Balance Program

Vestibular problems, or dizziness and the lack of balance, are common complaints across all age groups, especially in the elderly. In fact, 90 million Americans (about 42 percent of the population) will complain to their physicians about vertigo, or dizziness, at least once in their lifetimes. Fortunately, there is treatment for vestibular problems.

The Rehabilitation Institute offers a comprehensive vestibular rehabilitation program, an exercised-based approach combined with clinical treatments, for the resolution of dizziness and balance disorders. The program increases a person’s safety by helping to prevent falls and hip fractures.

Our vestibular rehabilitation program treats patients with:

• Positional vertigo
• Vestibular neuronitis
• Vestibular weakness/paresis
• Postural instability secondary to neurological diseases.

We use state-of-the-art electronic eye goggles that provide diagnostic feedback on real-time eye movement, which helps in evaluating a patient’s condition and developing a proper treatment plan. Our program helps patients regain normal function and reduce or eliminate dizziness. No longer do patients with vestibular problems have to suffer through dizziness or postural instability.

Are you at risk for a fall?

• Do you experience dizziness or lack of confidence in moving?
• Have you limited your social activities because of problems with dizziness or imbalance?
• Have you had any recent changes in your vision or hearing?
• Are you taking multiple medications?
• Do you have any specific problems with your feet?
• Do you have a loss of sensation or decreased sensation in any body part?
• Do you walk with any assistive devices, such as a cane or walker?
• Do you have a feeling of motion, spinning or falling when moving?
• Have you experienced more than one fall in the past six months?

If you answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, you could be at risk for a fall and may benefit from The Rehabilitation Institute’s Balance and Vestibular Rehab Program.

For more information call 770-219-8200.