How to Treat BPPV, Neuritis, and VM/PPPD: A Practical Guide for the Vestibular Therapist

About this episode

This episode provides practical guidance for treating dizziness, focusing on BPPV, vestibular neuritis, and vestibular migraine.

If you’re a physical therapist treating dizziness (or a patient trying to understand what’s going on), this episode is packed with practical, clinic-ready guidance. Dr. Abbie Ross, PT, NCS and Dr. Dani Tolman, PT welcome Dr. Sara MacDowell, PT & Dr. Sydney Duhe, PT from Dizzy Diagnostics to break down real-world vestibular cases—including BPPV with lingering symptoms, acute vertigo after the ER (vestibular neuritis / hypofunction), and the common overlap of vestibular migraine (VM) + Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) with visual motion sensitivity. You’ll learn how to think beyond textbook presentations, how to avoid missing multi-canal or bilateral BPPV, how to build patient buy-in with education, and how to dose and progress VOR/gaze stabilization and visual desensitization exercises for busy environments like grocery stores. Episode Resources: -Follow Dizzy Diagnostics on Instagram: @DizzyDiagnostics -Advanced Neurotherapy Education (ANTE): advancedneurotherapyed.com ⁠⁠ Hosted by: 🎤 Dr. Abbie Ross, PT, NCS 🎤 Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT For episode recommendations or requests, email us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@balancingactrehab.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Us: → ⁠⁠⁠ Book a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Abbie Ross, Dr. Dani Tolman

Guests: Dr. Sara MacDowell, Dr. Sydney Duhe

Topics covered

• BPPV
• vestibular therapy
• dizziness treatment
• vestibular migraine
• patient education

Keywords

• BPPV
• vestibular neuritis
• vestibular migraine
• PPPD
• dizziness treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dizzy Diagnostics, Advanced Neurotherapy Education

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