I write a lot about the role of the brain in relation to dizziness and balance disorders but in the course of my research, I come across a range of interesting and helpful articles like this one about loneliness. How Being Lonely Affects Our Brains by Jarren Gan, ties together some interesting strands of research […]
Category: Research
Drive to fund research into the pathophysiology and therapy options of motion triggered Mal de Debarquement Syndrome aka MdDS
The Mal de débarquement syndrome is a longstanding interest of mine. When I first read the work of Dr Dai and his colleagues, I was overjoyed they had developed a treatment for this syndrome, and more importantly had had successful outcomes. Prior to their work, there was no effective treatment which physiotherapists could offer these […]
Such changing times.
We hope everyone is making the necessary adjustments that COVID-19 has thrust upon us. It has certainly been at the forefront of our minds from the start. We immediately implemented all the appropriate health actions as directed by WHO, the SA Health Communicable Disease Control Branch, and Federal government Health Department directives, as any medical […]
Coronavirus and Chronic Illness
Everything you wanted to know about the #coronavirus for people with #chronicillness. Remember, #stress is a trigger, so #keepcalm and #washyourhands. *Originally shared by VEDA https://themighty.com/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-chronic-illness/
Trialling dizziness research success
An investigation into the diagnostic accuracy, reliability, acceptability and safety of a novel device for Continuous Ambulatory Vestibular Assessment (CAVA) John s. phillips1, Jacob L. Newman2 & stephen J. Cox2 Dizziness is a common condition that is responsible for a significant degree of material morbidity and burden on health services. It is usually episodic and […]
Effective Management of Pain Hyperacusis
Colucci, Dennis AuD, MAThe Hearing Journal:February 2017 – Volume 70 – Issue 2 – p 42,44,45 doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000513103.95086.22Hearing Matters IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION Regardless of the cause or network mechanisms involved, intense and early treatment is a critical part of the therapy to improve sleep, control headaches or migraines, and the associated anxiety, in addition […]