Vertigo is the feeling that a person or the things around him are spinning. It is becoming a popular topic of conversation among drug companies. However, these companies are focusing on the symptoms of vertigo, including nausea, feeling dizzy, and headaches, rather than finding what the underlying cause is and working towards helping the patient receive long-term relief.
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What Really is Vertigo?
Vertigo and dizziness are often used interchangeably, although they are not exactly the same thing. Dizziness may simply involve feeling lightheaded and not include the spinning sensation of vertigo. Also, vertigo is one of the main symptoms of Meniere’s disease. It is often associated with ringing in the ears known as tinnitus.
Vertigo Facts
Here are a few more interesting facts about vertigo:
- All but 10 % of vertigo cases are referred to as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
- About 40% of people over the age of 40 will have an episode of vertigo.
- During the years 1995-2004, 2.5% of visits to hospital emergency departments were due to vertigo.
How to Find Help for Vertigo
At Balanced Living Chiropractic, we focus on making sure that the upper neck vertebrae, in particular the C1 (atlas) and C2 (axis), are in proper alignment. If either of these bones become misaligned, it can place pressure or stress on the brainstem. This may cause the signals being sent to and from the brain to be incorrect. If the brain does not receive the proper signals about where the body is actually located, this can lead to vertigo and other serious health problems. In Germany, researchers found that out of 31 people with vertigo, 21 of them had misalignments in their upper neck.
We use a very gentle, precise technique that allows the bones of the neck to move back into place in a much more natural way than forcing or popping them into place. In turn, the body’s healing abilities take over and begin to repair the damage done to soft tissue and muscles helping the bones to stay in proper alignment. Many patients report feeling significant improvement after only a couple of adjustments.
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