Our team provides Naples vertigo treatment. If you have vertigo symptoms or already have a diagnosis but are searching for an effective treatment, our team stands ready to better your condition. Our healthcare providers offer vestibular rehabilitation training (VRT), oculomotor therapy, and balance training to address your underlying issues and help you recover.
Contact Naples Community Injury Center to learn more about our Naples physiotherapy and rehabilitation options for vertigo treatment. Dial our number now to ask questions or to schedule your initial intake examination with our team.
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What Is Vertigo, and What Causes Its Symptoms?
Vertigo is not an illness or injury. Instead, it is a symptom of many medical conditions. Most people describe vertigo as feeling like they are spinning when they aren’t. The dizziness can make walking or managing daily activities difficult for some people.
The most common cause of vertigo is a problem with the vestibular labyrinth, a part of the inner ear that helps maintain balance. However, vertigo can also occur because of a stroke, brain tumor, traumatic brain injury, or another condition.
Treatments for vertigo depend on the cause. They could include medications, surgery, or physiotherapy techniques to address the underlying cause. Our Naples team diagnoses and treats vertigo using non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical therapies. We also address a wide range of symptoms that can occur alongside dizzy spells.
Symptoms of vertigo include:
- Nausea and vomiting
- Difficulty with mobility and balance issues
- Hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or a feeling the ear is blocked
- Severe headaches
- Motion sickness
- Nystagmus
It may help to keep a journal about your symptoms. This can help you keep track of when and how often you experience them, which can help your healthcare provider diagnose you.
Types of Vertigo We Treat in Naples
There are two types of vertigo. Most patients we see have peripheral vertigo. It generally involves the vestibular system and is by far the most common type. However, we also treat central vertigo. This type of vertigo occurs when the brain does not interpret signals sent from elsewhere in the body properly. It is often much worse and generally occurs because of a stroke, serious infection, or brain injury.
There are also a few subtypes of vertigo, according to Cleveland Clinic. These include:
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): This disorder affects the inner ear, causing a spinning sensation when you move your head. BPPV often clears up on its own, though medical intervention may help your symptoms subside sooner.
- Ménière’s disease: A chronic disease that can cause vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss. With Ménière’s disease, you may be out of your usual activities for an entire day until your symptoms subside. Some patients even suffer from ongoing balance issues.
- Vestibular neuritis: Vestibular neuritis can cause sudden and severe vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and balance problems. This type of vertigo may be caused by viral infections.
- Labyrinthitis: This occurs when the labyrinth, a part of your inner ear, becomes swollen. You might experience temporary hearing loss, dizziness, balance issues, or permanent loss of your hearing. Your doctor might prescribe antibiotics, antivirals, or steroid medications to treat this condition.
Our team will evaluate your condition and explain your treatment options based on the type of balance disorder you’re dealing with. We will create an individualized treatment plan to target your symptoms and treat the root cause of your condition.
Our Healthcare Team Provides Naples Vertigo Rehabilitation Therapies
Our doctors prescribe rehabilitation plans, and our therapists provide physiotherapy to help reduce vertigo symptoms. Many of our patients experience a complete recovery from their vertigo and never experience additional symptoms.
Often, patients call us for vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT), which is one of the most effective treatments for vertigo. VRT relies on patients completing a series of physiotherapy exercises to address issues with the vestibular labyrinth.
We Curate Your Treatment Plan Based on Your Needs
Every patient begins their relationship with our Naples team during a new patient assessment. During this intake exam, our team:
- Conducts a medical history
- Runs tests and medical imaging scans as needed
- Assesses your condition
- Diagnoses the cause of your vertigo
- Develops an individualized rehabilitation therapy plan
Some of the prescribed exercises in these plans could include:
- Strength rebuilding and stretching: Your physiotherapist will teach you stretches and exercises that improve your strength, range of motion, and flexibility. If you had to take a break from your daily life activities because of vertigo, strength and stretching exercises can help you feel prepared to return to your usual tasks.
- Eye movement and control therapy: Your doctor will have you use your eyes to track either stationary or mobile objects. This can help with balance and depth perception.
- Vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT): VRT helps to retrain your vestibular system. Your doctor might combine several physiotherapy techniques to better your balance and strengthen your movements.
- Balance retraining: A physical therapist will teach you several exercises to help you maintain balance and overcome vertigo symptoms.
Our team continues to assess patients as they undergo treatment and make progress. This allows us to adjust their care plan and change the prescribed exercises to ensure continued improvement.
Get Help With Your Vertigo Symptoms From Our Naples Team
The Naples Community Injury Center team has more than 60 years of combined experience managing conditions such as vertigo for our patients. We can help you reduce or eliminate symptoms, rebuild strength, and prevent future occurrences.
If you suffered injuries and developed vertigo as a result, we can help you get the necessary treatment. We help people in the aftermath of suffering:
- Workplace injuries
- Car accident injuries
- Slip and fall injuries
- Sports and recreation injuries
- Boat and pool injuries
While vertigo is sometimes tied to an injury, it can also occur because of an illness or with no obvious reason. We know how to determine the direct cause and prescribe a treatment plan to help. We provide both targeted therapies and comprehensive rehabilitation programs to help patients recover.
How Is Vertigo Diagnosed?
Vertigo is generally diagnosed with a physical exam conducted by your doctor. They’ll also listen to the details of your condition, such as the symptoms you’re experiencing and any other health issues that may be related to vertigo. Then, your doctor may recommend tests like:
- Fukuda-Unterberger test, during which you will march in place with your eyes closed. Your doctor will determine whether you have vertigo if you lean to one side while marching.
- Head impulse test, which requires you to move your head side to side while keeping your eyes focused on a stationary object. Your eye movements can help your doctor determine if you have a balance disorder.
- Imaging tests, such as MRIs or CT scans.
- Vestibular test battery, which involves your doctor analyzing the vestibular portion of your inner ear. This can help your doctor narrow down whether your issue is the result of an inner ear condition or a brain condition.
What Treatments Do We Prescribe as a Part of Naples Vertigo Rehabilitation?
Our care plans for Naples vertigo treatment depend greatly on the patient’s individual needs. We determine the contributing factors to their vertigo and address them directly. This generally includes one or more of the following therapies:
Vestibular Therapy
Vestibular therapy consists of specific movements meant to help the vestibular system recognize how the body is moving, its position, and how to maintain that position. This is key to balance and remaining upright.
Oculomotor Therapy
Certain eye muscles play an important role in tracking how the body moves within spaces, including avoiding objects and running into things. When these muscles do not work properly, it can cause vertigo, imbalance, and other symptoms. We use oculomotor exercises to rebuild strength and coordination in these muscles.
We can also prescribe exercises that work to retrain the brain to interpret the information from the eyes as a part of this process. This is a common problem following brain injuries, concussions, and strokes.
Physical Therapy
While physical therapy can directly address balance issues and vertigo, we also prescribe it for patients without this concern.
We believe physiotherapy and strength-building are important parts of a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for patients with vertigo that has caused balance and coordination issues. Building strength and increasing flexibility is never a bad thing, and it can help patients prevent future injuries.
In addition to physical therapy and targeted therapies, we can prescribe complementary therapies and chiropractic care to address pain, inflammation, a limited range of motion, and other concerns.
Call Naples Community Injury Center for Your Initial Vertigo Treatment Exam
Naples Community Injury Center is here to help if you have vertigo symptoms and are seeking effective treatment. We are accepting new patients. Call us with questions or if you are ready to schedule your initial intake exam. We often begin treatment with your first appointment.
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