Dizziness, Vertigo & Imbalance – Vestibular Rehabilitation
Your vestibular system consists of parts of the inner ear and brain that are responsible for maintaining balance. Damage or irritation from infection and other causes can result in imbalance, vertigo or dizziness.
How Does Physiotherapy work?
Vestibular Rehabilitation exercises are used to help the brain learn to adjust to a vestibular hypofunction (improper functioning), or to help desensitise the brain to vestibular stimulation. Just as exercise for muscles must be correctly chosen and the degree of difficulty gradually increased, your therapist will find the precise level of exercise that your brain needs in order to reduce your symptoms, and adjust your exercise program to keep your brain challenged as you improve.
Other conditions that can be treated include:
Central Vestibular Dysfunction: Dizziness or vertigo caused by damage to the brain, for example, stroke or a disease of the nervous system.
Post-Concussion Syndrome: Dizziness or vertigo lasting more than several weeks after a concussion.
Cervicogenic Dizziness: Dizziness caused by musculoskeletal dysfunction.
Migraine Related Vertigo: Some attacks of vertigo, even without a headache, can be caused by migraines.
Chronic Subjective Dizziness: idiopathic (unknown cause) dizziness is often effectively treated with vestibular rehabilitation.
Anxiety-Related Dizziness and Dizziness-Related Anxiety: When dizziness has been interfering with someone’s life for a long time it is not uncommon for anxiety about the dizziness to accompany, and even contribute to the problem. Some people who suffer with an anxiety disorder become “hypersensitive” to sensations from their vestibular systems and experience dizziness even though nothing is wrong with their ears or their brain.
This does not mean that the problem is “all in your head” and it does not mean that there is nothing to be done for it. Many people with anxiety associated with dizziness and vertigo benefit from vestibular rehabilitation.
If you would like to book an appointment with our Vestibular Rehabilitation Physiotherapist Nathan Bridgeman, please request this when making your booking.
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