Feeling dizzy, seasick, and seeing the room move can be very frightening and debilitating symptoms. Depending on what is causing these symptoms, physical therapy can help!
BPPV or Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common type of vertigo. Patients experience a spinning sensation, reprot seeing the room move, feel dizzy, have nausea/vomiting, and feel generally unsteady. These symptoms are usual triggered by head and/or position changes.
In many people there is no specific event that causes BPPV, but there are some things that may bring on an attack:
- Head trauma
- Keeping the head in the same position for a long time, such as in the dentist chair, at the beauty salon or during strict bed rest
- Other inner ear disease
- Dehydration
- History of prior bppv attacks
These attacks tend to come and go, and while soem patients feel normal between occurences, others report baseline or resting dizziness
These symptoms are due to crystals in the inner ear which help control your sense of space and balance. Treatment by a PT involves slow specific ehad movements to help reposition these crystals and give you relief. Many patients feel relief after a single session, and a home maneuver can be taught to patients in case of future attacks.
If you are experience symptoms of BPPV, call the office today to schedule an evaluation-we’re happy to help
