Tips to Living a “Normal” Life with Chronic Dizziness

Talk Dizzy To Me

This week, Dr. Abbie Ross, PT, NCS, and Dr. Danielle Tolman, PT sit down with Allison Hirshey to discuss her tips for living with chronic dizziness.

Allison's Resources:

The Steady Coach (Youtube channel includes link to her free chronic dizziness course)

o Dr. Yonit Arthur is a board-certified audiologist and certified strength coach who aims to help those suffering with chronic dizziness and other vestibular symptoms

o The Steady Coach also has a podcast

https://www.youtube.com/c/thesteadycoach

Conscious Healing - Retrain Your Brain: Overcoming Neural Circuit Dizziness Course

o Megan suffered with PPPD/MdDS type symptoms for years and has found her way to recovery. She now offers 1:1 coaching and a course she created around healing chronic dizziness

https://conscioushealing.uk/courses/retrain-your-brain-overcoming-neural-circuit-dizziness/

The Better Mind Center

o The therapy center I work with, they have a multitude of psychotherapists who are trained in working with patients who suffer from chronic pain and/or chronic dizziness.

https://bettermindcenter.com

Supplements that helped me: Magnesium Glycinate, Magnesium Threonate (specifically Pure Encapsulations CogniMag), Riboflavin Vitamin B2, Vitamin D3 + K2, Bach Flower Drops (natural stress/anxiety relief), essential oils (for stress/anxiety relief)

VRT:

Balancing Act Rehabilitation

https://www.balancingactrehab.com/about

Alternative Medicine that helped me:

o Acupuncture

o Massage - specifically Neuromuscular and Craniosacral Therapies

Books:

The Way Out by Alan Gordon

o Takes a mind-body approach to healing chronic pain. The book uses the word “pain” but the same approach can be used for dizziness, just insert “dizziness” anytime “pain” is used.

o There is an audio version as well which is great for those with symptoms that make reading difficult

Victory of Vestibular Migraine by Dr. Shin Beh

o Extremely informative for those suffering with vestibular migraine but offers take aways to anyone who is suffering with vestibular symptoms

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