Years ago, I walked into a Christmas decoration store, with little trains running around trees, shiny ornaments and flashing colorful lights everywhere. I loved it for about 5 seconds, until I felt terribly dizzy and had to leave in a hurry. Visual cortex overstimulation can hit really fast. Seeing your beginning video, I was afraid the exercises wouldn't progress much, but most of these advanced exercises I would have had trouble with even while I was a martial artist. I'm also betting that these exercises will help me to depend on binocular vision again and re-establish the neurological connection to my right eye. Many thanks for posting this series - this may help me tremendously in reversing a gradual shut-down that I've been fighting.
Thank you, you are a God send. I have tried Physical therapy at a "chain" center that was supposedly expert at treating vestibular dysfunction issues. They don't know what they were doing I have found you to be incredibly helpful and you give clear instructions. Without your videos I think I would have deteriorated quickly. Thank you so much.
These vestibular rehab exercise videos are excellent. You've eliminated the need for me to go to back to the DPT, whom you are significantly better than. thanks for posting!!!
I was misdiagnosed with superior canal dehience syndrome . A better doc told me I have minieres disease. He told me to do vestibular exercises. I think Beth’s videos are helping me.
I have to thanks you for the wonderful information in these videos which make a lot of sense to me. And I want to know while I’m during these exercises with my patient, the head will stop shaking by progressing?
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! They have been so very helpful. I have worn mono-vision contact lenses (one lens for reading, the other for distance) for many years, but wondering if wearing them for the VOR exercises is advised. The lenses in my eyeglasses are progressive which I know is not recommended to wear for VOR exercises so I am relegated to my contact lenses. I could also put in single vision, distance-only contact lenses to perform them, but if I am going to return to the mono-vision contact lenses after I get better, should I be re-training my brain with them on? What is your best advice as to what to wear for the exercises?
Hello, this is Stefanie from Germany. Your program is the best on RUclips!!! This disease ruined my life. Nobody helps in Germany! The exercises are not difficult for me, my static balance is good. But my dynamic balance not - my everyday life does not work at all: walking around corners and curves, turning, bending over, quick movements, quick changes of direction: for example tidying up or cleaning (left, right, up, down, bending over and again and again) - I completely lose my orientation and balance and feel terrible! I've been training this for a year and don't know what to do anymore!? What would you recommend? Thank you so much for your help!!!
Hello Stefanie! I'm so glad that my videos found you in Germany! I'm curious if there's been any improvement in your dynamic balance in the year you've been doing VRT... If yes, then continue doing the exercises... Sometimes it takes much longer than expected to fully recover. And you might also benefit from my balance video series as it contains additional dynamic balance exercises beyond the ones I included in the vestibular series. If you haven't noticed any improvement (or minimal), then I question if something else might be going on besides vestibular dysfunction as there are many potential causes of imbalance. For example, issues in the neck can be a major contributing factor to both vestibular dysfunction and imbalance, and different treatment is required to address those issues. You probably already saw my video on cervicogenic dizziness, but if not, that might be a good place to start to see if you notice any difference. I've posted several other videos focused on the cervical spine if that is an area of dysfunction for you. Finally, I'm not sure who you've worked with already in Germany, but it sounds like a neurologist might be helpful (?). All the best, Stefanie!
Thank you so much for all these video's. I am now on this one. I've done all of the videos. My question is. I can not stand on one foot well due to me having chariot Marie tooth. I always have to put my hand down on something. Will I still get the benefit of these exercises ?
You're welcome, Suzy! Yes, you will still benefit from the exercises even if you have your hand on something during the single leg balance (or any of the exercises). The benefit comes from the effort, so as long as the exercise is requiring you to work at it, you're benefitting from it. Great question.
Thank you for the videos, I’m on my 3rd week of suspected VN and I have recovered well, although I have a lot of trouble focusing on things when turning my head, it gives me some dizziness. Despite my symptoms, I’m pushing through the pain and doing all kinds of sport (surf, tennis, biking, soccer). The day-to-day dizziness is not getting better. My question is, should I start by trying to adapt slowly (VOR exercises 3x a day) or keep pushing with sports and some pain is better?
Luis Lucas, great question. You are pushing too hard. It is best to start slowly with VOR exercises 3-4x/day and take a break from sports. A short walk or slow bike ride might be fine, 15-20 minutes max per day. Definitely take a break from surfing and tennis. It is normal to feel a little dizzier when doing the exercises, but the increase should dissipate within 20 minutes of completing the exercises. If it lasts longer, then decrease VOR exercises to 1-2x/day and decrease activity to just one short walk, 5-10 minutes max. All the best!
@@MovementFunction thank you so much for your answer and also for the videos, it’s actually been helping a lot! I’m now focusing on VOR exercises (3x a day) since that is my main problem and I’m feeling better each day. It’s a very very slow process but following your exercises I’m sure I’ll reach full recovery. Again, thank you!
@MovementFunction Hi Beth! We've been exchanging notes on another of your videos and I'm finding it really helpful in my recovery. I do have a quick question about pencil pushups: I wear reading glasses for close vision and also a separate pair of glasses for distance. Which pair of glasses should I use for the pencil pushups? I'm guessing the reading glasses, since I'll be trying to keep the pencil from splitting into double vision as I bring it toward my nose, and that's definitely up-close vision. But please let me know your recommendations, and thanks so much again! 💗
Hello Beth. First of all thank you so much for these series of videos. It’s incredible that you took the time to create these and post these. I have been diagnosed with otolith dysfunction cVEMP impaired and oVemp absent in left inner ear. I’m able to comfortably do intermediate with some challenges with the side to side head rotation (I’m keeping it slow with the steps to not overdo it) and if I bat my eyes too much I slow down. To be specific when I turn left I feel like keep going left even though I’m stopped, same for right. If the driver stops the car abruptly in my head I still keep going forward. If that makes sense. Are there any supplemental exercises I can do specific to otolith dysfunction?
Hello Amitabh. You're most welcome and I'm glad you're working through the video series, taking your time and not overdoing it. The symptoms you describe make perfect sense with otolith dysfunction. The best exercises involve side-to-side and forward-back motion, such as the side lunge, head tilts and walking with various head movements. I suggest focusing your attention on those exercises, gradually increasing the reps and speed of movement. Also, gradually make changes in direction more abrupt. For example, when doing the side lunge, stop at the end of the lunge and return quickly. Or when doing 360 turns (or any turn), stop and change directions faster. But don't jerk your head (or any body part)... Be aware of your neck, shoulders, etc., to be sure you don't strain anything by moving too quickly. I hope this is helpful! All the best!
@@MovementFunction Oh wow! Yes I can really feel these movements provoking the symptoms, especially the abrupt turns and abrupt side to side head motions while walking. Thank you so so so much for responding. I truly appreciate this.
