by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Mar 31, 2020 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Geriatric Fall Prevention, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
Barriers to Vestibular Rehab and Recovery Before getting into the barriers to vestibular recovery we must understand it some more. It starts with central compensation. It is the process of the brain interpreting whatever level of vestibular input is available from the... 
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Feb 20, 2020 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, My Healing Journey, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
If a person is immobile for even a few days – without head motion, such as during bedrest from a flu, surgery, hospital stay, depressive episode, etc, then they can experience “vestibular decompensation.” This phenomenon occurs when a person with a... 
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Dec 26, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, My Healing Journey, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, The Bell Method, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
Why Vestibular Rehabilitation? Traditional (general) physical therapy will not be very effective for people who need vestibular rehab. Vestibular Rehabilitation is a sub-specialty within the physical therapy profession. Vestibular physical therapy, also called... 
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Dec 5, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Dizziness, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Laughter, Migraines, My Healing Journey, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Travel Tips for People with Dizziness, Vertigo, Walking Stability |
I recently traveled to visit my family in the other part of the USA while I was suffering with dizziness and vertigo. While I was traveling with vertigo, I started making notes on the strategies that I came up with to minimize my discomfort and “get through... 
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Sep 28, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Migraines, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation |
What Causes Dizziness? Root Cause Evaluation is Key Often times, dizziness can have more than one cause. This blog discusses what causes dizziness, specifically in the head and neck area. The Inner Ear The first thing I do when I evaluate people for vertigo or... 
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Mar 5, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Laughter, Migraines, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy Practice, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation |
I have found music therapy improves my vestibular health and my emotional well-being. I am in the unique position of being somebody who is not only a healthcare provider specializing in the inner ear, but I’m also a patient who has an inner ear problem myself. In... 
