Advanced Course: BPLS/BPPV, Winterthur 27

Your advanced course in dizziness and vestibular therapy

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of peripheral vertigo and at the same time one of the most underestimated. While typical cases are usually recognized quickly and treated successfully, rare variants, atypical nystagmus, and persistent courses regularly present major challenges for therapists

Misdiagnoses and ineffective treatment approaches are unfortunately not uncommon in these patients – resulting in persistent symptoms and increasing uncertainty. This makes a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology, as well as a systematic and differentiated approach to diagnosis and therapy, all the more important.

This two-day advanced course is intended for therapists experienced in vestibular rehabilitation who aim to deepen their expertise in BPPV and strengthen their clinical reasoning and treatment skills in complex cases.

 

Day 1 – Anatomy, physiology, clinical framework, and modified canalith repositioning maneuvers

  • Functional anatomy of the vestibular organ based on high-resolution MRI and microscopy images
  • Physiology of hair cells: movement of the stereocilia and kinetics toward the kinocilium
  • Semicircular canal–extraocular muscle coupling: neurophysiological foundations of nystagmus
  • Advanced assessment procedures and modified maneuvers: Tumarkin-like phenomenon, Loaded Dix–Hallpike test, Semont Plus maneuver, Li maneuver, and modified Yacovino maneuver
  • Lateralisation in the horizontal semicircular canal: lying down nystagmus, bow & lean test, and pseudo-spontaneous nystagmus
  • Central vestibular positional nystagmus: clinical presentation and differentiation from BPPV

Day 2 – Special forms and practical application of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

  • Minimal Stimulation Testing: a new examination method with minimal vertigo provocation
  • Atypical posterior canal BPPV: apogeotropic form and involvement of the "short arm"
  • Atypical horizontal semicircular canal BPPV: light cupula, heavy cupula, and canalith jam

Firat Kesgin

Physiotherapist, B.Sc., M.Sc.

  • 2009-2013: Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands
  • 2012: Internship at the "Pacific Balance" vertigo center in the USA
  • 2013-2015: Neurology units in multiple hospitals, Hamburg
  • 2015-2018: Master's degree in physiotherapy at the University of Brighton in England
  • Since 2015: Private practice for vestibular rehabilitation in Hamburg
  • Since 2015: Instructor on the topic of “Vestibular rehabilitation” (initially in Germany, now also in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Denmark)
  • Since 2016: Founding of the Institute for Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy®
  • Since 2023: He has been the first and so far only physiotherapist in the entire DACH and BENELUX region to be nominated and accepted as member by the renowned Bárány Society
  • Since 2025: PhD student at Maastricht University Medical Center+ in the research team of Prof. Dr. Dr. Raymond van de Berg, an ENT surgeon and internationally recognized expert in vestibular research

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Organizer and course venue

CareStudy Training Center
Rudolfstrasse 13
8400 
Winterthur

Course dates

Thursday | 04. March 2027
09:00
 - 17:00
Friday | 05. March 2027
09:00
 - 17:00

Continuing education credits

18 FP

Course language

German

Registration fee

590 CHF

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