How Does Physical Therapy Treat Dizziness?
Oftentimes when people think of dizziness and vertigo , the last thing they would think to treat it with is movement - despite the fact that the more traditional medication approach can be ineffective in many cases, treating the symptoms rather than the source. The feelings of being off-balance, woozy, or even feelings of dizziness accompanied by ringing in the ears are all uncomfortable and potentially debilitating effects that can be difficult to treat. Thankfully, with movement-based physical therapy there is much that can be done to alleviate and even eliminate dizziness! Before we go into the benefits of physical therapy for dizziness, let’s talk about its two more common presentations. Vestibular Hypofunction With vestibular hypofunction, the balance part of the inner ear is not working properly. This can occur on only one side (known as unilateral hypofunction), or on both sides of the head (known as bilateral hypofunction). Vestibular hypofunction can be associated with a var...