@@MovementFunction I can’t even expressed how much improvement I’ve seen in the last a few days since I started doing the exercises you gave me. I’ve been slowly working my way through them. Thanks to these I’ve been able to walk without fear and I started driving short distances without feeling like everything inside my head keeps going forward when I stop at the lights. That was a very scary feeling. I’m happy the side motion and forward motion feelings are beginning to abate. I couldn’t have done this without you! I truly couldn’t have! I had some exercises from my PT for side to side and doing off axis circles on and off mini trampoline, head rotations, but I strongly believe these ones with walking front and back, side lunges, various head motions while walking, spinning all with abrupt returns made the biggest difference in the past a few days. I truly cannot thank you enough.
I do have another question. Is it normal to see up and down recovery, but recovering overall. Some mornings I feel I’m worse than the evening before. And I begin questioning if I have improved at all. But I’ve improved overall for sure.
@@amitabh15 yes, absolutely that is normal. We all expect steady recovery, every day a little better than the previous day, but it is quite common for recovery to go in waves, generally better week to week, month to month, with times of feeling worse, temporarily. Sometimes those little speedbumps are meaningful and you might consider what is different on those mornings... sleep position, hours or quality of sleep, nutrition/hydration the night before, activity levels, etc. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason and that's okay too. Hang in there and keep up the great work and positive outlook!
I was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis in Dec.2020 and lost the hearing in my left ear completely. I had dizziness, vertigo and tinnitus and some vision issues too. I started doing the beginner Vestibular exercises months ago, and have progressed to the Advanced ones. I saw your Advanced part 2 video yesterday and you said it should take 20 minutes to do. I already spend an hour and 15 minutes doing the program. I did eliminate some of the exercises from the beg. and intermediate programs thinking that they had been "progressed" in the Advanced program but I am still doing a lot of exercises. I am confused as to which ones I can eliminate. There is no way I can do all the ones I do, plus the new Advanced part 2, three times a day, much less fit them all into 20 minutes a session. I don't think I'm ready for the jump from 3 seconds to 30 seconds with the balance ones with my eyes shut yet, but is there anyway, I can reduce the exercises I am doing now, so that they don't take up so much time? I do love your programs and think that they have helped me and I do recommend them to a lot of people in the Labyrinthitis support group I belong to on Facebook.
Joanne, thank you for your comment and for sharing my videos with others who could benefit. I'm glad you're finding the exercises helpful! Excellent question on reducing the exercises for a more reasonable program to fit into your day. There are several ways to do it... I suggest dropping all the beginner and intermediate program exercises and focus on the Advanced exercises. If that is still too many, then I suggest breaking the routine into sessions, doing some in the morning and the others another time of the day. Also you might reduce the frequency of exercises that are getting easy for you to just 1-2x/week for maintenance and continue doing the harder ones daily. Everyone is different in their pace of the program; take the time you need. Feel free to experiment with varying the exercises and listen to what feels best for your body. Good luck and all the best to you!
@@MovementFunction Thank you so much for your quick reply. I will do as you suggested and hopefully, I will be able to start the second part of the advanced exercises soon.
Are these exercises appropriate for cybersickness? I've recently started becoming dizzy from working with PC monitors. The dizziness is mild unless I really forced myself to stay focused on the screen for much longer where its topped out at moderate. This feeling is drastically improved within a few minutes of stepping away. Its triggered most noticeably when reading but not exclusively so. Never used to be the case and I didn't increase my computer gaming/work use recently either. I get the impression I should be doing these and I plant to start (with the less advanced ones first) but it would be nice to get confirmation from others.
Thanks for this videos. It’s really very helpful. I am sixth month of this VN. Can these exercise beneficial for me if I start now or it’s too late to recover? My balance is good but some vision problem and dizziness is there. Help me with it pls🙏
Yes, these exercises can still be beneficial for you. Since you say your balance is good, focus on the exercises with eye and head movements. Try to build up to doing the exercises (especially the VOR exercises) 3-4x/day for maximum benefit. It's normal to feel increased dizziness while doing the exercises, but it should return to baseline within 20 minutes of stopping the exercises. You might also benefit from the exercises in my video focused on visually-induced motion sickness: ruclips.net/video/A_7I7zQ8T5c/видео.html. All the best to you! All the best to you!
@@MovementFunction thanks for your reply🙏I will surely fallow that link. When I do all head movement exercises my head started to get heavy and neck feel stiff. Is it normal?
@@rjani4950 You are likely overdoing the exercises and would benefit from doing fewer repetitions and possibly not turning your head as far. Also, be sure that you're not holding your breath or holding tension in your shoulders as you're doing the exercises. Take a few deep breaths and relax your shoulders before you start and in between exercises.
really thank you for your efforts... i am getting better... i am doing those exercises for two months and no more medicine to dizziness.... but i will ask how long i will do this exercises?? because when i stop the exercise for two days i was feeling something of dizziness!........
Muhammad, you're welcome! Glad you're getting better and no longer need medicine for dizziness! Everyone is different and some people need to continue the exercises to maintain their recovery. Since you started to feel dizzy after two days, try doing a small amount of the exercises daily, about five minutes and see how that works for you. Vary which exercises you do day to day so that you are covering all of the exercises in a few days up to a week. Or if doing them daily is too difficult, try every other day, about 5-10 minutes, or as much as you can. You might need to try varied duration and frequency to see what works best for your body. Think of this as maintenance for your body, similar to brushing your teeth or other things you do daily for your overall health.
Hi Beth, first of all thank you for sharing this beautiful series of exercises. My dizziness and nausea started in November 2021. At the same time I got Tinnitus. In February 2022 I was diagnosed with Vestibular Neuritis. Since then I have been doing your exercises. I have now arrived at Advanced Part 2. I have made progress in standing and sitting positions but I still have problems lying down. Turning on my side in bed still causes dizziness. The complaints mainly occur in a horizontal neck position (lying or standing on all fours). In your exercises, the starting position is always a vertical neck position (sitting or standing). Are there specific exercises for a horizontal neck position? Or do you recommend to perform the existing exercises while lying down? Besides this, I found out that my Tinnitus get worse after doing the exercises. It usually gets louder after an hour or so. Do recognize this? Best regards, Paul
Paul, is the dizziness that you experience turning on your side a sensation of spinning - either you're spinning or the world is spinning around you? You may have lingering BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) along with vestibular neuritis. Check out this video for more information on BPPV: ruclips.net/video/auOI6_lPI94/видео.html. You may want to check back with your doctor for evaluation and referral to a PT to clear up the positional vertigo and then continue with the vestibular exercises. Otherwise, you could certainly try the seated exercises while lying down and see how you do with them. You mentioned the tinnitus gets louder after an hour - how long does the increase last before returning to baseline? It's not uncommon for symptoms to get a little worse after the completing the exercises, but they should return to baseline within about 20 minutes. Any longer than that suggests that the exercises are too intense. I suggest decreasing the speed of movement, the reps, or the number of exercises, or breaking up the routine into multiple sessions, in order to tolerate it better. All the best!
