The Modified Zuma maneuver is used to treat horizontal canal canalithiasis (geotropic nystagmus. 1. Patient begins in a seated position. 2. The patient's head is rotated 45 degrees towards the unaffected side. 3. The patient transitions to lying on their affected side and maintains this position for three minutes. 4. The patient transitions to a supine position. This position is maintained for three minutes. 5. The patient transitions to lying on their unaffected side. This position is maintained for three minutes. 6. The head is slightly flexed, and the patient is returned to a seated position. This position is maintained for three minutes.
Date
2023-06
References
Ramos BF, Cal R, Brock CM, Mangabeira Albernaz PL, Zuma E Maia F. Zuma modified maneuver as a treatment to geotropic lateral semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021;25(02):e255. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1712935
