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MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE
SUFFERING FROM VERTIGO, BUT ARE
WE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN?
• Currently, the physiotherapy industry in Canada is valued at around
$3bn and it has seen a growth of 2.9% in the past 5 years. While it
is widely known to have positive effects in pain-related conditions,
and rehabilitation, physiotherapy can be of crucial importance in the
treatment and management of vertigo. An Asian study involving 12
trials and 758 patients aged between 18 and 70 years old has
demonstrated that physiotherapy has been more effective in
alleviating vertigo than the sham treatment, or the Epley treatment –
the standard technique used for dizziness. Importantly to note here
is that the standard care for vertigo involves repositioning
maneuvers, which cannot be tolerated by people suffering from
cervical spine problems. This limits treatment options and it forces
them to either having to bear through the symptom, or seek
alternatives that might be dangerous or unsuitable for them.