by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Feb 26, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Migraines, My Healing Journey, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
Have you ever experienced dizziness in exercise class when you lied down, rolled over, turned your head quickly or stood up quickly? Or maybe you have seen someone else complain of dizziness in exercise class? Perhaps it even disrupted the session? Did you feel like...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Feb 20, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo
Where are the ear crystals? Each inner ear, or vestibular system, has three semi-circular canals – the posterior, the anterior and the horizontal canal. Ear crystals live on a membrane in a nearby vestibular sensory organ called the utricle. All of the...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Oct 29, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Preventing Falls, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
Do you have questions about medication for vertigo? You are not alone. I had a patient recently who was experiencing vertigo and got relief with taking Meclizine prescribed by her doctor. Meclizine is the generic name of a first generation antihistamine commonly...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Jul 11, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
My new patients often ask me what in the world made me decide to focus my physical therapy practice exclusively on treating patients with dizziness and vertigo. My answer is that The Bell Method was created by a perfect intersection of my own personal health struggles...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Jun 26, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability
In this blog, I discuss how to respond to a fall and how to investigate repeated falls. If anyone falls and experiences pain, or is unable to get up from the floor independently, it is recommended to take precaution and call 911. Especially in cases where the...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Jun 23, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, Shuffling Feet, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability
In this blog, I share three simple exercises that you can do everyday at home to reduce your risk of falling. You can also coach your elderly loved ones to do these three exercises: 1) Sit to Stand: Practice standing up from a chair as you normally would. The hip...
