Vestibular disorders can be set off by an underlying illness such as chickenpox, allergies, immune reactions, benign tumors, or even exposure to chemicals. Structural issues, such as torn tissue ...

Treatment for various vestibular disorders includes medication, physical therapy and lifestyle changes to manage or reduce triggers. For Carabello, her diagnoses helped her find medications and ...

Vestibular dysfunction was shown to be a determinant of imbalance in Parkinson disease independent from visual and somatosensory processing changes and nigrostriatal dopaminergic losses.

Central vestibular disorders, including vestibular migraine, account for around 25% of cases of vertigo and dizziness. In this Review, the authors present the key signs and symptoms of central ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with vestibular migraine or nonmigraine vestibular dysfunction, vestibular rehabilitation (VR) might help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life, according to a ...

In 2013, food service coordinator David Morrill suffered a cerebellar stroke, leaving him with central vestibular dysfunction that affected his balance and coordination. Later that year, while ...

Doctors still don’t know what causes vestibular dysfunction or why it is so common. The vestibular system in the inner ear is made up of three semicircular canals and two otolith organs that ...

Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises are vestibular training activities used to help those who experience balance disorders such as vertigo. The balance part of each ear works together by sending impulses ...

Klaus Dobra, PT, DPT, CSCS, a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in treating vestibular disorders explains: “The vestibular system is the system responsible for the body’s awareness of ...