Thanks for your reply Beth. My ENT physician has performed the Dix-Hallpike test several times, while looking at my eye movements. I felt no vertigo and the physician saw no movements in my eyes that indicate BPPV. I suspect the dizziness is only caused by the vestibular neuritis. When walking, my dizziness mainly consists of lightheadedness. It gets worse as I turn my head. When I lie down and turn my head, it can happen that the room is spinning around me. After I've moved a lot or done exercises, I get a heavy and indescribable feeling in my head that says: stop what you are doing. This feeling slowly disappears. However, once the tinnitus is loud, it won't return to baseline anymore the same day. As you suggest I will try the exercises lying down. I hope this will work for me. @@MovementFunction
@@paulw2822 I agree, sounds like the dizziness is the result of the vestibular neuritis. Best to listen to that voice that says to stop - You may be overdoing it. Give yourself 'exercise credit' for movement associated with daily activity, especially in busy visual environments. You may also try breaking up the exercise session or doing them in the evening so that you can rest afterward instead of dealing with increased tinnitus the rest of the day. And try modifying the exercises to do them lying down, but take your time. Start slowly with a few reps, then see how you do and add more the next day. All the best!
Paul, How are you making out now? I’m currently in my journey to recovery and while I don’t have the spinning sensations. I absolutely get the tinnitus after exercises, mostly towards the end of the day and once it begins I feel like I fell 3 weeks behind in rehab. I want to understand how you managed that and did you ultimately get better?
Hello madam, do you exercise to gaze stabilization , do the same movement of the head, a small movement at the same speed, or is the movement of the head larger, like videos on RUclips? Is three repetitions a day enough, or can I do the exercise more than three times?
Soufiane, you can increase the speed and movement of the head as you feel comfortable. I demonstrated the exercise at a good pace to start out but as I mentioned in the video, increase the speed as you can day to day and with practice/repetition. Don't move your head more than about 30 degrees to each side. Larger movements can cause eye strain, which is not helpful. It's fine to do the exercise more than three times/day. Some sources suggest up to 10 times/day. Increase as you can and back off if it's too much.
Hi Berth, I have diagnosed with horizontal canal BPPV a few months ago, and got resolved with a log-roll maneuver, now my balance is gone for a toss specifically when I look down, are there any specific exercises to fix this horizontal canal balance problem?
Any exercise that involves looking down will help your body get used to the movement again. Take your time and progress gradually to avoid overwhelming your system and pushing too hard.
Sachin Jadhav, great question. Fast running is an advanced vestibular exercise by itself. If you choose to add it, build up speed gradually and start on smooth surfaces to reduce the risk of tripping or losing your balance. Do it at a separate time from the exercises in this video, at least a few hours apart. Give yourself credit for doing an advanced exercise and allow yourself time to rest afterward.
@@MovementFunction thank you so much for your reply....actually I am so much confused about my dizziness,is it due to Cervical or vestibular...please guide me how to identify the root cause of dizziness
Dr preferred me to do vestibular exercises part 1 video from 3day's am doing it for 3times in a day but am getting server headache at 7pm and nerves paining at neck, pls suggest anything to me
In November my vestibular system on the right side was only working 40%. Fast forward to beginning of February and the tests showed that everything was working again. The thing is that despite everything working again I still feel off.Particularly when I’m walking. My balance itself is good and the balance exercises are easy. I know it’s just a matter of getting my brain used to getting the right signals again but is there exercises I should focus on in order to achieve this? I’ve been doing these exercises for a week once a day but want to start doing them multiple times a day. I just find that I wake up feeling nauseous after which is probably a good thing since my brain is trying to figure out the signals.
FaH, I suggest focusing on the walking exercises in the entire video series, especially the more advanced ones. Increase frequency to 2x/day and then 3x/day. I also suggest adding a longer walk in the community to increase the variety of stimulation and complexity in the environment to help train your brain. All the best!
May I ask something? 1) Reached here due to dizziness after a head trauma 2 months ago, and I found that while most exercises I can do directly at the advanced 2 level, single leg and tandem exercises I can only do at the intermediate level. What does that say? 2) I found that gaze stab. are exercises cause the most dizziness, but for half an hour immediately after performing them at the advanced level, I actually feel better, could such an immediate response be real, or is it just placebo? Thanks!!
Very interesting! Thank you for your comment and questions. Your experience with single leg and tandem balance is fairly common. It might simply indicate that your underlying balance could use a little more work. You might benefit from my balance exercise series as well. bit.ly/BalancePlaylist. There is some overlap in exercises but the balance videos contain extra balance exercises and don't include the vestibular-specific exercises. Your response to the gaze stabilization exercises is interesting. I suspect that your body responds to the stimulation with improved communication and coordination of all systems. For a period of time, everything is working well together! I'm curious how many times/day you are doing the gaze stabilization exercises - I suggest working up to 4x/day and see if the duration of improvement following the exercise increases with increased frequency of the exercise.
@@MovementFunction Thanks for your answer! 🙏🙏 I've selected the toughest (for me) 70% of both this and the balance series. Most I do once a day, but Gaze-stab and single leg I did 3x. It's been a week, and I had gradual progress! But today I had a noticeable setback 😔 Hope it's normal, I'll raise to 4x. I found online the Fukunda and the Babinsky-Weil tests and found that I veer about 40 degs to the right so that is supposed to be right hypofunction I guess.. Thanks so much for your videos and replies! 🙏😊 I really hope I can get back to my previous self..
@@seventyfive7597 Those tests are also correlated with hand and foot dominance, so if you are right-handed, I wouldn't put too much stock in the results of the tests. Sounds like you're doing well with your program - Kudos on putting together the most challenging 70% of both programs! Setbacks are normal - I like to call them speedbumps as they might slow you down temporarily, but they're usually just a blip. Sleep, nutrition, hydration, environmental reactivity (i.e. allergies, etc.), daily activity, life events and many other variables can contribution to speedbumps. Sometimes it's helpful to take note of what might have put you over the top, and other times it's not clear and that's okay, too. It can be beneficial to take a day off the exercises, do something that makes you happy, brings you joy or laughter, and/or gives you rest ;). Basically, take a break from the vestibular work and just be. That can help reset your nervous system, and more, to help you keep moving forward. All the best!
I was told from my previous vestibular physical therapist that the VOR isn't able to function that fast. And I was not supposed to shake my head that fast while looking at a target. Does this mean if I go any slower my VOR won't be corrected ? My eyes have never focused clear on a target going that fast.
Yes, that's correct. The VOR isn't able to function with very fast eye-head movements and you shouldn't do the head shake exercises faster than you're able to stay focused on the target. Go as fast as you can while maintaining focus and you'll gain benefit from the exercise. If you want to use a tool to help you quantify the speed, try a metronome app on your phone. The typical progression is to start at 60 bpm, then progress to 90 bpm and finally 120 bpm is usually considered the maximum speed for VOR. Those are just guidelines though and again, you stay at a speed where you can maintain focus. Good questions.
Hi Dr. Wagner. I’ve been using the metronome app; was told to start at 170! It didn’t go well. I think an ear crystal got dislodged again. Epley set it back in place. I’ve been doing them now at 150 although I think I’m not really moving my head as fast as the beat! I do focus on the target that my eyeballs hurt from staring at the target. Thank you for the info on 120 beats. I’m going to try VOR with busy picture. Regarding the cognitive tasks, how does that help with the vestibular system? I am more motivated to do an exercise is I know the rationale. Thank you in advance for the response and thank you for your very helpful videos.
