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Useful Information On Physical Therapy Treatment For Vertigo

By Anita Ortega


Dizziness is an uncomfortable sense of motion when there is actually no motion at all. This feeling of motion when actually there is no actual movement is generally known as whirling or spinning. It may also include feelings of one falling or slanting in posture. Vertigo may cause nausea and vomiting, difficulties in balance, standing or even walking. A physical therapy treatment for vertigo is vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

This weird feeling of being dizzy is concerned with the flow of blood, an ear problem or nerve. When it is not so frequent no medication may be required but for people suffering from severe dizziness it is necessary to seek medical attention and the cause be known and treated.

The objective behind the search for medication is to cut off the unstableness, bring back to normal the functioning of the vestibular system to stop falling and make one balanced. This complication comes up at any age young or old. There are several feelings that come with the problem like shakiness or being confused which might consequently lead to accidents.

Physical treatment of this problem include inspection of the balance system, one ability to see properly and the functioning of the ear doing the instructed head movement helps in identification of system that are not working for easy medication and instruction by the therapist.

As one works out the vestibular recovery therapy lets the brain to work and compensate the main cause of unsteadiness. The determinant of whether this form of therapy will work or not relies on one amount of strength, capability to listen to instructions and follow the, age bracket and also one ability to harmonize issues. Its not a must though to always be seeing your therapist for one can work out the instructed exercise in your home. What is needed is that as the patient heals the difficulty of the exercise he/she does should be increased to ensure much stability when walking or standing.

Benign paroxysmal positional unsteadiness (BPPU) the most common type of dizziness occurs mainly in people over the age of 50 and has been mostly observed to occur in women. Research has it that the incidences are even much high in people around 70 and over. Once benign paroxysmal positional unsteadiness has been noted in patient by a physician, they may advise them to see a therapist so it can be controlled and cured which sometimes is easily treated in one or two treatments.

The so advised when he get to a therapist he/she is examined keenly and any changes in position that may be related to causing the unsteadiness are noted whether there are any more problem with the treatment to be administered or stability issues related with benign paroxysmal positional unstableness.

The recent known and better treatment is known as BPPV Epley maneuver and it is considered to be having secure guided head exercise which takes a few minutes. Considering the cause if BPPV is crushing of the calcium crystals that are in the semicircular canal then the cure comes up to make the crushed particles to move to another canal where they can be taken up in the blood stream of the body




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