- There are many causes of dizziness but physiotherapy can help those involving the vestibular system located in the inner ear.
Dizziness Rehabilitation
Clinical Example
- Patients will be referred to physiotherapy with dizziness in certain head positions, post whiplash (neck) or head trauma, from labyrinthitis, migraines or from degeneration in the elderly.
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo.
- It usually appears suddenly and for no apparent reason with patients complaining of dizziness in certain head positions.
Treatment
- The history of how the dizziness started as well as an assessment of gait, visual ability and certain neck and trunk movements will determine the treatment plan.
- A personalized exercise program to recruit the body’s natural capacity to compensate will help improve the symptoms and facilitate a return to work and sports.
