Lots of head movement causes dizziness
 

Hi friends. ive seen my dizzy spells increase over the last week after a stretch of a couple of weeks where it wasn't as noticible. I've nailed down exactly what triggers my dizziness. And that's head movement. Head movement in the shower. Head movement from side to side after walks. Head movement down then straight. Etc

Is this common? Should I be concerned about this type of trigger or should I just continue living my life? Are these head movement induced dizzy spells considered "setbacks" or just part of the healing process? Sorry for all the questions, just a bit worried.

Thanks

These are just part of the progression. Sometimes, we are doing good so we start to subconsciously increase our movement. I find that I need to be careful to only move in one plane at a time. Up and down or side to side but not both. I also found it helps to learn to look to the side with more shoulder movement. I'd come in from the back yard from looking for dog droppings and feel miserable. When I stopped the neck based head turning and turned with my shoulders, I did much better. It may be that I turned slowed from the shoulders. I also know that I have C-1 and C-2 problems for over 16 years. I can't figure out how that would contribute to the symptoms.

Thanks for your answer. This is true. I've been feeling better the last couple of weeks so I have started doing a bit more lately.

My follow up questions:
1. Should I let these head movement induced dizziness stop me from getting back to my normal life slowly (eg. starting back at work in a couple of weeks)? or do i have to go back to more rest?

2. Will these head movements slow down my progress or will it enable my body to correct these dizzy spells the more I use my head movements?

Sorry, really feeling stressed and anxious about this new turn of events :(

Just try to be a bit slower or gentler with head movements.

I had to learn to hold my head and neck stiff when I towel dried my hair after a shower. You need to learn some work-arounds and accommodations. Most of us do.

If you broke your leg and had to wear a cast, it would take weeks after the cast was removed and a slow return to use before you could get back to normal. The brain is often even slower and needs a slower progression back to normal.

The brain will tell you when you are doing too much. Listen to it.

Thanks. I will try to be more subtle with my head for a bit.

So should I just wait the course and see if it heals? (i'm 2 and half months post concussion)

Or is there anything more I should do in terms of looking for forms of treatment?
Could it be neck related?

I went to a Vestibular Therapy place a few days ago. They did a bunch of tests and the only tests that caused dizziness was when i walked around with my head moving around and from side to side (which I already knew). They said that my eye movements were normal and that the Vestibular Organ was likely not damaged so that's a good thing. He gave me a couple of VT exercises to do but i'm scared to do them because i know they will make my dizziness worse. I already feel worse after doing those tests at the VT place.

Eyes are a big part of balance also, have you had them examined?

Bud

Hi Bud. I've done the basic eye test from a neuro-optometrist last month. She checked my eyes for tracking and peripheral vision test. Everything came fine. But she said that's just the initial test and that there is a more through evaluation test that she does. I haven't done that one yet due to the cost of that test.

I'm wondering now if my head movement dizziness might be related to my neck.

But maybe I just need to see if it improves or resolves itself over time instead of panicking right now looking for solutions. My mind is thinking the worst possible scenarios and that it might not ever go away. Truth be told, i'm scared.

Millions of people live full lives with a bit of a balance problem. They are called senior citizens. I've had problems since I was 32 years old in 1987 when I had surgery. The anesthesia left me with this minor but persistent issue. I just learned to move a bit slower when I make changes to my direction.

Recovery research shows that those who accept their condition and learn to move forward as they are, not expecting improvements, do the best. The anxiety and angst of those who do not accept their struggles can be more detrimental to life than the symptom. Keep asking but stop fretting.

I'm sorry to hear about how that happened to you.

Yes I can fully admit that i'm really struggling to accept what I have to deal with at the moment. I'm trying to look for answers as to how to fix it. Hopefully it will resolve...

Mark you've been very help full in answering all the questions i've asked for since i joined this site. Thank you.