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BPPV in Bedbound Patients: When Vertigo Keeps Someone Trapped in Bed

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jan 22, 2026 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness Rolling Over, Geriatric Fall Prevention, The Bell Method, Vestibular Rehabilitation

TL;DR – BPPV in Bedbound Patients BPPV in bedbound patients can cause intense vertigo, fear, nausea, and loss of mobility, especially during rolling or position changes in a hospital or electric bed. These symptoms are often mistaken for dementia, anxiety, or general...

Atypical Vertigo Cases

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jan 15, 2026 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Nystagmus, Physical Therapy, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

Traditional BPPV typically causes spinning vertigo symptoms and robust nystagmus during BPPV testing. However, I see a lot of patients who have not gotten answers or relief with traditional vertigo health care. BPPV without Spinning In many so-called atypical vertigo...

What Is Horizontal Canal BPPV?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jun 14, 2025 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Geriatric Fall Prevention, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Nystagmus, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability

Update: 6/15/25 – Some More Insight Whenever I have motion-activated symptoms triggered by reading, driving, and rolling onto one or both side sides in bed, I screen myself very carefully for horizontal canal BPPV. I refer to the jittery feeling in my eyes as...

Is BPPV Worse on the Affected Side?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | May 15, 2025 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

In this blog, I will answer the question I frequently hear from my patients: Is BPPV always worse on the affected side? Here is an example to explain this question. You roll over to the left side in bed and spin really bad but not much on the other side. Does that...

Top-Shelf Vertigo: What Causes it?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jun 28, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Cervical Dizziness, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Normal Aging, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

Have you ever looked up at the top shelf and started spinning? Maybe in a grocery store or in your own kitchen? I’ve had many patients with top-shelf vertigo. Some even experienced this type of vertigo attack while standing on a step stool, which can be extra...

What Is Viral Vertigo?

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Apr 18, 2024 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, FAQs, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, Nystagmus, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

Viral vertigo is one of the most common causes of vertigo, after idiopathic BPPV. Any active virus in the body can cause vertigo, if it affects the inner ear. If hearing is not affected, then viral vertigo is called vestibular neuritis. When hearing is affected, then...