You are not alone in your struggle with dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, vision problems, brain fog, and the other debilitating symptoms of a vestibular disorder. Vertigo and dizziness are the second most common complaint after headache. What can be difficult for both a patient and his or her doctor is that the word “dizziness” is a […]
Prof Dr Margie Sharpe
Catching Mariella Graziano from Luxemburg
CENTRE UPDATE Professor Dr Margie Sharpe is currently overseas – however she has sent us an update of her with colleague Mariella Graziano, from Luxemburg, who she keeps bumping in to… 1. On left is IFOS Paris Conference June 2017 2. On right is WCPT Congress Cape Town South Africa July 2017. Note; Mariella is a physiotherapist, active […]
Habituation ; What is it?
We previously wrote about; Habituation ; Adapting to overcome dizzy In this article we ask you to consider; Do habituation exercises, proclaimed by some within our industry for both adult and paediatric patients with vestibular disorders, actually activate habituation mechanisms? Most people believe that habits are formed by completing a task for 21 days in […]
COURSE UPDATE | Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach to the Dizzy Patient
UPDATE 20 April 2017. Closed for 2017 bookings. Expressions of interest now accepted for entry into the 2018 Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach to the Dizzy Patient course offering. Please contact us for more information (and although similar timings, dates are yet to be confirmed for 2018). There are still a few spaces left for our […]
Tuned into Semont maneuver research
Prof. Dr. Margie Sharpe is honoured to have been invited to join Prof. Dr Michael Strupp’s research group for the Semont Plus study. This study will measure head extension beyond horizontal in patients with BPPV to validate the findings of the original study – Determinants for a Successful S’mont Maneuver: An In vitro Study with […]
Adaptation ; Adapting to overcome dizzy
Interaction between vestibular compensation mechanisms and vestibular rehabilitation therapy: 10 recommendations for optimal functional recovery Authors Michel Lacour and Laurence Bernard-Demanze Page 7 suggests, “Adaptation is usually described in the literature as two separate mechanisms called sensory substitution and behavioral substitution, even though this categorization can differ according to authors. The common characteristic of these […]