Vestibular and Balance Disorders
- Same-Day Appointments
- Accept All Insurance
- Since 1987
- Same-Day Appointments
- Accept All Insurance
- Since 1987
Treatment for Vestibular and Balance Disorders
The licensed physical therapists at Columbia Physical Therapy, P.C. receive professional continuing education to improve treatment techniques for a wide variety of disorders such as balance or vestibular disorders.
For impaired balance or vertigo, let one of our PT's establish a treatment program that will be customized for you and may include postural stability exercises and gait training.
We'll use techniques to facilitate vestibular adaptation. You'll benefit from exercises to increase motion tolerance or improve dynamic equilibrium. If you exhibit somatosensory or proprioception deficits, you'll require treatment to focus on regaining righting reactions.
Contact Karen at (518) 758-7616 if you have questions about vestibular rehabilitation.
Rehab Helps With the Following Conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Vestibular Neuritis – vertigo, dysequilibrium, postural instability
- Labyrinthitis – motion sensitivity, dysequilibrium
- Central Vestibular Loss – falls, light headedness, decreased righting reactions, decreased sensory integration
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Positionally provoked
- Period of latency
- Positive hallpike test
- Fatigability
- Nystagmus
- 1 – 60 second duration
- Epley repositioning maneuver
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