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Exterior of labyrinth of the inner ear. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem in the inner ear. [ 3 ] Symptoms are repeated, brief periods of vertigo with movement, characterized by a spinning sensation upon changes in the position of the head. [ 1 ] This can occur with turning in bed or changing ...
Epley maneuver. The Epley maneuver or repositioning maneuver is a maneuver used by medical professionals to treat one common cause of vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) [1][needs update] of the posterior or anterior canals of the ear. [2] The maneuver works by allowing free-floating particles, displaced otoconia, from the ...
Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. [ 1 ] Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspiration, or difficulties walking. [ 2 ] It is typically worse when the head is moved. [ 2 ]
Vestibular rehabilitation. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR), also known as vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT), is a specialized form of physical therapy used to treat vestibular disorders or symptoms, characterized by dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, posture, and vision. These primary symptoms can result in secondary symptoms such as nausea ...
Cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) is an autosomal recessive late-onset heredodegenerative multisystem neurological disease. The symptoms include poor balance and difficulty walking. Chronic cough and difficulty swallowing may also be present. Clinical findings include ataxia, sensory neuropathy, and ...
Carsickness. A specific form of terrestrial motion sickness, being carsick is quite common and evidenced by disorientation while reading a map, a book, or a small screen during travel. Carsickness results from the sensory conflict arising in the brain from differing sensory inputs. Motion sickness is caused by a conflict between signals ...
Vestibular migraine (VM) is vertigo with migraine, either as a symptom of migraine or as a related neurological disorder.. A 2010 report from the University of British Columbia published in the journal Headache said that " 'Migraine associated vertigo' is emerging as a popular diagnosis for patients with recurrent vertigo" but, "in contrast to basilar artery migraine, is neither clinically nor ...
Pelvic floor physical therapy can ease chronic pelvic pain, strengthen pelvic floor muscles to improve bladder and bowel control, reduce pain with sex, and advance postpartum recovery. And despite ...