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 Kimberley Bell | 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...
by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Jun 5, 2018 | Blogs, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Walking Stability |
Through normal aging, muscles lose strength and quickness, and unconscious balance reactions slow down. The normal loss of muscle is significant enough to cause fear of falling and reduced quality of life, regardless of mobility level. However, there is one effective...
by Kimberley Bell | May 31, 2018 | Blogs, Clinical Practice, Dr. Kimberley Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, Shuffling Feet, The Bell Method, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability
My personal and professional goal is to reduce fall risk for my patients, friends and neighbors, so I have been active as a leader on the San Diego County Fall Prevention Task Force to increase the common knowledge of strategies to prevent falls among older adults and...
