Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness and Vertigo

How Physical Therapy Can Help You Regain Your Balance and Confidence The room spins when you roll over in bed. You feel unsteady walking through a grocery store. Turning your head quickly makes you dizzy. Or perhaps you simply do not feel confident on your feet anymore. Dizziness and vertigo can significantly interfere with everyday life - but these symptoms do not all have the same cause. At Unique Care, vestibular rehabilitation starts by determining what type of problem may be contributing to your dizziness.

Your vestibular system is located within the inner ear and works closely with your eyes and brain to help
maintain balance and stabilize your vision during movement.
• Dizziness
• Vertigo
•
Imbalance
• Unsteadiness
• Motion sensitivity
• Difficulty focusing during head movement
• Fear of falling

Vestibular rehabilitation is a specialized form of physical therapy designed to address problems involving balance and the vestibular system.Clinical practice guidelines strongly support vestibular physical therapy for appropriately diagnosed peripheral vestibular hypofunction. Treatment is not simply a generic set of "balance exercises." At Unique Care, treatment is selected based on the patient's specific findings.

At Unique Care, we do not want to simply tell a dizzy patient to "work on balance." Our therapists assess the systems involved in maintaining balance and determine which movements and activities reproduce symptoms. From there, we develop an individualized treatment program designed to progressively challenge the patient's vestibular and balance systems

Dizziness can cause patients to stop driving, exercising, shopping, traveling, or participating in activities they enjoy.The objective of vestibular rehabilitation is not simply to perform exercises in the clinic. It is to help you regain confidence in your ability to move through the world safely.If dizziness, vertigo, or balance problems are affecting your daily life, schedule a vestibular evaluation with Unique Care.