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Acknowledging Vertigo and Dizziness

MigrainesMigraines are headaches that vary in intensity and cause nausea and sensitivity from light and sound. It can affect the vestibular system by creating adverse effects on the balance of your body and resulting in vertigo. We all have gone through that spinning or whirling sensation once, where you can't focus on something, cannot stand straight, can't see properly, and feel a sudden blackout for a while and pass out. This feeling is dizziness due to vertigo, where you get unstable and get imbalanced even if you are sitting or standing still. Vertigo comes with a feeling of unsteadiness and dizziness caused due to the disturbance in your vestibular system. Curing vertigo is easy by taking some anticipations and performing vestibular exercises.

Feeling Dizzy? Know its Causes and Symptoms 

Dizziness is not a disease, it is a feeling of lightheaded, spinning, or unbalanced even if you are standing or sitting straight. It gives an unsteady feeling to the sensory organs and results in fainting. Dizziness is a symptom caused due to various sensory disorders. Commonly dizziness is caused due to migraines, medications, excess alcohol consumption, a sudden drop in blood pressure, anemia, motion sickness, etc. Symptoms of Dizziness includes: 

Lightheadedness 

loss of balance

Unsteadiness

Feeling of spinning

A feeling of Passing out

Impaired vision

Sudden blackout while changing position

Understanding Vertigo, its causes, and symptoms! 

The main cause of vertigo is a problem in the vestibular system. Your vestibular system is responsible for monitoring your balance and sending the movement signals to the brain. If the vestibular system is not functioning properly then it stops sending signals to the brain and you feel like spinning and get impaired vision. Some common problems of vertigo are below:

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): It is one of the most common causes of vertigo and it makes you feel as if everything is spinning around you or inside your head. You can feel the symptoms of BPPV when you change the position of your head such as bending your head up or down, changing the sides while sleeping.

Meniere's disease: Meniere's disease is the disorder in the inner ear that occurs when there is a fluid build-up in the ears. Initially, it harms one side of the ear, then damages both of them causing hearing loss and severe nausea and imbalance.

Vestibular neuritis: Vestibular neuritis is an inflammation in the vestibular nerves that connects the inner ear to the brain. When the nerves get inflamed it stops sending balance signals to the brain and causes vertigo symptoms.

Migraines: Migraines are headaches that vary in intensity and cause nausea and sensitivity from light and sound. It can affect the vestibular system by creating adverse effects on the balance of your body and resulting in vertigo.

Symptoms of Vertigo may include: 

Headache

Feeling Nausea and motion sickness

Hitting like feeling in ears and Hearing loss

Migraine Headaches

Double vision

Losing Focus

Treating Vertigo and Dizziness with Vestibular Rehabilitation

Getting an occasional dizziness sensation is normal, it is not a serious disorder and can be cured easily. But if it becomes a regular thing then preventive measures under doctor's observation is a must. Both Vertigo and dizziness can ruin your life by hampering the day to day activities and limiting your abilities. Physical therapists treat this disorder with Vestibular Rehabilitation.

A Vestibular Therapist will diagnose the problem underlying thoroughly and examine the medical history of the patients checking the areas such as balance, leg strength and flexibility, gait, visual stability, and mobility, Neck mobility, neck, and arm strength, and an inner ear examination. Sometimes Vestibular therapy is the only care for Dizziness and Vertigo or else it is given as post-surgery rehabilitation. It can treat Dizziness, impaired visions, head movement problems, stiffness in the neck, improving gait disorders, frequent falls, headaches, and spinning effects effectively.

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Adapt Specialized Physical Therapy Technique For Instant Recovery From Chronic Pain

It is very important for experienced physical therapists to utilize practices to give proper cure for the mind, body, and soul of patients. Medical professionals understand the importance of fitness which interplay between the mind, soul, and body. They are specialized in giving proper physical therapy that can help you to reduce your chronic pain effectively.

When you get physically injured, it is not possible for you to remain properly calm and focused on the mind and souls’ side because directly-indirectly, it affects your individuality. Physical therapists can balance this situation by assisting you and providing you practical knowledge of adapting different techniques and physical exercises.

We are here to share a few modern and latest techniques utilized in physical therapy which help you to overcome relentless pain and reduce physical challenges in chronic pain.

Joint Mobilization

Sometimes, a joint becomes headache when it starts irritating, frustrating due to physical injury, poor posture, and joint dysfunctions. It may increase the probability of cases of chronic pain. Joint mobilization is appropriate for those patients who are suffering from specific conditions such as shoulder pain, spine, elbow, buttocks, and knee. Ankle pain and sprains also come in this category. In the situation of acute and chronic suffering, physical therapists suggest joint mobilization. In this case, medical professionals initially examine your problem such as range of motion, joint frictions, joint dysfunction, strength and offer an appropriate diagnosis. In this therapy, you are generally suggested how to sit, how to move affected body parts, etc to prevent recurring chronic pain and joint dysfunction.

Kinesio Taping

Kinesio Taping is the most frequently used physical exercise program in which therapists apply the taping system. In this method, therapists apply colorful tape in a strategic position in order to ease the pressure and force on joints and muscles effectively.

Kinesio Taping is an old and classic technique for chronic pain management, in which therapists rely on acupressure and strategic physical treatment by employing elastic taping systems around the affected parts of the body. This technique is majorly applicable for those patients who are suffering from a back sprain, neck pain, shoulder impingements and pain during sports injuries.

Manual therapy

Manual therapy is known as chiropractic and massage therapy in which professionals apply force and pressure on joints and muscles using a hand-on approach. Physical therapists mostly believe in using their hand instead of medical equipment. The goal of using this treatment is to increase body mobilization and improve blood circulation. In manual therapy, therapists try to assess chronic pain during your first consultation.

Graston Technique:

Graston Technique is a unique technique used for relieving chronic pain instantly. It world-wide using a technique that is adapted to reduce the pain and providing effective quality of life. The person in older age can use this technique to increase mobility and restore strength in affected body areas. Physiotherapists use this technique to make their patients able to perform daily tasks effectively.

If you are thinking that these above-mentioned physiotherapies will be suitable for you according to your pain and condition. You can contact us on an immediate basis. We are 24*7 available at the centers of Progressive Sports Medicine in Burlington, ON. Get in touch with us from one-on-one consultation and comprehensive treatment.