Any advice for bilateral vestibular hypofunction. I've been suffering for over 3 years. Should I do alot of standing on a foam mat while doing VOR exercises,or stay on the floor. My feet still feel like I'm carrying around 10 pound weights, and sometimes I don't even feel placement. When I go to kick a ball my foot will miss the ball. My arms are effected to. If I reach to brush my hair , my hand/arm will miss my head. Feeling like my arms and feet are floating and heavy. My equilibrium is still not compensated. Along with pressure in my face .Please give advice!
It sounds like there could be multiple things going on, in addition to bilateral vestibular hypofunction, based on the coordination issues you describe. I suggest doing a variety of standing VOR exercises both on foam and on the floor because different systems are emphasized when doing it different ways. Even doing them sitting on a soft surface (soft pillows on the bed or couch, or on an exercise ball) can be very helpful. Also, I suggest doing some specific coordination exercises. Try reaching to targets on a table with your hand (or go between targets in front of you and targets on your head). Also try reaching targets on the floor with your foot, which is a more complex exercise for dynamic balance and coordination. Slow pace, focus on accuracy. Use fingertip support on a countertop for standing balance as needed. Also, I'll go out on a limb and say that I'm picking up on some anxiety from your various comments, which could be a contributing factor to your overall condition and how you're feeling. I suggest doing some breathing, relaxation and grounding work. You might check out my breathing videos. The second one is geared toward rib pain/stiffness but I think it could be helpful for you because it involves head/trunk movements that will work your vestibular system maybe a little differently than I've shown in my vestibular series. ruclips.net/video/04Z4t9udlmo/видео.html, and ruclips.net/video/3MqTsMWTF7k/видео.html. Also if you haven't checked out my PPPD video, the body scan and breathing in that video might be helpful for you, too. ruclips.net/video/Yyvt8EMlHxs/видео.html.
@@MovementFunction The physical therapist had me in the past years reaching for objects on a table, I did them for years never helped me. The only thing that helped me arms and feet was the foam mat. Then eventually my equilibrium was better,arms and legs. But I usually would only compensate to about 90 percent. So my question was should I do more exercises on the mat to help me reach that 100 percent mark.And what kind? And should I continue these exercises daily after recovering. Because I noticed I decompensate fast.
@@life-mm5do Yes, continue the exercises daily after recovery in order to maintain your progress. But don't do the exact same routine daily. Vary the exercises, the order, the reps, the speed and overall duration so that you're challenging your system in different ways. The variety is important to achieve that last 10% and to maintain max benefit. As for what kind of exercises, any (well, almost any) of the exercises in my vestibular series can be done on a mat. Try the various combinations of eye-head movements with feet together, tandem (heel-toe), and one leg balance. For more examples and demo of balance exercises on a mat, check out my video with that focus: ruclips.net/video/EiuYyJOikPE/видео.html
Just wanted to let you know that my arms got worse with coordination problems. Increased weakness and heaviness and missing items, clumsy, pain in arms down to fingers,pain and shoulders / neck. Went to the ER and the doctor said I have herniated discs in my neck, pinched nerves . Cervical radiculopathy.The cause of these symptoms that got progressively worse from doing a lot of turning my head exercises, and also fast motion head turning.
Hi Beth, I am from India, 48 years old male. from past 2 months I am experiencing non-vertigo non-dizziness imbalance. It affected my day to day activities a lot. I have done Brain MRI and all kind of ear test and complete body check-up. Everything is found normal. My neurologist after diagnosis has informed me it is PPPD and told me to do Vestibular excersise. Your videos I am following continuously doing (2 times a day) these excerises from past 4 weeks. First I am doing begginner, then intermediate and later advanced all together 2 times a day. Is this correct way ? I am still maitaining status co about this imbalancing that I am experiencing. Feeling very bad about my situation, dont no what to do. Please suggest and help...🙏
Is it normal for your eyes to feel sore and tired? I'm guessing that because there's so much stimulus and having a vestibular disorder can be so draining, that it can affect your eyes feeling sore and tired. I've been doing vestibular exercises for a few weeks now, every day, and I'm just so exhausted in my mind, and eyes
Silvercat 31, excellent question and I'm glad you're asking this. While it is common to feel fatigue in the eyes when doing vestibular exercises, soreness can indicate that you're overdoing it. You might be looking too far to the side and up/down - try keeping the eye movement to less than 25 degrees up/down/side. Going farther than that can cause eye strain, which isn't going to help your vestibular recovery. You might also be moving faster than your body is ready to handle and I suggest decreasing the speed of your eye and head movements. Beyond those specifics, when you're feeling exhausted, it's a good sign to back off a bit. I suggest taking a day off or a couple days off. These exercises can be a lot to handle, more tiring than it seems like they 'should' be. When you're ready to get back to it, try decreasing the reps so that you're doing 1/2 the program every day and then gradually build up again. Also consider taking one day off every week to let your vestibular system rest. And last thing.... this comment is on my Advanced Part 2 video, which is the fourth in the series... so you might be overloaded at this level... This is a long way of saying, give yourself a break :).
These are great videos but since when is a " thumbs up" symbol used for "dislike"? The dislike symbol is correct . If you want better reviews, my advice would be to fix this.
Stewart, thank you for your comment. I'm not sure what you're seeing on your end as the thumbs up on my browser is the 'like' button and the thumbs down is the 'dislike' button. With over 200 thumbs up/like and 0 thumbs down/dislike on this video, I think I'm doing okay. The buttons are not one of the components that I can modify on my channel - that is all RUclips. But they seem to be working appropriately on my browser.
In Pencil Push-ups, the pencil never splits! I do see double background, but the pencil does not become double even when it’s as close as touching my face. Is this normal?
Jazmin, it is likely due to suppression of one eye. Here's one way to test this yourself: With the pencil touching your nose, close one eye and see where the pencil is. Then open that eye and close the other eye, The image of the pencil should move. Go back and forth, noticing where the pencil is when looking at it with the left eye vs right eye. Then open both eyes again and notice whether the image lines up more with the left eye view or right eye view. That is the more dominant eye and the other eye's vision is likely being suppressed.
Years ago, I walked into a Christmas decoration store, with little trains running around trees, shiny ornaments and flashing colorful lights everywhere. I loved it for about 5 seconds, until I felt terribly dizzy and had to leave in a hurry. Visual cortex overstimulation can hit really fast.
Seeing your beginning video, I was afraid the exercises wouldn't progress much, but most of these advanced exercises I would have had trouble with even while I was a martial artist.
I'm also betting that these exercises will help me to depend on binocular vision again and re-establish the neurological connection to my right eye.
Many thanks for posting this series - this may help me tremendously in reversing a gradual shut-down that I've been fighting.
Thank you, you are a God send. I have tried Physical therapy at a "chain" center that was supposedly expert at treating vestibular dysfunction issues. They don't know what they were doing I have found you to be incredibly helpful and you give clear instructions.
