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Experiencing a vertigo attack can be scary. Suddenly, everything in your surrounding environment seems to be whirling around you. A vertigo attack might also be accompanied by other symptoms, such as headaches, vomiting or nausea, and ringing in the ears. For some, an attack may only last for a few minutes, but others must endure these effects for hours.
Causes of Vertigo
There are multiple causes of vertigo that stem from either a problem within the inner ear itself or a problem with the way the brain and spinal cord are able to receive information about your body’s sense of balance and where it’s located in space. Balance is a complex system, but it relies heavily on receiving proper input to the brain from sources like the inner ear, your eyes, and your limbs.
Perhaps one of the worst parts about suffering from vertigo is the anxiety that comes along with not knowing when the next episode will occur. Many people are in search of vertigo care that doesn’t involve medications that merely suppress symptoms and can come with undesired side effects.
Vertigo Relief and Your Spine
Upper cervical chiropractic’s goal is to identify the root cause of your condition. The bones of the spine are designed to provide protection for your brainstem and spinal cord. The spinal cord is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and body. If an accident or injury causes a misalignment of your spine, it can compromise the way your spinal cord is able to relay signals between the brain and body. In many vertigo cases, there is an underlying misalignment of the upper vertebrae in the neck, which can affect the way your body communicates signals to the brain concerning balance.
Upper cervical chiropractic has had great success with vertigo patients in the past. One particular study of 60 chronic vertigo sufferers showed that all experienced a reduction of their symptoms under care. 48 of the 60 even had complete relief. If you are suffering from vertigo and haven’t had success with standard medical relief, then upper cervical chiropractic is the next logical step.
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