"Is Your Dizziness More than Just Vertigo? How Physical Therapy Can Help Improve Your Balance"

Are you dizzy all the time? Or does it last for less than a minute? Many older adults are diagnosed with “BPPV Vertigo” (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo), which only happens when you move a certain way and lasts for less than a minute. Physical Therapy has specific treatments for BPPV, which are very effective. However, many of my patients tell me they are dizzy “all the time.” It affects their balance and overall quality of life. They are fearful of falling and tend to be less active, shuffle their feet and look down to try to be safer. Unfortunately, these tactics make them less safe. “Dizzy” medications don’t relieve the dizziness either; they tend to make a patient sleepy and less active.

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