Santa Barbara Chiropractor Explains How Chiropractic Treatment Can Frequently Relieve Vertigo
What does the term, “vertigo,” mean? Vertigo is a term for the dizzy disturbance that a person feels within a stationary environment. The feeling is as if the outer world is tilting or spinning. Vertigo can be sudden and short-lived or chronic. Whether acute or chronic, however, the exact cause of vertigo should be addressed and the necessary treatment obtained.
Vertigo has a number of origins. One kind of vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, can be caused by an inner ear condition that can take place after an individual has incurred a head trauma or after a severe cold. In addition, this type of vertigo can be age related. But, generally, the cause is unknown. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is a wordy diagnosis, but it describes perfectly this non-progressive affliction that is generated by, as its name implies, an abrupt change in head position. Such episodes are usually unexpected and variable.
To understand what causes the frequently incapacitating symptoms of this type of vertigo, it is useful to note the function of the inner ear. The brain senses movement and maintains balance through the medium of the fluid contained in the inner ear. Also within the inner ear are small calcium carbonate crystals, known as otoconia. When these crystals are dislodged, they then float in the inner ear fluid. As the crystals strike against the sensitive nerve endings in the inner ear, they cause the symptoms of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV.
Fortunately chiropractic treatment can relieve the symptoms of BPPV fast and effectively using a technique known as the Epley maneuver. Through the use of this technique, your Santa Barbara chiropractor slowly turns the head of a BPPV sufferer into several different positions, letting gravity move the calcium carbonate crystals away from the nerve endings and into an area of the inner ear where they won’t generate further dizziness.
Your Santa Barbara chiropractor has treated hundreds of individuals suffering from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo using the Epley Maneuver technique. Often, with just one treatment the majority of patients no longer suffer from dizziness. Call your chiropractor today!
