Experiencing Dizziness?
Did you know that 40% of Americans experience some form of dizziness? There are many reasons why a person may be feeling dizzy or off balance. Some of these include central problems of the brain or nerves, migraines, and vestibular system disorders.
Did you know?
40% of Americans experience some form of dizziness
35% of adults 40 years and older experience dizziness
Dizziness is the #3 reason adults 65 years and older seek medical care and the #1 reason adults 70 years and older seek medical care
50% of adults 65 years and older with complaints of dizziness develop BPPV
BPPV is a cause of vertigo/dizziness that can be treated in 1-2 physical therapy sessions
What is “Dizziness” or “Vertigo”?
Vertigo is defined as an abnormal sense of movement or orientation. This can include dizziness, feelings of spinning or swaying, moving when you are not, abnormal sense of upright, disequilibrium, and imbalance. These symptoms can come on gradually, or they may have a sudden onset.
What Causes Dizziness?
There are many reasons why a person may be feeling dizzy or off balance. Some of these include central problems of the brain or nerves, migraines, and vestibular system disorders (inner ear disorders). There are a variety of diagnostic tests to determine causative factors and each case of dizziness is unique.
What are the Treatment Options?
There are a variety of treatments options available for dizziness or vertigo. Physicians, Audiologists, Optometrists, Neurologists, and even physical therapists can help determine which treatment options are best for you based on your specific case. Exercise can be a great tool to help ease the symptoms of dizziness and vertigo.
How Can Physical Therapy Help?
Physical therapy can help determine the root cause of dizziness and imbalance. There are a variety of exercises that a physical therapist can prescribe to help with vision/eye movements, movement of head and neck, trunk stability, and overall balance. BPPV is a common cause of dizziness, and can be treated in 1-2 sessions!
Your vestibular system and inner ear are complex systems! But, they are very resilient systems, able to adapt, and respond well to treatment.
**If you have questions, are experiencing symptoms of dizziness, or know someone experiencing dizziness give us a call at Richmond Physical Therapy so we can help!
Why Private Practice?
Our primary mission is to provide evidence-based treatment and education in lifelong self-care. We have no affiliation with a hospital or physician group and are truly an independent small business.
Did you know that Richmond Physical Therapy is owned by a physical therapist? Do you know why we believe being an independent practice is right for our patients and for us? Our primary mission is to provide evidence-based treatment and education in lifelong self-care. We have no affiliation with a hospital or physician group and are truly an independent small business.
Why do we feel being independent is right for us and our patients? We have no ill will towards hospital organizations or large physician practice groups. In fact, we work closely with physicians from across the state to provide each patient with a high level of care. However, we feel there are a few reasons that may set apart our private, outpatient, physical therapy clinic from others.
Even though we are private, we still have excellent relationships with physicians in community-based groups and large university hospitals.Some of these relationships have been ongoing for over 25 years and continue to benefit our patients. We have easy access to these physicians and can easily contact them directly to discuss your case or obtain any necessary medical records. Even though we are a “private” practice, we have established ourselves in the community as providing excellent care as evidenced by the continued referrals from these larger organizations.
We feel the main benefit of our private physical therapy practice is that all of our services are provided “in-house.” Our schedulers, administrative staff, therapists, and owner are all within feet of one another regularly. And we interact daily to resolve any and all concerns. Patient issues are solved immediately by going directly to the therapist, clinic director, or owner as needed.
Our patients are our most important referral source. We want to meet your every need from the beginning of your care to the end. We make ease of scheduling a priority, and all patients are offered an appointment within 48 business hours of their phone call. We have our own billing staff who are experts in understanding the idiosyncrasies of health insurance. Our staff will teach you all you need to know about your plan.
Our practice is about taking care of our patients from their first contact with us until the final bill is paid. With over 50 years total of private physical therapy care under our belts, you will be very pleased with your experience with us. And, as a private practice, the owner is merely a phone call or email away if you need him.