Vestibular Imbalance
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning. Even when you're staying still, you may feel as if you're moving or the room is moving around you.
What Is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy?
The vestibular system enables you to get out of bed or walk on uneven ground through the connection between the inner ear and the brain. Damage to the vestibular system from illness, injury, or aging can lead to vestibular dysfunction. Vertigo and balance problems are the most common symptoms, although you may also have trouble hearing or seeing. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) is an exercise-based approach that can help with dizziness and poor equilibrium.
How Does Vestibular Rehab Work?
When your equilibrium is disturbed, you may experience dizziness and possibly feel wobbly. Your ability to maintain balance depends on the communication between your brain and other sensory organs. This data is compiled by your central nervous system, which then relays instructions to your body for doing so. Your brain's ability to process information is disrupted when the link between your brain and the rest of your body is hampered.
VRT employs targeted motions to facilitate neural plasticity in response to these stimuli. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy exercises train the brain to pay more attention to sensory input from the body, which frees up other senses, like sight and touch, to aid the body in fighting off the resulting symptoms.
Who Can Benefit From Vestibular Rehab
The goal of habituation exercises is to make a physical activity routine. These routines involve repeating certain motions to alleviate discomfort. If, for instance, head movements are what set off your dizziness, our therapists may suggest habituation exercises. The repetition of the exercises trains the brain to disregard the aberrant impulses that cause dizziness and vertigo.
If you have double vision, when you try to concentrate on a single thing, our therapists, through gaze stability, can help you build eye muscle strength to prevent blurring of vision from head movement.
Our therapists can design balance training exercises to help you regain your footing while walking and doing other daily activities. Walking obstacles, obstacle courses, and head bending and tilting exercises are commonly used.
If you are in in Philadelphia, Trenton & Surrounding Cities, wondering, "Where is vestibular rehabilitation therapy near me?" Strive can provide you with the best in VRT, so contact us today!