Apollo Hospitals opens Vertigo & Balance Disorder Clinic

Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals, a leading healthcare organisation in India, has launched a Vertigo and Balance Disorder Clinic in one of its hospital in Hyderabad. Being one of the most underdiagnosed problems worldwide, this clinic is meant to bring a change in the way vertigo is perceived and treated in the country.

Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals said: "The new Apollo Vertigo and Balance Disorder Clinic exemplifies Apollo's commitment to bring world-class healthcare to patients in India and is the first of its kind to use advanced technologies for the detection and management of vertigo and balance disorders. Vertigo and balance disorders impact 15-30 per cent of the general population and over 50per cent of those aged above 65 years."

He added: "I am also very happy that the programme will be overseen by Dr Michael Strupp, His current areas of interest are the diagnosis of vestibular, ocular motor and cerebellar disorders. He is also involved in active research about pharmacotherapy for vertigo."

Dr Michael Strupp, Department of Neurology and the German Center for Vertigo, Ludwig Maximilians University, said:"Now a days , vertigo is diagnosable and treatable. What doctors need to practice is to listen to the patient. The patient is the best and primary source of information for the doctor. If the patient has vertigo to be specific, there are just four basic questions, what is the time course of the symptoms, the type of the symptoms, the modulating factors, and the accompanying symptoms."

According to Apollo, their vertigo team consists of experts in the field that keep up with the newer advancements in scientific knowledge, technologies and concepts related to vertigo to provide the best service to the patients. So far, this team has treated over 6000 vertigo patients in the country.