Creative Rehab's Vestibular program is a customized treatment approach for the treatment of dizziness, vertigo or balance dysfunction. Our therapists are trained in the assessment and treatment of a variety of vestibular disorders. Goals of therapy emphasize returning the vestibular system to a normal functioning state and improve static and dynamic postural control in a variety of positions and movements. Patients receive extensive education to aid in self-management and return to function.

What is Vestibular Dysfunction?

Dizziness and balance problems account for 5-10% of all physician visits and affect up to 40% of people over 40 years of age. Common diagnoses of vestibular dysfunction include

1. Dizziness
2. Vertigo
3. BPPV

Dizziness, loss of balance, and lightheadedness may be symptoms of vestibular dysfunction. Vertigo is described as the feeling of the body rotating related to space or space rotating around the body. This is different from dizziness, light-headedness or loss of balance that are also related to vestibular dysfunction.

How Can Physical Therapy Help?

Physical therapy intervention may help with dizziness, loss of balance, or other vestibular disorders by habituating the senses to tolerate the stimulus, by correcting orthopedic or reflexive deficits that contribute to the dysfunction.

How Do I Participate?

Screening is typically done by a neurologist specializing in Otolaryngology; though your general practitioner may be the first person you report symptoms to. Following a doctor's evaluation, you may be referred to a physical therapist that specializes in vestibular dysfunction.  

Terms & Definitions:

• Vertigo -perception that the world is turning
• Disequilibrium - sense of imbalance, falling
• Vestibular-Ocular Reflex (VOR)-stabilizes eye position in space during head movements by keeping the eye movement at the same velocity as the head movement