Vertigo – or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common type – causes patients to feel dizziness and can sometimes lead to injury due to falls, but can be treated with techniques ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Participants received three physician-administered SemontPlus or Epley maneuvers, then performed a series of ...

BPPV is often caused by loose calcium crystals in the inner ear. Dizziness and vertigo from BPPV can be triggered by head motion. The Epley maneuver and exercises are effective treatments for BPPV.

Professor of Family Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Mass. These investigators enrolled 44 patients with posterior benign paroxysmal positional vertigo for at least one month confirmed by the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 67-year-old male in excellent physical health. The only issue I have is occasional bouts of vertigo. These episodes started when I was about 44 years old. My symptoms are ...

If you have had vertigo, you're familiar with the sensation that you are swirling, swaying or tilting when, in actuality, you're not moving at all. Unlike dizziness - which causes lightheadedness or ...

Dear Doctor K: I suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. I've heard that the Epley maneuver may help. Could you explain what this is? Dear Reader: Vertigo is the sensation that either your ...

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The Semont maneuver helps treat dizziness and vertigo from BPPV by repositioning calcium crystals in the inner ear. During the Semont maneuver, the physical therapist will lie you on your side to move ...