by Dr. Kimberley Bell, DPT | Jan 5, 2020 | Blogs, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Migraines, My Healing Journey, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo |
Did you know that there can be a correlation between dizzy spells and eating? Turns out that the gut and vertigo go hand in hand! There are a few ways that digestion, or your gut, can affect symptoms of dizziness and vertigo. Dizzy spells correlated with eating can be...
by Dr. Kim 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, 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 30, 2019 | Blogs, Clinical Practice, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Fear of Falling, Foot Neuropathy, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, Shuffling Feet, The Bell Method, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
All can fall! People of any age can fall, especially if they have dizziness or vertigo. Proper footwear is important to prevent falls. Today I am going to answer a question that I frequently hear from my patients, which is: “Is there a type of footwear to reduce...
by Dr. Kim 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. Kim Bell, DPT | Aug 22, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Physical Therapy Practice, Preventing Falls, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
I still find it shocking that most of the medications for dizziness actually causes dizziness as a side effect! Different medications are prescribed for dizziness and vertigo. The benefits of medication for dizziness are to reduce the symptoms, to allow the person to...
by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Aug 11, 2019 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Rolling Over, Dizziness with Lying Down, Dr. Kim Bell DPT, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy Practice, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability |
How does BPPV treatment work? Many people are curious as to how BPPV treatment works. The goal of BPPV treatment is like winning a biological pinball game. In handheld pinball games, the player has to tip the game side to side and also tip it in certain other...
