Blog Category – Balance Vertigo

2 Simple Ways to Improve Your Balance! (for Seniors)
As we get older, there are a lot of ways for us to improve our balance…
In this video, I’m going to show you two simple ways you can improve your balance throughout the course of your day, without adding a lot of time and effort to your day.

The Worst Advice for Seniors! (about exercise)
There’s a lot of bad advice for seniors out there… and when it comes to exercising, this is the worst advice around: focusing only on low-intensity, low-stress types exercise.
I recently worked with a very active 74 year-old who did a lot of walking and swimming, as well as some weight lifting. And yet he still had knee pain associated with hip and quad weakness, simply because he isn’t doing any real strengthening.
Most medical advice sets the bar way too low at simply “staying active” for older adults. However, if we want to stay active as we age, we have to set the bar higher right now, especially when it comes to strengthening.

Feeling Dizzy? Regain Your Balance with Vestibular Rehab
Do you experience dizziness, vertigo, or a feeling of imbalance that disrupts your daily life? You’re not alone.

Physical Therapy for Balance and Gait Disorders in Older Adults
As we age, maintaining balance and a steady gait can become increasingly challenging. This can lead to a fear of falling, reduced mobility, and a decline in overall independence
The dietary and nutrition guideline outlined in this video are designed to help you reduce inflammation and improve brain function and healing.
There are 7 specific recommendations you can follow:

How to Prevent BPPV from Recurring (Vertigo)
If you’ve had BPPV before, you’ll want to do everything you can to keep it from coming back!
BPPV, also known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, occurs when little crystals called “otoconia” float into the inner ear canals from an adjacent inner ear organ.
The result can be very uncomfortable and sudden vertigo.
For some people, effectively treating the BPPV once with the Epley Maneuver and/or the Gufoni Maneuver will be enough to keep the vertigo from coming back.
But for others, the vertigo can recur, sometimes frequently.
In this video, I’ll answer some common questions I get from viewers about how to prevent BPPV from recurring, and I’ll also share 3 tips to help minimize the vertigo from coming back in the first 24-48 hours.
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