Useful Information On Physical Therapy Treatment For Vertigo

By Anita Ortega


Unsteadiness is a disturbing feeling of movement when there is actually no motion. This uncomfortable feeling of motion when in real sense there is none is normally called rotating or whirling. It can go to an extent of one feeling as though you falling or bent in your position of standing. It also causes queasiness, lack of balance when walking and even when just standing. Physical therapy treatment for vertigo is also done through vestibular recovery therapy.

This form of feeling unstable is usually associated with blood flow, ear dysfunction or the nerve. When it does not occur so frequently one must not seek for medical attention; however, if it is severe it is required or advised that the patient seeks medical care as soon as possible.

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.

In vestibular recovery the brain is expected to change and replace what is actually bringing up the unstableness while talking the designed exercise. How strong you are, you willingness to be instructed, how old you are, coordination and motor skills will determine how this is accomplished. Normally people work out in their homes and see their therapist ones or twice a week. The difficulty of the exercise ids increased as one continues recovering till you attain the normal stability.

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 therapist to whom the patient is referred to is needed to examine him/her and identify the positional variations that bring about the unstableness. Test resistance of the probable medication, stability difficulty and may be any other sickness related to that

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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