Each year, one in three adults over the age of 65 fall at least once! (1) Good balance is the key to remaining independent and injury free during our retirement years. Check out this article where we cover: What makes up our balance systemWhy bad balance isn’t...
Vertigo is a common complaint or “diagnosis” given to people who experience dizziness, room spinning, or feelings of imbalance. However, vertigo is not a diagnosis (disease or a condition), it is simply a SYMPTOM. Dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance are often associated...
“No head injury is too trivial to ignore (Hippocrates)” Head injuries continue to be a hot topic within the media. To medical professionals, head injuries seem to be a bit of a headache (pun obviously intended). No two head injuries present in the same way, making...
A common theme I have noticed with my patients is looking down at the ground. Whether they are performing a shoulder stretch or a balance exercise it seems I am constantly repeating myself, “Don’t look at the ground!” This nasty habit forms and we don’t even realize...
One of the most frequent habits I have noticed in patients with balance deficits is what I like to call “furniture surfing.” Furniture surfing is classified by navigating the house by utilizing the couch, the wall, the countertop, or any piece of furniture in the...
Dizziness is an umbrella term that often varies between patients. The nature of dizziness requires interpretation. Simply labeling yourself as dizzy provides little diagnostic information. Often, we correlate dizziness to the vestibular system. Medical jargon aside,...
