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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Columbus
Posts: 304
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Physical therapy for your neck?
I recently had an experience that may help you. I am very weak in my upper vertebrae due to repeated whiplash injuries (and my very long neck), so I was in physical therapy to strengthen that area in order to get rid of headaches and dizziness. I also had nausea due to my neck injury at various times. I really didn't think physical therapy did much for my dizziness, because so many of my problems are due to vision-related issues, but I guess it did something, because I stopped doing my physical therapy two weeks ago and I started getting dizzy again. I thought sensory integration therapy had cured me so I was very concerned! I noticed that my dizziness was definitely worse when I first got out of bed. I remember this was often the case after my dizziness first began months and months ago.
I called my vestibular physical therapist since it was a dizziness issue, and she said that that likely was the cause of my dizziness and that I would need to do these exercises for the rest of my life to keep my upper vertebrae strong in order to keep dizziness and headaches at bay.
I started doing exercises again and almost immediately noticed a difference. It's lame that I will have to do these exercises for the rest of my life, but I guess that'll keep me stronger and healthier. I'm just glad that I didn't do anything to reverse the progress of my vision therapy!
You might want to go to a physical therapist to help strengthen your upper vertebrae, if they determined that is an issue for you. If it is your neck, you should try to make sure it's more supported when you sleep at night, as that might be the cause of you feeling worse in the morning. You might want to try putting a towel roll under your neck and sleeping on your back. Good luck!
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I have recovered my cognitive function, and I've overcome severe vertigo through sensory integration therapy. Wellbutrin has helped me escape depression. I have recently had a few stress-related migraines, as well as headaches stemming from eye strain. I'm also dealing with tinnitus, lack of stamina, extreme light sensitivity, and eye pain. Diagnosed with 9 different vision issues: convergence insufficiency, pursuit eye movement deficit, egocentric visual midline shift, photophobia, visual information processing delays, accommodative insufficiency, saccadic eye movement deficit, lack of coordination, and central peripheral visual integration deficit.
*First concussion: October 2010. I was pregnant and got rear ended. I associated my mild PCS symptoms with baby brain and blamed my light sensitivity on allergies and dry eyes.
*Second concussion: December 2011. I hit my head on a wooden beam, saw stars but did not lose consciousness, and I had very disturbing PCS symptoms but didn't go to the doctor.
*Third concussion: August 2012. I caused a car accident as a result of PCS symptoms. Thankfully no one was injured but me. My husband confronted me, and I finally sought help and took medical leave from work. My symptoms worsened, and I developed severe vertigo.
*Fourth concussion: November 2012. I was riding in a car with a friend and we were hit head on by a driver who lost control of her car. I didn't have a big increase in PCS symptoms.
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