If you’re experiencing vertigo, dizziness, or balance issues, our experienced team at Allied Physiotherapy Health Group in (Vancouver area) is here to help. Our vestibular rehabilitation therapy can reduce symptoms and improve your quality of life so you can get back to feeling steady and confident.
What is Vertigo?
Vertigo is the sensation you have when you feel that you, or the environment around you, is spinning. It can be mild enough to barely notice, severe enough to limit your daily activity or even limit your ability to get up.
What Are the Symptoms of Vertigo?
- A sense of spinning, often the first episode lasting for 30 minutes or more
- Motion intolerance
- Sense of blurred vision or trouble reading with head movement
- The feeling that the eyes need shock absorbers.
- Possible hearing loss in some instances
- Imbalance or disequilibrium
- Staggering, veering, swaying or tilting with walking
- Light-headedness
- Nausea/vomiting
The symptoms can last from seconds to hours or days and can occur in sitting, standing, lying or when changing positions.
What Causes Vertigo?
Vertigo and dizziness can affect people of all ages, though it is more common in those over 75. Common causes include:
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Migraines
- Allergies
- Medication Side Effects
- Neck Dysfunction
- Concussion or Trauma
- Inner Ear Infections