Without your videos I think I would have deteriorated quickly.
Thank you so much.
These vestibular rehab exercise videos are excellent. You've eliminated the need for me to go to back to the DPT, whom you are significantly better than. thanks for posting!!!
I was misdiagnosed with superior canal dehience syndrome . A better doc told me I have minieres disease. He told me to do vestibular exercises. I think Beth’s videos are helping me.
Thank you so much for giving me the option to do these at home.
Thanks for these videos, I hope it Will help for my mdds🙏
I have to thanks you for the wonderful information in these videos which make a lot of sense to me. And I want to know while I’m during these exercises with my patient, the head will stop shaking by progressing?
Excellent thank you
omg, thank you for these 🙏❤
Really helpful - Thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! They have been so very helpful. I have worn mono-vision contact lenses (one lens for reading, the other for distance) for many years, but wondering if wearing them for the VOR exercises is advised. The lenses in my eyeglasses are progressive which I know is not recommended to wear for VOR exercises so I am relegated to my contact lenses. I could also put in single vision, distance-only contact lenses to perform them, but if I am going to return to the mono-vision contact lenses after I get better, should I be re-training my brain with them on? What is your best advice as to what to wear for the exercises?
Hello, this is Stefanie from Germany. Your program is the best on RUclips!!!
This disease ruined my life. Nobody helps in Germany!
The exercises are not difficult for me, my static balance is good. But my dynamic balance not - my everyday life does not work at all: walking around corners and curves, turning, bending over, quick movements, quick changes of direction: for example tidying up or cleaning (left, right, up, down, bending over and again and again) - I completely lose my orientation and balance and feel terrible!
I've been training this for a year and don't know what to do anymore!?
What would you recommend?
Thank you so much for your help!!!
Hello Stefanie! I'm so glad that my videos found you in Germany! I'm curious if there's been any improvement in your dynamic balance in the year you've been doing VRT... If yes, then continue doing the exercises... Sometimes it takes much longer than expected to fully recover. And you might also benefit from my balance video series as it contains additional dynamic balance exercises beyond the ones I included in the vestibular series. If you haven't noticed any improvement (or minimal), then I question if something else might be going on besides vestibular dysfunction as there are many potential causes of imbalance. For example, issues in the neck can be a major contributing factor to both vestibular dysfunction and imbalance, and different treatment is required to address those issues. You probably already saw my video on cervicogenic dizziness, but if not, that might be a good place to start to see if you notice any difference. I've posted several other videos focused on the cervical spine if that is an area of dysfunction for you. Finally, I'm not sure who you've worked with already in Germany, but it sounds like a neurologist might be helpful (?). All the best, Stefanie!
Very helpful thank you 🙏
It's great you're working on the Advanced videos!! :) So glad they're helping you, Andrew!
Thank you so much for all these video's. I am now on this one. I've done all of the videos. My question is. I can not stand on one foot well due to me having chariot Marie tooth. I always have to put my hand down on something. Will I still get the benefit of these exercises ?
You're welcome, Suzy! Yes, you will still benefit from the exercises even if you have your hand on something during the single leg balance (or any of the exercises). The benefit comes from the effort, so as long as the exercise is requiring you to work at it, you're benefitting from it. Great question.
Thank you for the videos, I’m on my 3rd week of suspected VN and I have recovered well, although I have a lot of trouble focusing on things when turning my head, it gives me some dizziness. Despite my symptoms, I’m pushing through the pain and doing all kinds of sport (surf, tennis, biking, soccer). The day-to-day dizziness is not getting better. My question is, should I start by trying to adapt slowly (VOR exercises 3x a day) or keep pushing with sports and some pain is better?
Luis Lucas, great question. You are pushing too hard. It is best to start slowly with VOR exercises 3-4x/day and take a break from sports. A short walk or slow bike ride might be fine, 15-20 minutes max per day. Definitely take a break from surfing and tennis. It is normal to feel a little dizzier when doing the exercises, but the increase should dissipate within 20 minutes of completing the exercises. If it lasts longer, then decrease VOR exercises to 1-2x/day and decrease activity to just one short walk, 5-10 minutes max. All the best!
@@MovementFunction thank you so much for your answer and also for the videos, it’s actually been helping a lot! I’m now focusing on VOR exercises (3x a day) since that is my main problem and I’m feeling better each day. It’s a very very slow process but following your exercises I’m sure I’ll reach full recovery. Again, thank you!
@MovementFunction Hi Beth! We've been exchanging notes on another of your videos and I'm finding it really helpful in my recovery. I do have a quick question about pencil pushups: I wear reading glasses for close vision and also a separate pair of glasses for distance. Which pair of glasses should I use for the pencil pushups? I'm guessing the reading glasses, since I'll be trying to keep the pencil from splitting into double vision as I bring it toward my nose, and that's definitely up-close vision. But please let me know your recommendations, and thanks so much again! 💗
Hi! So glad your recovery is going well! Yes, you're correct. It's best to wear your reading glasses for the pencil pushups.
@@MovementFunction Thanks, Beth! ❤❤❤
Hello Beth. First of all thank you so much for these series of videos. It’s incredible that you took the time to create these and post these. I have been diagnosed with otolith dysfunction cVEMP impaired and oVemp absent in left inner ear. I’m able to comfortably do intermediate with some challenges with the side to side head rotation (I’m keeping it slow with the steps to not overdo it) and if I bat my eyes too much I slow down. To be specific when I turn left I feel like keep going left even though I’m stopped, same for right. If the driver stops the car abruptly in my head I still keep going forward. If that makes sense. Are there any supplemental exercises I can do specific to otolith dysfunction?
Hello Amitabh. You're most welcome and I'm glad you're working through the video series, taking your time and not overdoing it. The symptoms you describe make perfect sense with otolith dysfunction. The best exercises involve side-to-side and forward-back motion, such as the side lunge, head tilts and walking with various head movements. I suggest focusing your attention on those exercises, gradually increasing the reps and speed of movement. Also, gradually make changes in direction more abrupt. For example, when doing the side lunge, stop at the end of the lunge and return quickly. Or when doing 360 turns (or any turn), stop and change directions faster. But don't jerk your head (or any body part)... Be aware of your neck, shoulders, etc., to be sure you don't strain anything by moving too quickly. I hope this is helpful! All the best!
@@MovementFunction Oh wow! Yes I can really feel these movements provoking the symptoms, especially the abrupt turns and abrupt side to side head motions while walking. Thank you so so so much for responding. I truly appreciate this.
@@MovementFunction I can’t even expressed how much improvement I’ve seen in the last a few days since I started doing the exercises you gave me. I’ve been slowly working my way through them. Thanks to these I’ve been able to walk without fear and I started driving short distances without feeling like everything inside my head keeps going forward when I stop at the lights. That was a very scary feeling. I’m happy the side motion and forward motion feelings are beginning to abate. I couldn’t have done this without you! I truly couldn’t have! I had some exercises from my PT for side to side and doing off axis circles on and off mini trampoline, head rotations, but I strongly believe these ones with walking front and back, side lunges, various head motions while walking, spinning all with abrupt returns made the biggest difference in the past a few days. I truly cannot thank you enough.
