VESTIBULAR
REHAB
Vestibular rehabilitation is a specialized area of Physiotherapy that involves the assessment and treatment of various conditions involving the vestibular system. This system includes the inner ear, the eyes and proprioceptive system (muscles and joints in the body).
Do you suffer from:
vertigo
fogginess
loss of balance
loss of coordination
headaches
dizziness/lightheadedness
nausea
If you answered yes to any of these questions, it is quite possible that your vestibular system is the culprit, and vestibular physiotherapy could help you.
Are you:
wondering what vertigo is, or have you been told you have it?
wondering what you can do to manage your vertigo or dizziness?
Wondering why you keep stumbling or losing your balance and how you can address that?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’d love to share my experience and knowledge with you to help you alleviate your symptoms.
What is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy?
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) is a form of Physiotherapy used to treat many conditions that cause dizziness and balance problems. VRT uses science-based treatments, designed to get you back to feeling like yourself again. VRT is safe and effective and doesn’t involve medication.
What causes dizziness and how can Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy help?
Dizziness comes from a large number of sources, including problems with your heart, nervous system, vision, inner ear and medication.
The good news is that up to two thirds of individuals suffering from dizziness and imbalance are effectively treated by Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy.
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy may help with the following symptoms:
Dizziness and/or vertigo
Difficulty being in busy places
Trouble following moving objects or driving
Difficulty with flickering/moving lights
Trouble walking without holding onto something
Difficulty walking in the dark
Trouble with balance with changes in the shoes you wear
Difficulty walking on uneven surfaces
Trouble with busy wall and floor patterns
Nausea with head movements
Blurring with head movements
Recent hearing loss with dizziness.
Many of these symptoms are associated with the following conditions, which will greatly benefit from and can be treated using Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis
Balance Problems
Concussion and Post-Concussion Syndrome
Acoustic Neuroma (if stable or post-operative)
Ménière’s Disease (if accompanied by vestibular loss)
What is involved in Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy?
The type and number of treatments are customized to your needs and condition and may include all or parts of the following:
Canalith Repositioning: Hands-on maneuvers (e.g. the Epley’s Maneuver) to treat BPPV
Symptom Relief: For nausea (e.g. soft tissue therapy, Dry Needling/Acupuncture)
Gaze Stability Exercises: For individuals with Vestibular Loss (e.g. Labyrinthitis, Vestibular Neuritis, etc.)
Balance Training: To improve your balance, whether you are standing still or moving
Habituation Exercises: To help overcome motion sickness and sensitivity
Gait Training: Only if needed and until you get your balance back, prescription of gait aids
Return to Activity: Once you are ready, a gradual return to work, school and sport activities
What can I expect to feel during and after this Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy program?
For a short period during and after the assessment, you may feel an increase in dizziness. For this reason, it is important to have someone drive you home or to take a taxi. Depending on the condition being treated, there may be a variety of post assessment effects. If you have BPPV, the reduction in dizziness after just 1 or 2 treatments can be quite remarkable. With other conditions, you will feel much better with consistently performing your home exercise program.
Rates for Vestibular Rehabilitation
90-minutes
Initial Assessment
$200.00
30-minutes
Follow-Up
$100.00
45-minutes
Follow-Up
$115.00
60-minutes
Follow-Up
$150.00
CANCELLATION POLICY: 24-hours notice is required to either change or cancel your appointment. Patients who provide less than 24 hours or miss their appointment will be charged at the full rate of their appointment. Please arrive a few minutes before the start time of your appointment time, and notify us if you will be late. Unfortunately, as we have appointments scheduled after yours, we will only be able to provide the remainder of your appointment time so as to not impact the next patients appointment time.
