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Sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) are an effective treatment for cervicogenic dizziness.  Spring 2008

Background: Cervicogenic dizziness is dizziness described as imbalance occurring together with cervical pain or headache. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of sustained natural apophyseal glides (SNAGs) in the treatment of this condition.

Conclusion: The SNAG treatment had an immediate clinically and statistically significant sustained effect in reducing dizziness, cervical pain and disability caused by cervical dysfunction.

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A New Treatment Programme to Improve Balance in Elderly People--an Evaluation of an Individually Tailored Home-Based Exercise Programme in Five Elderly Women with a Feeling of Unsteadiness.  Summer 2005
Objective: To evaluate an individually tailored home-based exercise program of balance in the elderly. The aim was also to examine if the degree of confidence of a person in performing common daily activities without falling could be influenced by training and if there were any relations between different physical factors and balance as well as between the degree of confidence in performing common daily activities without falling and balance.
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Balance-Training Program in Reducing Sports-Related Injuries Among Healthy Adolescents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.  Summer 2005
Objective: To study the effectiveness of a home-based balance-training program using a wobble board in improving static and dynamic balance and reducing sports-related injuries among healthy adolescents.
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Manual Therapy Treatment of Cervicogenic Dizziness: A Systematic Review  Spring 2005
Objective: Systematic review of the literature on the manual therapy treatment of patients with cervicogenic dizziness, by identifying and evaluating both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs (controlled clinical trials and non-controlled studies).
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The Effect of a 5-Week Wobble-Board Exercise Intervention on Ability to Discriminate Different Degrees of Ankle Inversion, Barefoot and Wearing Shoes: A Study in Healthy Elderly  Winter 2005
Objective: There is some evidence of an improvement in falls risk in the elderly after completing a wobble-board training program. This study examined the effects of wobble-board training on ability to discriminate between different extents of ankle inversion movements in a group of older subjects, tested wearing shoes and barefoot. (Requires site registration for full text.)
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