitation Normalizes the Impaired Vestibular Functions
  Author(s): Michel Lacour* and Souad Haijoub
  
  Vestibular disorders induce ocular motor, posturo-locomotor, perceptive, and cognitive disorders that are severe handicaps for patients in their everyday life, and they significantly reduce their quality of life. Animal models of unilateral vestibular loss showed that the vestibular syndrome was composed of both static and dynamics deficits which compensation was achieved by different recovery mechanisms. While the static deficits oberved in stationary animals resulted from the imbalance between the Vestibular Nuclei (VN) on both sides, and their compensation by the restoration of the electrophysiological homeostasis in these nuclei over time, the dynamic deficits found in active animals moving head and body in space were poorly recovered and required the whole brain to elaborate new strategies, new learned behaviors. How does Vestibular Rehabilitation therapy (VR) influence and affec.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096.24.12.738

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