Self epley maneuver for vertigo
Before starting, consult your own healthcare provider for a proper diagnosis and to ensure this content and any featured products are safe and appropriate for your own medical and physical condition. It is general in nature and is not intended to be medical advice, nor does using it create a physical therapist-patient relationship with you. This website’s content is for informational purposes only. Vertigo Treatment with Simple Exercises (BPPV)ĭISCLAIMER: Doctor Jo is a Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy. If all of these become easy, you can try standing on one foot and doing the same progression. You can modify it if that is too hard to start with by putting your back heel and your toes on each foot next to each other. This is with one foot directly in front of the other like you are standing on a tight rope. The next balance exercise is called tandem stance. If all those become easy, try standing on an uneven surface like a pillow or a folded up yoga mat. Then combine them together with head movements and eyes closed. If that is easy, move your head from side to side, and then up and down. The first exercise is putting your feet as close together as you can.
BPPV, which is a positional vertigo, is the most common one you might have. Vertigo is the symptom of many different things, and is caused by something else going on. These should be done in a safe area with a person or stable object next to you for support. These balance exercises may help with the balance issues vertigo can cause. Vertigo is a feeling of dizziness/spinning that often comes on suddenly.