By: Lindsay Wilcox, PT, DPT, OCS; Spooner Coppell Clinic Director
Are you dizzy? Unsteady? Lightheaded? It’s easy to assume these symptoms mean vertigo—but that’s not always the case. True vertigo feels like you yourself are spinning, or the world around you is spinning, and you can’t make it stop. It is easy to get […]
By: Lauren Krasner Walsh, MS, AT, CSCS
Concussions are a common issue in sports, with around 3.8 million cases happening each year. Unfortunately, many concussions go unreported, especially at the high school level. It’s crucial to advocate for, and report head injuries as soon as possible. Early reporting can make a […]
By: Apeksha Besekar, PT, MSPT, NCS
Dementia is one of the greatest global challenges for health and social care in the 21st century. Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for about half of all dementia cases (43%). The memory and cognitive problems that come with Alzheimer’s Disease have a very slow, insidious onset. The onset is between 40 […]
By: Stephanie Gilboy, PT, DPT, Cert. VRS
BPPV, or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, is caused by the displacement of otoconia in your inner ear.
Now, otoconia have been referred to as “crystals” or “rocks.” So, if you have heard those terms at any point, their real name is otoconia, but we will refer to them as rocks […]
By: Julie Helfer, PT, DPT
Balance and coordination are essential for you to move and orient yourself safely. When there is an impairment to your balance and/or coordination, you are at risk of falling.
Any disease, dysfunction, or injury to your cerebellum or your vestibular system can impact your balance and coordination. Neurological conditions, like MS, stroke, […]
Returning to normalcy after a concussion can take time. Being able to move your head without the sensations of spinning or being able to read or look at a screen without difficulty can seem far away. Everyday life has a great deal of stimuli that comes our way. Our brains are receiving all of these […]
She was first at bat in her slow-pitch softball league. The pitcher wound up and sent the ball toward home plate, but something was off. The ball wasn’t going where it was supposed to. Before the athlete knew it, the side of her head was hit by the softball. Her hands went numb, her vision […]
Dizziness and vertigo have become synonymous with one another; an interchangeable set of terms describing the same symptom. Regardless of whether someone says they are “dizzy” or they “have vertigo”, chances are you’re painting the same picture in your mind.
This connection makes sense. After all, the definitions of […]
Contributors:
Garrett Wasson, PT, DPT and Ryne Foster, PT, DPT, OCS, FAFS
Dizziness and vertigo are very common complaints that bring a patient to visit their physician, just as common as back pain and headaches 1 2. Vertigo can greatly affect many people’s daily lives but some do not even know that physical therapy can help! […]
We’ve all heard of concussions, but how many people fully understand concussions? A concussion occurs when the head moves rapidly back and forth causing the brain to shift and make contact with the inside of the skull. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) estimates 1.6 – 3.8 million concussions are reported each year. However, because […]
