What is vestibular physiotherapy?
Vestibular physiotherapy is a type of physiotherapy that focuses on treating issues with the vestibular system (your inner ear or brain) like dizziness, vertigo, headaches, nausea or feelings of imbalance. It can also assist with concussion symptoms following a bump, blow or jolt to the head or body.
Vestibular physiotherapy involves a tailored approach to your symptoms and may include techniques like gentle manual therapy techniques of the neck, repositioning techniques, balance retraining or dry needling (when used with other techniques), along with educational advice to help you manage your symptoms to help get you through the day.
Common conditions we can help treat
- Vertigo and dizziness
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis
- Balance issues or unsteadiness
- Motion sensitivity
- Post-concussion or motor vehicle accident dizziness
- Meniere’s disease
- Vestibular hypo/hyperfunction
- Persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD)
- Mal de Débarquement Syndrome (that “still-on-the-boat” feeling after travel)
Do I need a referral?
To good news is no, so you can book in directly with us and be seen at the earliest convenience. It’s always best to mention your symptoms to us when you make your booking so we can assign the most appropriate physiotherapist to you to help with your vestibular concerns.
While some of our HBF Physio clinics have physiotherapists with specialised vestibular training, all of our physiotherapists can help manage neck tension, postural imbalances and movement issues that often feed into vestibular symptoms. If your condition needs more specialised input, we’ll help direct you to the most appropriately physiotherapist, but there’s plenty we can do to get started straight away. Speak to your closest HBF Physio team to learn more.
