Dizziness and Vertigo

Dizziness can impact your entire life, including concentration, memory, attention, balance, perception of movement, light/sound sensitivity, depth perception, unsteady gait, and mood changes. It can cause headache, fogginess, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, avoidance of social gatherings, and fear of movement.

Integracare is a research-based practice with providers certified in dizziness, vertigo, and vestibular dysfunction. We create a unique treatment plan for a patient’s specific situation.

What Causes Dizziness?

Dizziness can be caused by six different systems within the body.

Physical therapy can help determine the underlying cause of dizziness. Dizziness can be caused by SIX different origins. Once the origin(s) are determined, a treatment plan is created. Physical therapy is best suited for treatment of dizziness as a result of vestibular system dysfunction and other physical causes of dizziness.

Dizziness is the Second Most Common Reason to Visit a Doctors Office

An estimated 70% of Americans will experience dizziness at some point in their lives. About 90 million Americans currently go to health care providers because of vertigo, dizziness or balance problems.

What is the Vestibular System?

The vestibular system is the body’s balance system, located in the inner ear. This system senses acceleration, deceleration, and static equilibrium.

Did you know? The entire vestibular system is the size of a dime!

What is BPPV?

BPPV is a sudden onset of dizziness, usually triggered by positional changes. This occurs in the vestibular system.

Can Physical Therapy Help If...

My dizziness just started?

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) often begins abruptly and is best managed when treated as soon as possible.

My dizziness has been going on for years or I do not know when it started?

Whether the dizziness started yesterday or 30+ years ago, physical therapy treatment may help in managing your symptoms.

Neither myself or my primary care provider knows what is causing it?

Our certified and trained physical therapy team can assist in appropriately diagnosing the cause of your symptoms. The findings from the physical therapy evaluation, along with the presentation of your symptoms, will determine the recommended next step in your care.

I have been diagnosed with vertigo?

Vertigo is the feeling that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning. The vestibular system is often implicated in cases of vertigo. Individualized and specific physical therapy can affect changes in this system and ultimately your symptoms.

I have had treatment in the past?

There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for dizziness. Previous treatment does not eliminate the possibility of affecting change now. Dependent on the origin of dizziness, treatment may be directed at correcting the problem or minimizing/managing symptoms.