It’s been years since Boots Dutton first experienced vertigo. She was in her 50s. It came on with nausea and the sensation of the room spinning. There didn’t seem to be a trigger for it, and she still ...
One minute Bill Peterson was hauling logs on his shoulders through the forest, and the next minute he was so dizzy he could barely stand up. “I couldn’t look up or down. If I moved my head suddenly, ...
This story first appeared in Healthy You - July 2024, The Gazette’s quarterly health publication. As far back as a teenager, Dorothy de Souza Guedes remembers dealing with vertigo. “Most kids enjoyed ...
Winter brings its challenges, among them the risk of falling. Falls are not just scary and uncomfortable; they’re also dangerous, especially for those ages 65 and older. According to the U.S. Centers ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For those who need to build strength, or even overcome dizziness, a newer type of training might help. There are two types of training known as "VRT." Physical therapists can ...
Vestibular rehabilitation is a type of physical therapy that uses exercises to reduce dizziness and improve balance. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy helps retrain your brain to process balance ...
Kathy Joy, a physical therapist who has worked at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital since 1988, specializes in treating patients who suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), one of the ...
BPPV, the most common vestibular disorder, is responsible for about 50 percent of that group’s symptoms. And more than half of people with clinical depression may also complain of vertigo, Astrup said ...