Vestibular Therapy
Vertigo, dizziness or balance issues? Vestibular therapy can help
Balance Yourself Through Vestibular Treatments!
Living with vertigo or dizziness will severely limit your daily activities, making it difficult to complete even basic tasks without being exhausted. Our physiotherapists at Zenith Physiotherapy and Wellness have some of the most effective vestibular therapy services in Airdrie to help you teach the system to regulate equilibrium and balance.
Have you ever been off-kilter or felt unsteady? If that’s the case, you might benefit from vestibular therapy. Make an appointment with our clinic today for more details!
What is causing my dizziness?
Dizziness is a term used to describe everything from feeling faint or lightheaded to feeling weak or unsteady. Another common term you may have heard before is vertigo, or the sense that you or your surroundings are spinning around. Both of these issues affect your balance and ability to stay standing still and upright.
It might seem unbelievable, but 76 million Americans may experience a dizzy spell or vertigo symptoms at any point in their lives. Indeed, dizziness and lack of control was the second most common problem in doctor’s offices.
Vertigo and dizziness are two of the most common reasons adults seek medical help, right up there with back pain and headaches. A few reasons for balance issues are as follows:
- Inner ear problems related to the vestibular system such as Meniere’s disease
- Aging
- Lack of physical activity/movement
- Stroke
- Arthritis
Both of these disorders are extremely common and can have a negative impact on the general quality of life as well as making you feel unbalanced.
Symptoms can vary from acute to chronic, and in some circumstances, they can indicate significant health threats.
If you are always dizzy, you should get your condition checked because it could place you at risk for falls, which can result in serious injury.
The benefits of vestibular rehabilitation
Vestibular therapy, also known as vestibular rehabilitation, is a procedure that involves “adaptation and compensation.” Vestibular therapy may be the difference between you living with constant dizziness and vertigo for the rest of your life, and feeling your best.
Balance problems include a wide variety of issues, but they’re all connected by their impact on the vestibular system, also known as the inner ear.
A few common balance disorders that can be improved through vestibular therapy:
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
- Migraines
- Vestibular neuritis
- Meniere’s disease
- Stroke
We offer vestibular therapy to patients with balance disorders in Airdrie and the surrounding areas at Zenith Physiotherapy and Wellness.
During treatment, the vestibular system is being “reprogrammed” to establish associations with the brain in order to adjust imbalances and restore equilibrium in both passive and aggressive treatments.
If you’re feeling dizzy and off-balance, don’t wait any longer to get help!