I do have another question. Is it normal to see up and down recovery, but recovering overall. Some mornings I feel I’m worse than the evening before. And I begin questioning if I have improved at all. But I’ve improved overall for sure.
@@amitabh15 yes, absolutely that is normal. We all expect steady recovery, every day a little better than the previous day, but it is quite common for recovery to go in waves, generally better week to week, month to month, with times of feeling worse, temporarily. Sometimes those little speedbumps are meaningful and you might consider what is different on those mornings... sleep position, hours or quality of sleep, nutrition/hydration the night before, activity levels, etc. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason and that's okay too. Hang in there and keep up the great work and positive outlook!
I was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis in Dec.2020 and lost the hearing in my left ear completely. I had dizziness, vertigo and tinnitus and some vision issues too. I started doing the beginner Vestibular exercises months ago, and have progressed to the Advanced ones. I saw your Advanced part 2 video yesterday and you said it should take 20 minutes to do. I already spend an hour and 15 minutes doing the program. I did eliminate some of the exercises from the beg. and intermediate programs thinking that they had been "progressed" in the Advanced program but I am still doing a lot of exercises. I am confused as to which ones I can eliminate. There is no way I can do all the ones I do, plus the new Advanced part 2, three times a day, much less fit them all into 20 minutes a session. I don't think I'm ready for the jump from 3 seconds to 30 seconds with the balance ones with my eyes shut yet, but is there anyway, I can reduce the exercises I am doing now, so that they don't take up so much time? I do love your programs and think that they have helped me and I do recommend them to a lot of people in the Labyrinthitis support group I belong to on Facebook.
Joanne, thank you for your comment and for sharing my videos with others who could benefit. I'm glad you're finding the exercises helpful! Excellent question on reducing the exercises for a more reasonable program to fit into your day. There are several ways to do it... I suggest dropping all the beginner and intermediate program exercises and focus on the Advanced exercises. If that is still too many, then I suggest breaking the routine into sessions, doing some in the morning and the others another time of the day. Also you might reduce the frequency of exercises that are getting easy for you to just 1-2x/week for maintenance and continue doing the harder ones daily. Everyone is different in their pace of the program; take the time you need. Feel free to experiment with varying the exercises and listen to what feels best for your body. Good luck and all the best to you!
@@MovementFunction Thank you so much for your quick reply. I will do as you suggested and hopefully, I will be able to start the second part of the advanced exercises soon.
Are these exercises appropriate for cybersickness?
I've recently started becoming dizzy from working with PC monitors. The dizziness is mild unless I really forced myself to stay focused on the screen for much longer where its topped out at moderate. This feeling is drastically improved within a few minutes of stepping away. Its triggered most noticeably when reading but not exclusively so.
Never used to be the case and I didn't increase my computer gaming/work use recently either. I get the impression I should be doing these and I plant to start (with the less advanced ones first) but it would be nice to get confirmation from others.
Thanks for this videos. It’s really very helpful. I am sixth month of this VN. Can these exercise beneficial for me if I start now or it’s too late to recover? My balance is good but some vision problem and dizziness is there. Help me with it pls🙏
Yes, these exercises can still be beneficial for you. Since you say your balance is good, focus on the exercises with eye and head movements. Try to build up to doing the exercises (especially the VOR exercises) 3-4x/day for maximum benefit. It's normal to feel increased dizziness while doing the exercises, but it should return to baseline within 20 minutes of stopping the exercises. You might also benefit from the exercises in my video focused on visually-induced motion sickness:
ruclips.net/video/A_7I7zQ8T5c/видео.html. All the best to you! All the best to you!
@@MovementFunction thanks for your reply🙏I will surely fallow that link. When I do all head movement exercises my head started to get heavy and neck feel stiff. Is it normal?
@@rjani4950 You are likely overdoing the exercises and would benefit from doing fewer repetitions and possibly not turning your head as far. Also, be sure that you're not holding your breath or holding tension in your shoulders as you're doing the exercises. Take a few deep breaths and relax your shoulders before you start and in between exercises.
@@MovementFunction thanks you so much for your advise. I would follow that surely🙏🙏
really thank you for your efforts... i am getting better... i am doing those exercises for two months and no more medicine to dizziness.... but i will ask how long i will do this exercises?? because when i stop the exercise for two days i was feeling something of dizziness!........
Muhammad, you're welcome! Glad you're getting better and no longer need medicine for dizziness! Everyone is different and some people need to continue the exercises to maintain their recovery. Since you started to feel dizzy after two days, try doing a small amount of the exercises daily, about five minutes and see how that works for you. Vary which exercises you do day to day so that you are covering all of the exercises in a few days up to a week. Or if doing them daily is too difficult, try every other day, about 5-10 minutes, or as much as you can. You might need to try varied duration and frequency to see what works best for your body. Think of this as maintenance for your body, similar to brushing your teeth or other things you do daily for your overall health.
Hi Beth, first of all thank you for sharing this beautiful series of exercises. My dizziness and nausea started in November 2021. At the same time I got Tinnitus. In February 2022 I was diagnosed with Vestibular Neuritis. Since then I have been doing your exercises. I have now arrived at Advanced Part 2.
I have made progress in standing and sitting positions but I still have problems lying down. Turning on my side in bed still causes dizziness. The complaints mainly occur in a horizontal neck position (lying or standing on all fours). In your exercises, the starting position is always a vertical neck position (sitting or standing).
Are there specific exercises for a horizontal neck position? Or do you recommend to perform the existing exercises while lying down?
Besides this, I found out that my Tinnitus get worse after doing the exercises. It usually gets louder after an hour or so. Do recognize this?
Best regards,
Paul
Paul, is the dizziness that you experience turning on your side a sensation of spinning - either you're spinning or the world is spinning around you? You may have lingering BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) along with vestibular neuritis. Check out this video for more information on BPPV: ruclips.net/video/auOI6_lPI94/видео.html. You may want to check back with your doctor for evaluation and referral to a PT to clear up the positional vertigo and then continue with the vestibular exercises. Otherwise, you could certainly try the seated exercises while lying down and see how you do with them. You mentioned the tinnitus gets louder after an hour - how long does the increase last before returning to baseline? It's not uncommon for symptoms to get a little worse after the completing the exercises, but they should return to baseline within about 20 minutes. Any longer than that suggests that the exercises are too intense. I suggest decreasing the speed of movement, the reps, or the number of exercises, or breaking up the routine into multiple sessions, in order to tolerate it better. All the best!
Thanks for your reply Beth. My ENT physician has performed the Dix-Hallpike test several times, while looking at my eye movements. I felt no vertigo and the physician saw no movements in my eyes that indicate BPPV. I suspect the dizziness is only caused by the vestibular neuritis.
