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Vestibular

17 04, 2024

How Balance and Coordination Work and How to Improve Them

2024-10-29T11:37:38-07:00

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, […]

How Balance and Coordination Work and How to Improve Them2024-10-29T11:37:38-07:00
29 12, 2021

Toe Walking: A Symptom of Something Larger 

2024-10-29T11:38:49-07:00

By: Khristian McGinley, PT, DPT

Recognizing Underlying Causes of Toe Walking

It is common for parents and caregivers to hear that toe walking in children is “normal” and that their child will naturally “grow out of it.” The reality is that there is always an underlying reason that a […]

Toe Walking: A Symptom of Something Larger 2024-10-29T11:38:49-07:00
17 06, 2021

Why Am I Feeling Dizzy?

2025-03-26T12:48:33-07:00

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 […]

Why Am I Feeling Dizzy?2025-03-26T12:48:33-07:00
24 08, 2020

Ditch the Dizziness: Physical Therapy for Vertigo

2025-03-10T17:48:14-07:00

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! […]

Ditch the Dizziness: Physical Therapy for Vertigo2025-03-10T17:48:14-07:00
3 08, 2020

Be Prepared When Concussions Happen

2024-07-23T17:33:51-07:00

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 […]

Be Prepared When Concussions Happen2024-07-23T17:33:51-07:00
21 08, 2019

Three Things Parents Should Know About Concussions in Youth Athletes

2025-03-04T15:19:45-07:00

A recent study found that in Arizona, parents who are OK with their kids playing football has declined by 15 percent. This is right in line with national trends in the sport: The National Federation of High School Associations has found a two percent decline in football participation.

One reason for the decline? Growing fears of […]

Three Things Parents Should Know About Concussions in Youth Athletes2025-03-04T15:19:45-07:00
18 04, 2017

The Benefits of Vestibular Physical Therapy

2024-08-19T11:38:24-07:00

If you are experiencing symptoms of dizziness, pressure in the ear, nausea, ringing in the ears, chronic headaches, or imbalance, it could be a sign of dysfunction in your Vestibular system. The good news is a therapist can help with Vestibular physical therapy in order to get you back to living […]

The Benefits of Vestibular Physical Therapy2024-08-19T11:38:24-07:00