ear and coordinate these signals from the eyes and nerves with your muscles and joints to help you move more safely. There will be home-based activities for you to perform and a steady progression of challenges to make your nervous system steadily improve. In a certain common condition that we treat, called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), research shows that we can correct the cause of your dizziness on 1-2 sessions 81- 85% of the time! Imagine headaches, nausea, dizziness, fear, and unsteadiness better after 1-2 sessions! Even in rare cases where other intervention is required, VRT will still be important because
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the brain will still need retraining and home-based exercises will still be needed. We will determine the appropriate areas that require strengthening, identify why you are having loss of balance and develop a very specific plan that addresses your particular needs to help you get the best results in the shortest amount of time.
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO HELP PREVENT FALLS?
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Exercise regularly.
• Review your medications with your health care provider or pharmacist. • Have your vision and hearing checked. • Wear proper footwear. • Correct common home safety hazards. • Often multiple disciplines (PT, MD, ENT, Pharmacist) working together provides the best outcomes.
Don’t rush when performing activities. Don’t ignore the problem, get help!
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