When walking, my dizziness mainly consists of lightheadedness. It gets worse as I turn my head. When I lie down and turn my head, it can happen that the room is spinning around me. After I've moved a lot or done exercises, I get a heavy and indescribable feeling in my head that says: stop what you are doing. This feeling slowly disappears. However, once the tinnitus is loud, it won't return to baseline anymore the same day.
As you suggest I will try the exercises lying down. I hope this will work for me.
@@MovementFunction
@@paulw2822 I agree, sounds like the dizziness is the result of the vestibular neuritis. Best to listen to that voice that says to stop - You may be overdoing it. Give yourself 'exercise credit' for movement associated with daily activity, especially in busy visual environments. You may also try breaking up the exercise session or doing them in the evening so that you can rest afterward instead of dealing with increased tinnitus the rest of the day. And try modifying the exercises to do them lying down, but take your time. Start slowly with a few reps, then see how you do and add more the next day. All the best!
Paul, How are you making out now? I’m currently in my journey to recovery and while I don’t have the spinning sensations. I absolutely get the tinnitus after exercises, mostly towards the end of the day and once it begins I feel like I fell 3 weeks behind in rehab.
I want to understand how you managed that and did you ultimately get better?
Is this appropriate for post concussion syndrome?
Hello,
Which exercices would you recommend if I have dizyness when my eyes are closed (in the dark).
Thanks,
Hello madam, do you exercise to gaze stabilization , do the same movement of the head, a small movement at the same speed, or is the movement of the head larger, like videos on RUclips? Is three repetitions a day enough, or can I do the exercise more than three times?
Soufiane, you can increase the speed and movement of the head as you feel comfortable. I demonstrated the exercise at a good pace to start out but as I mentioned in the video, increase the speed as you can day to day and with practice/repetition. Don't move your head more than about 30 degrees to each side. Larger movements can cause eye strain, which is not helpful. It's fine to do the exercise more than three times/day. Some sources suggest up to 10 times/day. Increase as you can and back off if it's too much.
well thanks ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️
Do we need to do all these exercises from beginners to advance daily?
Good day Beth..is the vrt therapy helpful for someone with vestibular toxicity?
Yes, VRT is helpful to improve vestibular function following toxicity.
@@MovementFunction thanks!
Hi Berth, I have diagnosed with horizontal canal BPPV a few months ago, and got resolved with a log-roll maneuver, now my balance is gone for a toss specifically when I look down, are there any specific exercises to fix this horizontal canal balance problem?
Any exercise that involves looking down will help your body get used to the movement again. Take your time and progress gradually to avoid overwhelming your system and pushing too hard.
Whether I can do fast running exercise along this exercises
Sachin Jadhav, great question. Fast running is an advanced vestibular exercise by itself. If you choose to add it, build up speed gradually and start on smooth surfaces to reduce the risk of tripping or losing your balance. Do it at a separate time from the exercises in this video, at least a few hours apart. Give yourself credit for doing an advanced exercise and allow yourself time to rest afterward.
@@MovementFunction thank you so much for your reply....actually I am so much confused about my dizziness,is it due to Cervical or vestibular...please guide me how to identify the root cause of dizziness
Dr preferred me to do vestibular exercises part 1 video from 3day's am doing it for 3times in a day but am getting server headache at 7pm and nerves paining at neck, pls suggest anything to me
In November my vestibular system on the right side was only working 40%. Fast forward to beginning of February and the tests showed that everything was working again. The thing is that despite everything working again I still feel off.Particularly when I’m walking. My balance itself is good and the balance exercises are easy. I know it’s just a matter of getting my brain used to getting the right signals again but is there exercises I should focus on in order to achieve this? I’ve been doing these exercises for a week once a day but want to start doing them multiple times a day. I just find that I wake up feeling nauseous after which is probably a good thing since my brain is trying to figure out the signals.
FaH, I suggest focusing on the walking exercises in the entire video series, especially the more advanced ones. Increase frequency to 2x/day and then 3x/day. I also suggest adding a longer walk in the community to increase the variety of stimulation and complexity in the environment to help train your brain. All the best!
@@MovementFunction thank you for the response
May I ask something?
1) Reached here due to dizziness after a head trauma 2 months ago, and I found that while most exercises I can do directly at the advanced 2 level, single leg and tandem exercises I can only do at the intermediate level. What does that say?
2) I found that gaze stab. are exercises cause the most dizziness, but for half an hour immediately after performing them at the advanced level, I actually feel better, could such an immediate response be real, or is it just placebo?
Thanks!!
Very interesting! Thank you for your comment and questions. Your experience with single leg and tandem balance is fairly common. It might simply indicate that your underlying balance could use a little more work. You might benefit from my balance exercise series as well. bit.ly/BalancePlaylist. There is some overlap in exercises but the balance videos contain extra balance exercises and don't include the vestibular-specific exercises. Your response to the gaze stabilization exercises is interesting. I suspect that your body responds to the stimulation with improved communication and coordination of all systems. For a period of time, everything is working well together! I'm curious how many times/day you are doing the gaze stabilization exercises - I suggest working up to 4x/day and see if the duration of improvement following the exercise increases with increased frequency of the exercise.
@@MovementFunction Thanks for your answer! 🙏🙏 I've selected the toughest (for me) 70% of both this and the balance series. Most I do once a day, but Gaze-stab and single leg I did 3x. It's been a week, and I had gradual progress! But today I had a noticeable setback 😔 Hope it's normal, I'll raise to 4x. I found online the Fukunda and the Babinsky-Weil tests and found that I veer about 40 degs to the right so that is supposed to be right hypofunction I guess.. Thanks so much for your videos and replies! 🙏😊 I really hope I can get back to my previous self..
@@seventyfive7597 Those tests are also correlated with hand and foot dominance, so if you are right-handed, I wouldn't put too much stock in the results of the tests. Sounds like you're doing well with your program - Kudos on putting together the most challenging 70% of both programs! Setbacks are normal - I like to call them speedbumps as they might slow you down temporarily, but they're usually just a blip. Sleep, nutrition, hydration, environmental reactivity (i.e. allergies, etc.), daily activity, life events and many other variables can contribution to speedbumps. Sometimes it's helpful to take note of what might have put you over the top, and other times it's not clear and that's okay, too. It can be beneficial to take a day off the exercises, do something that makes you happy, brings you joy or laughter, and/or gives you rest ;). Basically, take a break from the vestibular work and just be. That can help reset your nervous system, and more, to help you keep moving forward. All the best!
Can I do these with glasses ?
Yes, you can do with glasses, although I wouldn't recommend it if you have bifocals or progressive lenses.
I was told from my previous vestibular physical therapist that the VOR isn't able to function that fast. And I was not supposed to shake my head that fast while looking at a target. Does this mean if I go any slower my VOR won't be corrected ? My eyes have never focused clear on a target going that fast.
Yes, that's correct. The VOR isn't able to function with very fast eye-head movements and you shouldn't do the head shake exercises faster than you're able to stay focused on the target. Go as fast as you can while maintaining focus and you'll gain benefit from the exercise. If you want to use a tool to help you quantify the speed, try a metronome app on your phone. The typical progression is to start at 60 bpm, then progress to 90 bpm and finally 120 bpm is usually considered the maximum speed for VOR. Those are just guidelines though and again, you stay at a speed where you can maintain focus. Good questions.
