Understanding vertigo means going beyond the symptom to explore diagnosis, posture, and balance in all their dimensions.

“Vertigo: From Differential Diagnosis to Vestibulo-Postural Rehabilitation” is a training session organized by the Department of Physical Therapy (DPT) at Antonine University (UA), held at the Mejdlaya–Zgharta Campus. This academic initiative is open to anyone seeking to deepen their understanding and management of vertigo and balance disorders, through an approach that is at once clinical, functional, and human-centered.

Session Objectives

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• explain the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system and their role in postural control;
• distinguish between the principal causes of peripheral and central vertigo;
• identify warning signs that require medical referral;
• conduct a clinical assessment leading from symptom to functional diagnosis;
• apply tailored vestibular rehabilitation strategies;
• integrate postural and cervical dimensions into patient management;
• understand the psycho-emotional impact of instability and vertigo.

Event Details

Audience: Open to the public

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Time: 2:30–5:00 PM

Location: Mejdlaya–Zgharta Campus, Conference Room

Program

• 2:30–2:50 PM | Welcome and Participant Registration
• 2:50–3:00 PM | Opening Words
• 3:00–3:30 PM | Principal Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
  Dr. Lorice Mahfoud, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
• 3:30–4:00 PM | The Value of Global Postural Rehabilitation in the Management of Vestibular Pathologies
  Mr. Georges Youssef, Physical Therapy
• 4:00–4:30 PM | Cervicogenic Clinical Reasoning and Management in Physical Therapy and Osteopathy
  Dr. Anthony El Asmar, Osteopathy
• 4:30–5:00 PM | Vertigo and Balance: From the Vestibular System to the Emotional Sense of Stability
  Dr. Joelle El Chaer, Pharmacy

For further information, please contact the DPT:

📧 paula.douaihy@ua.edu.lb

📞 + 961 6 66901 - 2, ext. 5112