Vestibular rehabilitation is needed more often than you think. In fact, an estimated 35.4% of adults over 40 have balance impairment. As a result, an estimated 60 million doctor visits each year are due to patients who complain about dizziness. However, dizziness isn’t the only reason you might need vestibular rehab. While treating the symptom of dizziness is a quick fix, it’s more difficult to … Read More
Why Vestibular Rehab is important and how it can get you to perform at a level you never imagined.
The vestibular system, and vestibular rehab, is one of the most underrated system in our body. We all take it for granted until it affects us. As a Sports Medicine Physical Therapist who has helped 1000’s of active youths to adults in Long Beach, I did not take this system seriously until I started to specialize in concussion management of … Read More
How to Help Superman Be More Unstoppable
This is the biggest weekend holiday coming up. It is father’s day!….Of course I am biased and like to think I am superman. I know my children think I am made of steel and can do anything and everything. The reality is that everybody needs maintenance especially since modern society asks everyone to take huge responsibilities and forces us to … Read More
To Sprain Or Not Sprain (an Ankle)?
An ankle sprain is one of the most undermanaged injuries that can potentially result in other aches and pains down the road. There are multiple theories on the importance of ankle sprain care, which includes the potential loss of coordination, early arthritis, compensation, and changes in joint mechanics. The reasons may seem complicated with multi-syllabic words, but the treatment is too simple … Read More
Finding The Balance in The Journey to Stopping Neck Pain, Part 3
Finding the right balance in life is crucial for happiness in life. The definition of happiness is different for everyone. This cannot be any more true for the care of neck and head pain. In “Our Mighty Duck…Quack! Quack! Quack! (How to Manage Neck Pain)” I explained how this balance is important in the role of the neck, metaphorically and literally. … Read More