Hi Dr. Wagner. I’ve been using the metronome app; was told to start at 170! It didn’t go well. I think an ear crystal got dislodged again. Epley set it back in place. I’ve been doing them now at 150 although I think I’m not really moving my head as fast as the beat! I do focus on the target that my eyeballs hurt from staring at the target. Thank you for the info on 120 beats. I’m going to try VOR with busy picture. Regarding the cognitive tasks, how does that help with the vestibular system? I am more motivated to do an exercise is I know the rationale. Thank you in advance for the response and thank you for your very helpful videos.
Any advice for bilateral vestibular hypofunction. I've been suffering for over 3 years. Should I do alot of standing on a foam mat while doing VOR exercises,or stay on the floor. My feet still feel like I'm carrying around 10 pound weights, and sometimes I don't even feel placement.
When I go to kick a ball my foot will miss the ball. My arms are effected to. If I reach to brush my hair , my hand/arm will miss my head. Feeling like my arms and feet are floating and heavy. My equilibrium is still not compensated. Along with pressure in my face .Please give advice!
It sounds like there could be multiple things going on, in addition to bilateral vestibular hypofunction, based on the coordination issues you describe. I suggest doing a variety of standing VOR exercises both on foam and on the floor because different systems are emphasized when doing it different ways. Even doing them sitting on a soft surface (soft pillows on the bed or couch, or on an exercise ball) can be very helpful. Also, I suggest doing some specific coordination exercises. Try reaching to targets on a table with your hand (or go between targets in front of you and targets on your head). Also try reaching targets on the floor with your foot, which is a more complex exercise for dynamic balance and coordination. Slow pace, focus on accuracy. Use fingertip support on a countertop for standing balance as needed. Also, I'll go out on a limb and say that I'm picking up on some anxiety from your various comments, which could be a contributing factor to your overall condition and how you're feeling. I suggest doing some breathing, relaxation and grounding work. You might check out my breathing videos. The second one is geared toward rib pain/stiffness but I think it could be helpful for you because it involves head/trunk movements that will work your vestibular system maybe a little differently than I've shown in my vestibular series. ruclips.net/video/04Z4t9udlmo/видео.html, and ruclips.net/video/3MqTsMWTF7k/видео.html. Also if you haven't checked out my PPPD video, the body scan and breathing in that video might be helpful for you, too. ruclips.net/video/Yyvt8EMlHxs/видео.html.
@@MovementFunction The physical therapist had me in the past years reaching for objects on a table, I did them for years never helped me. The only thing that helped me arms and feet was the foam mat. Then eventually my equilibrium was better,arms and legs. But I usually would only compensate to about 90 percent. So my question was should I do more exercises on the mat to help me reach that 100 percent mark.And what kind? And should I continue these exercises daily after recovering. Because I noticed I decompensate fast.
@@life-mm5do Yes, continue the exercises daily after recovery in order to maintain your progress. But don't do the exact same routine daily. Vary the exercises, the order, the reps, the speed and overall duration so that you're challenging your system in different ways. The variety is important to achieve that last 10% and to maintain max benefit. As for what kind of exercises, any (well, almost any) of the exercises in my vestibular series can be done on a mat. Try the various combinations of eye-head movements with feet together, tandem (heel-toe), and one leg balance. For more examples and demo of balance exercises on a mat, check out my video with that focus: ruclips.net/video/EiuYyJOikPE/видео.html
@@MovementFunction Thank you so much,your very helpful. God bless!
Just wanted to let you know that my arms got worse with coordination problems. Increased weakness and heaviness and missing items, clumsy, pain in arms down to fingers,pain and shoulders / neck. Went to the ER and the doctor said I have herniated discs in my neck, pinched nerves . Cervical radiculopathy.The cause of these symptoms that got progressively worse from doing a lot of turning my head exercises, and also fast motion head turning.
Hi Beth, I am from India, 48 years old male. from past 2 months I am experiencing non-vertigo non-dizziness imbalance. It affected my day to day activities a lot. I have done Brain MRI and all kind of ear test and complete body check-up. Everything is found normal. My neurologist after diagnosis has informed me it is PPPD and told me to do Vestibular excersise. Your videos I am following continuously doing (2 times a day) these excerises from past 4 weeks. First I am doing begginner, then intermediate and later advanced all together 2 times a day. Is this correct way ? I am still maitaining status co about this imbalancing that I am experiencing. Feeling very bad about my situation, dont no what to do. Please suggest and help...🙏
Are you having headache or head pressure feeling?
Is it normal for your eyes to feel sore and tired? I'm guessing that because there's so much stimulus and having a vestibular disorder can be so draining, that it can affect your eyes feeling sore and tired.
I've been doing vestibular exercises for a few weeks now, every day, and I'm just so exhausted in my mind, and eyes
Silvercat 31, excellent question and I'm glad you're asking this. While it is common to feel fatigue in the eyes when doing vestibular exercises, soreness can indicate that you're overdoing it. You might be looking too far to the side and up/down - try keeping the eye movement to less than 25 degrees up/down/side. Going farther than that can cause eye strain, which isn't going to help your vestibular recovery. You might also be moving faster than your body is ready to handle and I suggest decreasing the speed of your eye and head movements. Beyond those specifics, when you're feeling exhausted, it's a good sign to back off a bit. I suggest taking a day off or a couple days off. These exercises can be a lot to handle, more tiring than it seems like they 'should' be. When you're ready to get back to it, try decreasing the reps so that you're doing 1/2 the program every day and then gradually build up again. Also consider taking one day off every week to let your vestibular system rest. And last thing.... this comment is on my Advanced Part 2 video, which is the fourth in the series... so you might be overloaded at this level... This is a long way of saying, give yourself a break :).
@@MovementFunction thank you. Your videos have been so helpful.
@@silvercat3124 You're welcome and I'm glad you're finding the videos helpful.
These are great videos but since when is a " thumbs up" symbol used for "dislike"? The dislike symbol is correct . If you want better reviews, my advice would be to fix this.
Stewart, thank you for your comment. I'm not sure what you're seeing on your end as the thumbs up on my browser is the 'like' button and the thumbs down is the 'dislike' button. With over 200 thumbs up/like and 0 thumbs down/dislike on this video, I think I'm doing okay. The buttons are not one of the components that I can modify on my channel - that is all RUclips. But they seem to be working appropriately on my browser.
In Pencil Push-ups, the pencil never splits! I do see double background, but the pencil does not become double even when it’s as close as touching my face. Is this normal?
Jazmin, it is likely due to suppression of one eye. Here's one way to test this yourself: With the pencil touching your nose, close one eye and see where the pencil is. Then open that eye and close the other eye, The image of the pencil should move. Go back and forth, noticing where the pencil is when looking at it with the left eye vs right eye. Then open both eyes again and notice whether the image lines up more with the left eye view or right eye view. That is the more dominant eye and the other eye's vision is likely being suppressed.