My Healing Journey Archives

Hydration Tips for Hot Days: How to Stay Balanced Without the Sugar Crash

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Sep 15, 2025 | Blogs, Dizziness, Kimberley Bell, DPT, My Healing Journey, The Bell Method

When temperatures rise or you’re sweating more than usual, hydration becomes more than just a comfort—it’s a necessity. Without enough fluids and electrolytes, you can find yourself feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or worse. Dehydration is a common trigger for...

Benefits of Meclizine

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Jun 15, 2025 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, My Healing Journey, The Bell Method, Travel Tips for People with Dizziness, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation

In this blog, I will discuss some possible benefits of meclizine for certain situations and how I use this medication myself. I generally use meclizine for short-term or intermittent use only. In certain circumstances, it may be needed to survive through the day. Is...

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...

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...

Fears After Recovering from Vertigo

by Dr. Kim Bell, DPT | Dec 28, 2023 | Blogs, BPPV, Clinical Practice, Dizziness, Dizziness Lying Down, Dizziness Rolling Over, Kimberley Bell, DPT, Migraines, My Healing Journey, Physical Therapy, San Diego, The Bell Method, Travel Tips for People with Dizziness, Vertigo, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Walking Stability

Vestibular physical therapy is very helpful to resolve many types of vertigo. Even after the outcome has resolved the vertigo symptoms, many patients have lingering fears after recovering from vertigo. In this blog, I will share some common fears I hear from my...