Dizziness and balance problems can significantly affect quality of life and the ability to function. In some cases, dizziness results in a higher risk for falls and serious injuries. Our balance and vestibular rehabilitation program offers a complete and methodical approach to uncover and treat the underlying cause of your balance problems.
Including structures in the inner ear and connections to the brain, your vestibular system helps maintain your body’s sense of equilibrium, or balance. Balance and vestibular rehabilitation is a specific type of physical therapy that focuses on minimizing the effects of vertigo and imbalance disorders.
Therapy consists of exercises specifically prescribed to help your condition so that you may return to a safe and active lifestyle. Exercises often incorporate head movement, repositioning, and gait stabilization.
There are many different causes of balance problems, including migraine headaches and concussions. Other causes of frequent dizziness or falls encompass a variety of inner ear and brain disorders, such as:
Symptoms of damage to the vestibular system or of a balance disorder often include:
Our specially trained therapists work to return you to a full and independent life as soon as possible. Though there is no specific solution for diagnosed balance disorders, vestibular therapy significantly reduces symptoms.
Depending upon your evaluation, a vestibular therapist can include exercises to:
Read more about the experiences of patients who received balance and vestibular rehabilitation therapy.
Oakland Balance Lab
412-647-8091
Eye & Ear Institute
Fourth floor, Room 459
203 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
South Side
412-586-6900
UPMC Mercy South Side
Outpatient Center
2310 Jane Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
St. Francis University DiSepio Institute
814-886-5097
108 Franciscan Way
Loretto, PA 15940
Uniontown
724-437-7500
135 Wayland Smith Drive
Uniontown, PA 15401