by North 49 Physiotherapy | Oct 27, 2023 | Balance and Dizziness, dizziness, Ear, Vertigo, Vestibular Therapy
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health. Beyond its well-known role in bone health, emerging research suggests it may have a broader impact. This impact may include your inner ear health. One intriguing...
by North 49 Physiotherapy | Apr 29, 2022 | Balance and Dizziness, dizziness, Ear, Uncategorized, Vertigo, Vestibular Therapy
BPPV is the most common cause of dizziness across the lifespan. Fortunately with treatment it typically resolves within 1-3 sessions. Untreated, BPPV also has a 50% chance that it will resolve spontaneously within 3 months. (Bhattacharyya 2017) So, what happens if the...
by North 49 Physiotherapy | Jan 2, 2022 | dizziness, Ear, Physiotherapy, Vertigo, Vestibular Therapy
As health care providers we like to say that we provide evidence based treatment, but what is the evidence for the treatment we provide? What is the evidence for the vestibular therapy we provide? Specifically, how about the treatment we provide for vestibular...
by North 49 Physiotherapy | Jun 8, 2021 | dizziness, Ear, Physiotherapy, Vertigo, Vestibular Therapy
The other day we had a patient whose history seemed like pretty straight forward BPPV. On examination, I anticipated there being nystagmus. I also expected the patient to tighten their grip on my arm with Dix-Hallpike testing, but to my surprise Dix-Hallpike testing...
by North 49 Physiotherapy | Sep 11, 2020 | Balance and Dizziness, Physiotherapy, Vestibular Therapy
At North 49 our team of vestibular therapists look for nystagmus in determining one’s cause of dizziness. So, what is nystagmus? Nystagmus is repetitive, uncontrolled eye motion. It usually affects both eyes. Depending on the cause it may be constant or intermittent....
