One type of vertigo that can be diagnosed and treated medically is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV. BPPV is caused when debris in certain parts of the inner ear migrate into the semi-circular canals. These are fluid channels that respond to rotational movement. The dizziness of BPPV is set off by positional head movements that disturb the debris in the fluid canals. The dizziness only lasts a few seconds or a minute and then subsides as the particles settle. BPPV can be treated by actively shaking the particulars out of the canals with a procedure known as the Epley Maneuver.
Craniosacral therapy will not work with BPPV. Unfortunately, many cases of BPPV are diagnosed on the basis of atypical responses to the diagnostic test (known as the Dix-Hallpike maneuver) or the dizziness continues after treatment failure.
In these cases, patients are assumed to have an underlying vestibular problem such as vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis However, simply labeling the dizziness can mask the fact that the cause is unknown.
The terms vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis refer to an assumed inflammation of various parts of the vestibular system within the inner ear, especially after an upper respiratory infection. Yet no specific tests exist to diagnose these conditions. The diagnoses is often made by a process of elimination without proof of the underlying cause.
Vertigo of this type lasts for hours and sometimes days and usually resolves in a few weeks, according to the medical literature. However, vertigo can recur repeatedly at any time after the initial recovery, an indication that the respiratory infection was the not the primary cause. In that case, the real cause could be an imbalance of the cranial bones.
Immediate medical attention is indispensable whenever there is sudden, severe or unexplained dizziness or vertigo especially if there are accompanying symptoms such as blurred vision, slurred speech or confusion. However, chronic, unexplained vertigo can usually be treated with craniosacral therapy.
To me it is a tragedy when patients who could be easily cured with craniosacral therapy suffer with vertigo for years or decades or lose all or some of their vestibular function and hearing due to destructive treatments. Although there are no research studies documenting CST as as cure for vertigo, twenty years of experience and hundreds of successful treatments can 't wrong.
About craniosacral therapy: David Christine is the only Certified Craniosacral Therapist in the Poconos. He has Advanced Level training from the Upledger Institute, West Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. An expert in vertigo relief, his technical paper on the subject as been published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. Craniosacral therapy is helpful for wide variety of conditions including vertigo, migraines and chronic pain. For more information visit UnDizzyMe.com or contact Dave at [email protected]. Call Dave at H. 570-424-8697.