At Essendon Physio Group, we take great pride in being the premier destination for expert management of vestibular issues across Melbourne. With a dedicated team of practitioners who are industry leaders in this area, we provide evidence-based care with exceptional outcomes.
Our extensive training and focus on vestibular rehabilitation make it a key specialty of our practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is vertigo? Do I have to live with it?
Vertigo is the sensation of being in motion when you are not moving. Vertigo can be described as the sensation spinning, rocking, or tilting with everyone’s experience of vertigo being a little different. This is why in a consultation; your practitioner will ask you to explain what you mean by vertigo. Vertigo is a symptom of many different conditions which a trained professional can help diagnosis and treat.
Does rest help and does it go away by itself?
Depending on the cause of your vestibular symptoms, rest can in some instances be the best option for a short time (when you are very sick or nauseous). However, the likelihood of your symptoms completely resolving without intervention is rare. Depending on your condition, your symptoms may improve over a few days, however some symptoms can remain for quite an extended time and continuing to complete daily activities is important to reduce sensitivity to movement.
I was told I have vestibular migraines, but I don't get a headache. Is that still a migraine?
Vestibular migraines are a little different to a 'typical' migraine. Often someone with vestibular migraines won't have a headache as such. It can be a combination of a few symptoms which might include head pressure or fullness, nausea, sensitivity to motion, ringing in the ears, sensitivity to light or sound, dizziness, imbalance, and changes in how you see or hear things.
Why can't I just do home exercises?
Home exercises can make up an important part of someone's vestibular rehabilitation. The more you repeat the exercises, the better the improvements we can get. One important element is variation; that is why we like to provide individual care in person to maximise your treatment outcomes. This means we can test what might be irritating you, develop an appropriate exercise, and progress it once you have adapted.
Does anxiety and stress make vertigo and dizziness worse?
Yes, it does! While anxiety can have its own symptom of dizziness, it is not unusual for anxiety to increase someone's vestibular symptoms. Much like stress, our body reacts to anxiety in a way which can cause more stress on our symptoms, think of fight or flight. A lot of people with vestibular disorders will also note anxiety specifically around their symptoms or irritants.
My neck is sore, can this cause dizziness?
Neck pain or tightness can cause dizziness, this is known as cervicogenic dizziness. Your trained physiotherapist can assist you with this to reduce your neck pain and improve your movement.
Vestibular Physiotherapy is a highly specialised area and we are proud to bring it to the community.
We aim to achieve same day appointments to be able to help anyone that needs us.
Can't get into the Essendon clinic?
That's ok, we deliver our Vestibular services all around Australia via our online platform.
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to treat BPPV?
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What is a
Vestibular Disorder?
They can occur when parts of the inner ear and brain, that process the sensory information such as balance and eye movements, are damaged by a disease or an injury.