Tag: vertigo

Vertigo; Here’s why you should visit your chiropractor first.

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Vertigo; Here’s why you should visit your chiropractor first. A patient visited the office today after suffering from vertigo for two weeks.   She initially visited the local walk-in medical clinic who diagnosed the problem as vertigo and gave her a medication that can alleviate it.  The medication seemed to allow her to sleep but did not fully resolve the problem, and she had no idea why she was feeling dizzy. Two weeks later, the dizziness on her right side is improved but her left side still is quite intolerable. She had been a patient of ours years ago who visited Read More »

Vertigo, is there an easy fix? According to the NY Times there is, but not so fast.

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Vertigo, is there an easy fix?  According to the NY Times there is, but not so fast. Vertigo, that sensation of the world spinning around you as you lose your balance and feel upset to your stomach.  For some of us, it comes suddenly and so begins our journey into visiting many doctors with their many opinions as to why you are dizzy. The most common opinion is that the crystals in the ear have gone misplaced causing the problem, while others have other complicated theories as to why it occurred.  Recently, the NY Times weighed in on this phenomenon, Read More »

Vertigo, dizziness and balance problems improve following chiropractic office visits; here’s why.

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Vertigo, dizziness and balance problems improve following chiropractic office visits; should you visit a chiropractor first? Many people experience vertigo and dizziness, and the problem seems to come out of nowhere. Often, when the problem fails to go away, many people head to the Otolaryngologist (ears, nose and throat specialist) since problems in the inner ear are often associated with the condition. Many of us believe that something serious must be wrong, including a brain lesion, or a problem in the inner ear, yet most tests including MRI scans are negative and are simply not helpful. In reality, only a Read More »