Vestibular & Balance Rehabilitation
Call 360-754-3715Improving balance and safety is essential for those with recent falls or near-falls, or who have expeiernceing progressive unsteadiness. We maintain our balance because of an integration of complex systems in our body that perceive, transmit, and process information about the body’s position in space. Physical Therapy plays a major role in retraining these systems, and restoring strength and stability for function.
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There are a variety of conditions that may impair balance
- Vestibular Disorders including: labyrinthitis, neuritis, inner ear post-surgical cases, and Meniere’s disease
- Positional Vertigo or BPPV
- Neurological Disorders including: stroke, Cerebellar dysfunction, MS, and Parkinson’s disease, radiculopathy from lumbar disease
- General weakness and decreased range of motion of legs and trunk
- Lower extremity injury or surgery
- Dysequilibrium
- Postural Instability
- Visual Deficits
- Peripheral Neuropathy