VertigoRaleigh-Durham, Fayetteville & Surrounding North Carolina Cities
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning. Even when you’re staying still, you may feel as if you’re moving or the room is moving around you.
What Is Vertigo?
Vertigo is a sensation of dizziness or that things are spinning around you. People with vertigo may describe their symptoms like lightheadedness or dizziness, which may worsen with movement. Vertigo can be caused by serious problems such as heart conditions or stroke, or it can be from things such as an inner ear imbalance, migraines, or low blood pressure. Vertigo affects around forty percent of adults at some point in their lives. A common condition that physical therapists treat which can improve vertigo symptoms even after one visit is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). BPPV symptoms include extreme dizziness with movement such as rolling in bed or standing up. It is caused by a disconnection within the vestibular system, or the inner ear, to the brain.
Physical Therapy for Vertigo
Physical therapists at BreakThrough Physical Therapy will help to identify the source of vertigo and/or dizziness. We will then work on exercises to help get you moving comfortably again and reduce your symptoms of vertigo. This will be a gradual process and you and your physical therapist will work as a team to progress things at a pace right for you. If you have BPPV, physical therapy will focus on the goal of eliminating your dizziness with movement. This can occur pretty quickly and will involve maneuvers to solve the issue in your inner ear.
Solutions and Treatments for Vertigo
What is the best treatment for vertigo? Vertigo treatment strategies depend on why you have symptoms in the first place. If the source of your symptoms is a serious issue such as a stroke or heart condition, any qualified healthcare provider will refer you to the best specialist. You will undergo testing to determine the source of your vertigo.
How Physical Therapy can Treat Vertigo
If physical therapy treatment for vertigo is recommended, there is great evidence that a treatment plan designed to challenge the inner ear, balance, and the vision to brain connection can improve and prevent vertigo symptoms from returning. Your physical therapist at BreakThrough Physical Therapy will work one on one with you to deal with your symptoms starting from the first visit. Your exercise program will start gradually so your body can adjust to movement, allowing the poor connection from the inner ear, vision, and balance systems to be restored at a comfortable pace.
