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Epley manoeuvre’s efficacy for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in primary-care and subspecialty settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author/s: 
Yusuke Saishoji, Norio Yamamoto, Takashi Fujiwara, Hideki Mori, Shunsuke Taito
Date Added: 
December 9, 2023
Journal/Publication: 
BMC Primary Care
Publisher: 
BMC
Publication Date: 
December 2, 2023
Issue: 
262
Volume: 
24
URL: 
Epley manoeuvre’s efficacy for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in primary-care and subspecialty settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Type: 
Meta-analyses, Reviews, and Guidelines
Format: 
Article
DOI (1): 
10.1186/s12875-023-02217-z
PMID (1): 
38042776
Keywords 
epley maneuvers
primary care
Clinical
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
MeSH 
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo* / diagnosis
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo* / therapy
General Practitioners*
hospitalization

RPR Commentary

Epley maneuvers performed in primary care settings may be just as effective as when performed in subspecialty settings. Primary care clinicians and their staffs should be equipped to perform this simple therapeutic technique. James W. Mold, MD, MPH

Abstract

Although previous studies have reported general inexperience with the Epley manoeuvre (EM) among general physicians, no report has evaluated the effect of EM on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in primary care by using point estimates or certainty of evidence. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis and clarified the efficacy of EM for BPPV, regardless of primary-care and subspecialty settings.

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