Vertigo & Dizziness Physiotherapy in Darwin
Understand your dizziness, improve your balance and move with greater confidence.
Vertigo and dizziness can make everyday activities feel difficult or unpredictable. Physiotherapy can help identify factors contributing to your symptoms and provide targeted treatment and rehabilitation to improve balance, movement and confidence.
Understanding Vertigo & Dizziness
Dizziness can have many causes, so understanding what's contributing to your symptoms is an important first step.
Vertigo is the sensation that you or your surroundings are moving or spinning, while dizziness can describe a range of sensations including unsteadiness, light-headedness or loss of balance.
Common causes and contributing factors include:
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) — often triggered by changes in head position.
- Vestibular conditions — including vestibular neuritis and other inner-ear disorders.
- Neck-related dizziness — where symptoms may be associated with neck movement or dysfunction.
- Migraine-associated dizziness or vertigo.
- Balance and gait problems — which can become more significant with ageing, reduced activity or other health conditions.
- Previous illness, injury or neurological conditions that may affect balance and movement.
Vertigo and dizziness can have causes that require medical investigation. Your physiotherapist will assess your symptoms and refer you for further medical assessment when appropriate.
How Physiotherapy Can Help With Vertigo & Dizziness
Targeted assessment and rehabilitation can help reduce symptoms, improve balance and restore confidence with movement.
Your physiotherapist will assess your symptoms and physical function to help identify the most appropriate approach for your condition.
Vestibular Assessment
Assessment of eye movements, balance, head movement and other vestibular functions can help identify factors contributing to dizziness and unsteadiness.
BPPV Assessment & Treatment
Specific positional tests can help identify BPPV. Where appropriate, repositioning manoeuvres can be used to treat the affected inner-ear canal.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Gradually rebuild your exercise tolerance and physical capacity through an individualised, symptom-guided rehabilitation program.
Your Vertigo & Dizziness Recovery
A personalised pathway to help you understand your symptoms, restore function and move with confidence.
Recovery depends on the cause of your dizziness and how your symptoms respond to treatment. Your physiotherapist will develop a plan around your symptoms, activity levels and goals.
ASSESS
Understand your symptoms, balance, movement and vestibular function.
TREAT
Address the contributing factors with targeted treatment, manoeuvres or rehabilitation.
REBUILD
Gradually improve balance, movement, strength and tolerance of everyday activities.
RETURN
Build confidence and return to the activities, exercise and lifestyle that matter to you.
Treatment Options That May Support Your Recovery
Your treatment will depend on the cause of your symptoms and the findings of your assessment.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Specific exercises to improve balance, gaze stability, movement tolerance and adaptation of the vestibular system.
BPPV Treatment
Positioning and repositioning techniques may be used to treat BPPV when appropriate.
Hands-On Treatment
Treatment may be used where appropriate for associated neck pain, stiffness or other musculoskeletal contributors.
Learn More About Vertigo & Dizziness
Practical information from The Treatment Room.
Learn more about common causes of dizziness and how physiotherapy can help.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo and dizziness. Fortunately it's easily treated.
Dizziness & Vertigo
If you have ever suffered from a bout of dizziness or vertigo, you know how stressful and limiting it can be. And how unwell you can feel. The good news? Physio can really help. Read on to find out how.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
You don't have to let dizziness or vertigo limit your everyday life.
If dizziness, vertigo or balance problems are affecting your confidence, mobility or ability to do the things you enjoy, our physiotherapists can assess your symptoms and develop a personalised plan to help you move forward.
