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February 3, 2006

What Causes Dizziness?

Yesterday, I finished up early and was headed out the door when one of my clients called. They were having dizzy spells and wondered if there was anything I could do to help them.

I had to refocus since my intent was to head out the door. I started by asking questions. When did the dizziness start? Was there any nausea with the dizziness? Were they having any sinus trouble? Had they been eating anything with a lot of salt? Do they have high blood pressure? Was there any excess neck tension or headache?

I worked on them for a half hour starting with loosening the muscles of the shoulders and neck. They did have some neck tension with pain leading to attachments around the ears. Next I loosened the muscles at the base of the skull and followed up by the using Craniosacral Therapy hold called the cranial base release. I finished the session with the ear pull and advised them about getting up from the table slowly and in stages in case the therapy was not effective.

What causes dizziness? The possibility are many. The most common conditions to affect the inner ear and cause dizziness include Meniere's disease, 'benign positional vertigo' and 'vestibular neuronitis', which is also known as 'viral labyrinthitis' and may result from a viral infection of the labyrinth.

I ran in to my client at lunch today. I meant to call them and inquire if the work helped them. They left the session feeling better, but I was not certain that their relief would last. Happily, they have not been afflicted with dizziness since our session.

Posted by linda at February 3, 2006 5:17 PM