Vestibular rehabilitation

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), is a disorder of the inner ear resulting in episodes of intense dizziness on certain head movements.

Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is effective in reducing dizziness and vertigo and associated falls and improving quality of life in people with disorders involving balance mechanisms.

Almost 1 in 4 adults under 65 years report dizziness or vertigo, often causing occupational difficulties or preventing employment but less than 25 per cent had received treatment.

Physiotherapists are ideally placed to provide early screening and intervention to minimise the impact on daily life of balance and dizziness disorders.

Significant improvement is achieved in:

• 80 per cent of patients with BPPV after one treatment session
• Patients with a central cause (e.g. stroke) may show some improvement
• 87-100% improvement following four treatment sessions

Specialist physiotherapists provide personalised VR programmes which are clinically effective in reducing distressing symptoms and improving quality of life.

Here at PhysioWorks NI we offer this if you are experiencing these symptoms. Get in contact for more information or book an appointment online.