PCS Tension type Headaches Vestibular Therapy
 

Hi Everyone,
It has been one year since my 3rd concussion July 2013. I have had tension type headaches everyday since. Today I saw a specialist at the Jefferson Concussion Clinic. He recommended I that go to vestibular therapy due to my eye movement, also when we did the exercise where you look at your thumb in front and move your head while keeping your eyes focused, my headaches worsened.

My questions is: Has anyone been treated for headaches with vestibular therapy? How successful was it? From what I have been reading, it looks like this addresses balance issues.

Thank you for your time reading this and hope everyone feels better.

-Chris

when I first got sick and they advised that I do it & I didn't and now I regret it. I am thinking of going back for it. I would suggest you do it

vng testing? videonystomography test
 

A new neurologist has suggested this testing be done wondering if anyone has had this test and what to expect - it deals with balance

Welcome!

Yes, they attempted to treat me with vestibular therapy.. mine did not take.. I think others have had success though...

Im going to be starting vestibular therapy soon. After 9 months of nonstop migraines and loss of balance im hoping this helps.

Not really sure what its like though or what you do. Anyone have any insight?

I think that the vestibular therapy will help you with the balance issues... I did a lot of work with dots and shaking my head and then some work with focusing while on a balance board of sorts.. they also did a lot of eply maneuvers on me to make sure that I did not have the crystal build up...

I had the test. it is a good test. harmless test but it will indicate if you have vertigo or not or eye and balance issues and it will tell what pats of the brain are indicated in the problem

Mark's right, I had the test then went in to therapy which really helped, seemed I couldn't even walk in a straight line.

My vestibular therapist was great but I also went to another therapist for eye problems.

Had severe headaches at that time too which improved but are now back and I now have migraines.

The vestibular therapist checked my balance, walking, eyes...did different tests with the eyes.

What test did you guys take?

The only tests I took before being told I needed it was follow pen/light (told I was blinking a lot and slow)

Then walk a straight line and stand on foam board.


So what exactly goes on in vestibular therapy?

vng testing...look it up, I took it and it is a good test for determining certain things about your vestibular system.

I did about 6 months of vestibular therapy after my ortho PT was suspicious about my continuing headaches and dizziness. The neuro/vestibular PT found that I had nystagmus, convergence disorder, and I don't remember what else. The exercises seemed so lame - turning my head at a certain cadence while focusing on a dot was one of the first ones - but I slept in my car in the parking lot for 30 minutes or so afterwards because those little exercises wiped me out! It was really a fascinating process, although frustrating to be the one going through it! Initially I could only turn my head at ~80 beats/minutes for 10-15 seconds. The goal was to get to 120+ bpm and to add degrees of difficulty as I progressed. We also did some balance work as I advanced. Do your homework! A couple of hours in PT each week isn't enough to make significant progress, so even though it's boring and "lame" it's worth making the time.

I don't know what all the treatments were called but I did something on a commuter with letters that would flash up and I had to repeat back.. something where I had to shake my head and watch a letter.. and something where I was on a balance board while watching something...

I had vestibular therapy, it did help with the balance issues, it is absolutely exhausting....I remember looking at my therapist saying...and doing this simple task is going to do what? The thing is, it is not a permanent fix. You learn exercises that you will reuse for the rest of your life.