Overcoming
Dizziness
This specialized therapy utilizes various techniques, including balance, gaze stabilization, and habituation exercises, to improve balance, reduce dizziness, and enhance overall stability.
Finding your balance
treatment for dizziness
Dizziness encompasses a variety of sensations, including feelings of spinning, unsteadiness, and lightheadedness. It is one of the most frequently reported complaints in medical settings, ranking as the second most common issue presented to doctors today.
Common Dizziness and Balance Disorders that we treat
- Characterized by brief episodes of spinning sensation triggered by head movements
- Caused by displaced calcium crystals in the inner ear
- Treatable with specific repositioning maneuvers
- Dizziness associated with neck pain and cervical spine dysfunction
- Results from a sensory mismatch between neck proprioception and vestibular input
- Treated with manual therapy and vestibular rehabilitation
- Can lead to various balance disorders, including post-concussion syndrome
- May trigger conditions like PPPD or exacerbate existing vestibular issues
- Requires a multidisciplinary approach for diagnosis and treatment
- Episodic vertigo associated with migraine symptoms
- Often misdiagnosed due to variable presentation
- Managed with migraine prevention strategies and vestibular therapy
- Acute onset of vertigo due to inner ear inflammation
- Can lead to prolonged imbalance and dizziness
- Treatment includes vestibular suppressants and rehabilitation
- Characterized by episodes of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness
- Managed through dietary changes, medications, and in severe cases, surgical interventions
- Persistent sensation of rocking or swaying after sea travel
- Can become chronic and significantly impact quality of life
- Treatment challenges due to limited understanding of underlying mechanisms
- Chronic dizziness exacerbated by upright posture, movement, and complex visual environments
- Often triggered by vestibular disorders, anxiety, or concussions
- Treated with a combination of vestibular rehabilitation, medication, and cognitive behavioral therapy
- Multifactorial, involving deterioration of multiple sensory systems
- Increased risk of falls and associated complications
- Management focuses on fall prevention and addressing underlying causes
- Can affect balance and proprioception, leading to unsteadiness
- Often associated with conditions like diabetes or vitamin B12 deficiency
- Treatment targets underlying cause and may include physical therapy for balance training
Conquering
dizziness
- General Population: Approximately 15-20% of adults experience dizziness or vertigo annually.
- Inner ear disorders (e.g., benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuritis) cause about 50% of dizziness cases.
- Dizziness increases fall risk by 12 times in older adults.
- Medical Consultations: An estimated 3.9 million U.S. emergency department visits in 2011 were attributed to dizziness or vertigo
- Aging Population: Prevalence increases with age, affecting up to 40% of individuals over 40 and 31% of those over 80
Adults experience dizziness.
Inner ear disorder is caused by dizziness.
Dizziness increased after falls in older adults.
Seek medical attention for dizziness in the US
Vestibular rehabilitation
care tailored to you
At Norcal Brain Center, we transform dizziness treatment by moving away from the outdated one-size-fits-all approach. Our method is based on the recognition that dizziness is a complex, personal experience that requires customized solutions.
Why standard Protocals fail
Generic treatment plans for dizziness frequently overlook the unique underlying causes that contribute to this condition. Traditional, cookie-cutter approaches to treatment can have several downsides, such as:
- Everyone gets the same set of exercises and does not take into account individual pathology
- Frustrated patients due to limited improvement and residual symptoms.
- Treatments can exacerbate symptoms by failing to address underlying causes.
Our precision-driven Approach
- Comprehensive Initial Evaluation
- Detailed diagnostic testing
- Identifying specific vestibular dysfunction as well as visual/proprioceptive
- Customized Rehabilitation Strategies
- Tailored vestibular exercises
- Advanced vestibular treatment options (maybe link to gyro or virtualis)
- Holistic approach on other neurological symptoms and the effects on the Vestibular system
- Comprehensive Initial Evaluation
Last year I was in a car accident, but it was only a minor fender-bender. I was fine for a few months but I noticed my vision started getting blurry and I was getting weird dizziness spells and headaches. After one particular bad spell I decided to seek some help. A friend of mine recommended Dr. Minh. After an initial consultation, I decided to sign up for the exam. This was the best decision I’ve ever made. The whole time, Dr. Minh was extremely thorough and could figure out exactly what areas of my brain weren’t working properly, and causing my dizziness. After the first visit I came out of the office feeling 40% better. A month later, I’m glad to say that I’m almost 100% normal. If you have any dizziness problems, don’t hesitate to go see Dr. Minh.
Unveiling the root of your dizziness
Norcal Brain Center employs a state-of-the-art diagnostic protocol that goes beyond standard evaluations. Our comprehensive physical and neurological examination is designed to pinpoint the exact cause of your dizziness or unsteadiness with unparalleled precision.
Advanced Diagnostic Suite
- Videonystagmography (VNG)
- High-resolution, computerized eye movement recording
- Detects subtle vestibular abnormalities often missed by traditional tests
- Provides quantitative data on nystagmus and other eye movement disorders
- Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
- Assesses the function of all six semicircular canals
- Measures the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) with millisecond accuracy
- Identifies specific deficits in the vestibular system
- Computerized Dynamic Posturography
- Analyzes your balance control under various sensory conditions
- Quantifies the relative contributions of visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems
- Helps differentiate between various causes of imbalance
- Comprehensive Physical and Neurological Examination
- Conducted by our team of expert neurologists
- Assesses cranial nerve function, coordination, and sensory processing
- Evaluate for any underlying neurological conditions
The Power of Precision
This multifaceted approach allows us to:
- Create a detailed map of your vestibular and neurological function
- Identify subtle abnormalities that might be overlooked in standard evaluations
- Develop a highly targeted treatment plan based on objective, quantitative data
Comprehensive dizziness treatment
Our cutting-edge program integrates a diverse array of therapies, each precisely calibrated to address your specific areas of deficit:
- Custom-designed exercises to retrain the balance system
- Gaze stabilization techniques to improve visual clarity during head movements
- Habituation exercises to reduce sensitivity to provocative movements
- Epley, Semont, and other maneuvers for BPPV treatment
- Customized repositioning techniques based on specific canal involvement
- Follow-up protocols to prevent recurrence
- Progressive challenges to improve static and dynamic balance
- Gait analysis and correction techniques
- Fall prevention strategies
- Personalized dietary plans to support vestibular health
- Stress reduction techniques and sleep hygiene optimization
- Guidance on environmental modifications for symptom management
- Activities to improve spatial awareness and motor planning
- Integration of visual and proprioceptive inputs
- Exercises to enhance daily functional abilities
