Vestibular Rehabilitation

Vestibular therapy is an effective treatment option for vertigo and dizziness, especially when the symptoms are made worse by movements or changes in position. Quite often, vertigo symptoms that are made worse by movement are caused by a disorder involving the inner ear. 

Vestibular therapy can assist with these inner ear disorders: vestibular neuritis, vestibular migraine, and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Physiothearpy can also treat Cervicogenic vertigo (symptoms originating from the neck).

Treatment for vertigo will depend on the cause, which requires diagnosis by a professional. Some of the potential vestibular rehabilitation therapy for vertigo include:

• Canalith positioning exercises – a physical therapy which involves several head manoeuvres used for BPPV to help with removing inner ear crystals
• Balance exercises – to retrain the vestibular system
• Manual therapy and exercise for the head neck in the case of cervicogenic vertigo – vertigo caused by neck dysfunction