Get Back to Moving Through Your Day With Confidence
Dizziness or vertigo often appears at the most inconvenient times, like walking through a grocery store or turning your head while you’re driving. This unpredictability can be alarming, but Salmon Bay Physical Therapy offers dizziness and vertigo relief in North Ballard, Ballard Bridge and Northgate of Seattle, WA. Our team can help you identify the source of your symptoms and improve your confidence with movement.
Many people avoid activities when dizziness or vertigo develops. While this may seem helpful in the short term, avoiding movement can sometimes make symptoms more limiting over time. Physical therapy can help address the underlying cause and improve your ability to move comfortably throughout the day.
Understanding Dizziness and Vertigo
Although people often use these terms interchangeably, dizziness and vertigo are not the same thing.
Dizziness is a broad term that describes feeling lightheaded, unsteady, off balance, or disconnected from your surroundings. Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness that creates the sensation that you or the room around you is spinning or moving when no actual movement is occurring.
Many cases of dizziness and vertigo involve the vestibular system, which includes structures in the inner ear and brain that help control balance, movement, and spatial awareness. When this system is not working properly, symptoms can affect daily activities, exercise, work, and overall quality of life.
Conditions That Can Trigger Vertigo or Dizziness
Dizziness and vertigo aren’t conditions in and of themselves. Instead, they are symptoms. Some of the conditions that can cause them include:
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, also called BPPV
- Inner ear dysfunction, such as Meniere’s disease or vestibular neuritis
- Concussions
- Balance disorders
- Motion sensitivity
- Certain neurological conditions, such as vestibular migraines or multiple sclerosis
Additional Symptoms You May Experience
Dizziness and vertigo often occur alongside other symptoms that can affect daily function, including:
- Unsteadiness while walking
- Difficulty focusing during movement
- Nausea
- Difficulty turning the head quickly
- Fear of falling
- Reduced confidence with daily activities
How Salmon Bay Physical Therapy Treats Dizziness and Vertigo
Our physical therapists begin with a detailed evaluation to determine what may be contributing to your symptoms, including whether or not the vestibular system is involved. After the evaluation, we create a personalized treatment plan designed to improve stability, reduce symptoms, and help you return to normal activities. Techniques might include:
- Vestibular Therapy: Specialized exercises help retrain the vestibular system and improve how the brain processes movement and balance information.
- Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers: Specific techniques help reposition inner ear crystals that commonly cause BPPV-related vertigo.
- Balance Training: Targeted exercises help improve stability and confidence during standing, walking, and daily activities.
- Walking and Mobility Training: Guided practice helps improve walking mechanics and reduce uncertainty during movement.
The Salmon Bay Physical Therapy Difference for Dizziness and Vertigo
As a locally owned practice, Salmon Bay Physical Therapy is committed to helping our community stay active, independent, and engaged in the activities they enjoy.
We understand how frustrating dizziness and vertigo can be, and we know you’re eager to get back to your day-to-day life. To ensure treatment meets your needs, we provide targeted, one-on-one care throughout every visit. We take time to explain your condition, answer questions, and create a treatment plan based on your goals and lifestyle. Whether you want to get back to your recreational sports league or just hope to go shopping without feeling dizzy, we’ll find a solution that meets your needs.
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Regain Confidence in Your Balance and Movement
Don’t let dizziness and vertigo keep you at home. The right treatment plan can help reduce symptoms, improve stability, and get you back to your active lifestyle.
To learn more about how Salmon Bay Physical Therapy can help with dizziness or vertigo relief in North Ballard, Ballard Bridge and Northgate of Seattle, WA, request an appointment with us today.
Your Next Steps…
- Request An Appointment
- Receive A Custom Treatment Plan
- Work Hard and Progress In Your Recovery
- Recover & Enjoy Life Pain-Free
