by Kimberley Bell | May 31, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability
BPPV is the most common inner ear cause of vertigo, but remains a mystery to most people including healthcare providers. So I created this list to help you understand it better. BPPV is an acronym for the most common vestibular disorder: Benign Paroxysmal Positional...
by Kimberley Bell | Apr 25, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Dizziness, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
Another audience member at my UCSD Stein Public Lecture asked me about the definition of vertigo and the difference between dizziness and vertigo. That is a great question! So, what is the difference between dizziness and vertigo? In medical care, healthcare providers...
by Kimberley Bell | Apr 18, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy, Preventing Falls, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
In this blog, I discuss the topic of vertigo exercises that are given to a patient without a proper root cause assessment. Two months ago, I had the honor of presenting my third UCSD Stein Public Lecture, this one with the title, “Dizziness and Vertigo, Part II...
by Kimberley Bell | Apr 13, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy, The Bell Method, Vestibular Rehabilitation
For people with the freedom to choose who takes care of their health, I offer three questions for choosing the right healthcare provider. Sometimes patients have limited options regarding healthcare choices due to the limits of participating providers within a managed...
by Kimberley Bell | Mar 10, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
I had an interesting day today because I resolved two cases of BPPV without nystagmus, or symptomatic BPPV. I want to share with you a question both of the patients asked me during our private sessions. Both of the patients I saw had BPPV, but had previously been told...
by Kimberley Bell | Feb 24, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, The Bell Method, Vertigo
Since I have been specializing in treating patients with dizziness and vertigo, I have observed an interesting connection between vertigo and teeth. I have seen multiple patients who experienced vertigo symptoms during daily dental hygiene, at the dentist office and...
by Kimberley Bell | Feb 12, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, The Bell Method, Vertigo
The level of anxiety symptoms can vary from person to person, but anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States. In order for people to have the most complete recovery from vertigo and anxiety, their level of stress and symptoms of anxiety...
by Kimberley Bell | Feb 3, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Physical Therapy, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
Many people with vertigo that I meet feel confused, worried or scared about their vertigo symptoms and ask me if there is a relationship between vertigo and anxiety. In some cases, it is not clear which came first: the symptoms of vertigo or anxiety. It almost seems...
by Kimberley Bell | Jan 26, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Normal Aging, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
In this blog, I share some common causes of BPPV. BPPV is the most common inner ear problem, or vestibular disorder, and it is caused by crystals floating into a semi-circular canals in the inner ear – where they are not supposed to be. People often wonder what...
by Kimberley Bell | Jan 16, 2018 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation
I recently saw a patient with vertigo who asked me very innocently, “Can I have more than one thing that causes symptoms of vertigo?” I smiled at the question knowing the dizziness is usually multifactorial. I explained that in his particular case, this individual had...
