COMMON CAUSES OF VERTIGO & HOW PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN HELP
Some accompanying symptoms to vertigomay also include: • Inability to focus or remain alert. • Double vision. • Nausea or vomiting. • Arm or leg weakness. • Difficulty seeing or speaking. • Sweating. • Abnormal eye movements. How Will Physical Therapy Help? Dizziness and vertigo can both hinder your balance, limiting your ability to perform even the simplest of tasks. Luckily, no matter what the causemay be, physical therapy for dizziness and vertigo can help. The FIT Institute has some of themost advanced techniques for diagnosing and treating both dizziness and vertigo. Vestibular rehabilitation at The FIT Institute will be goal oriented to improve your functional limitations, balance, dizzinessandunsteadiness. We will work closely with your physician and utilize the most up to date research to resolve your symptoms. Special testing andmaneuvers performed by your Physical Therapist can
help diagnose your vestibular dysfunction and move the crystals to the right location (as in a diagnosis such as BPPV). Other vestibular dysfunctions respond well to balance and gait training and habituation exercises. Habituation exercises focus on gradual and progressive exposure to the provocative stimuli and movements to lessen the effects of dizziness during your daily activities. Physical therapy is very important to strengthening joints and learning the right exercises to relieve dizziness and vertigo, in order to improve balance. A professional can help you develop a program that plays into your strengths while increasing your ability to balance and reduce bouts of unsteadiness. Call us today at (773) 799-2795 or visit our website at thefitinstitutechicago.com to start moving toward improved balance. Sources: mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ dizziness/symptoms-causes/syc-20371787 moveforwardpt.com/SymptomsConditionsDetail. aspx?cid=8faba487-14c0-482e-9280-c655e1776ebe google.com/search?q=cdc+balance+statistics&oq= cdc+balance +statistics&aqs=chrome..69i57.3980j0j7 &sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Some common causes of vertigo include : Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). This is the most common cause of vertigo. It occurswhen the tiny calciumcrystals located in your ears break apart and move around to different parts of the ear that they are not supposed to be in. This can cause sudden spinning sensations (vertigo) and inner-ear discomfort. Meniere’s Disease. This occurswhen fluid builds up in your ear(s). This typically includes “ringing” sounds in the inner-ear and sudden waves of vertigo thatmay last for hours. Youmay also experience momentary hearing losses. Vestibular Neuritis. This is an inner-ear infection that can cause vertigo. Migraines . Migraines can impact your vestibular system, thus causing episodes of vertigowhichmay be coupledwith sensitivities to light or sound. Visionmay also be impaired. Stroke. A stroke affects movement in your whole body. If you recently suffered a stroke, youmay experiencewaves of vertigowhichmay linger for extended periods of time.
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