Vertigo
or “dizziness” is
said to be the third most common complaint in general
practice, and the most common complaint for people
over seventy. While many people think dizziness is
caused by inner ear problems, it very often originates
with problems in the neck and responds well to chiropractic
care. Dizziness is a general term that covers
a number of different symptoms. There is “lightheadedness” where
one just doesn’t feel quite right in the head.
Then there is feeling “faint” that doctors
may call presyncope. The symptoms that chiropractic doctors
can most often help are feelings of “disequilibrium” and “vertigo.” Disequilibrium
is the feeling of being off balance– like being
pulled to one side or like you could easily fall over.
Vertigo is the feeling that the world is spinning around
you, or perhaps you are spinning. Vertigo often comes
in momentary intense attacks after you turn your head,
but sometimes it is a more subtle ongoing feeling. It
is often accompanied with nausea
In a 1991 study of 112 patients with
vertigo originating in the neck 90.2% were symptom free
after 18 visits. While some of these patients had suffered
for less than three months, 43 of the 112 had endured
chronic vertigo for over three months so it is unlikely
they would have recovered by themselves. Of the 69 who
suffered less that three months, 53 were symptom free
after only eight visits. So those with recent injury
responded more quickly to chiropractic care.
Dizziness or vertigo can make life miserable,
and sometimes dangerous. Don’t just suffer hoping
it will go away. The longer you wait, the longer it will
take for you to recover. There is an excellent chance
that chiropractic can relieve your symptoms of dizziness
or vertigo and get your neck functioning normally again.
So go ahead, give us a call, we want to help.
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