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 | Apr 13, 2021 | dizziness, Ear, Headacahes, Physiotherapy, Vertigo, Vestibular Therapy
Have you ever had headaches or dizziness impact your quality of life? With vestibular migraines individuals can unfortunately have a recurring problem with both. What are Vestibular Migraines? A vestibular migraine (aka Migrainous Associated Vertigo) is a condition...
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....
