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Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Programs at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute

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.

What Is Vestibular Therapy?

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.

What Causes Balance Problems?

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:

  • Meniere’s disease
  • Positional vertigo (BPPV)
  • Vestibular neuritis

Balance Disorder Symptoms

Symptoms of damage to the vestibular system or of a balance disorder often include:

  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo (sensation of spinning)
  • Headaches
  • Nausea
  • Frequent falls

Benefits of Balance and Vestibular Therapy

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:

  • Improve symptoms of dizziness
  • Increase stability during walking
  • Reduce risk of falls
  • Stabilize gait and vision

Read more about the experiences of patients who received balance and vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

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1510 9th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602


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412-781-0602
UPMC St. Margaret
Park Place at Chapel Harbor,
Suite 200
300 Chapel Harbor Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238

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724-720-3050
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
8000 Cranberry Springs Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Ebensburg
814-471-2277
152 Zeman Drive
Ebensburg, PA 15931 


Erie - Harborcreek
814-877-7078
2101 Nagle Road
Erie, PA 16501

Erie - West 26th Street
814-452-4447 
2601 West 26th St.
Erie, PA 16506


Greensburg 
724-830-8750
5142 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601

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724-588-3001
25 Williamson Road, Suite 109
Greenville, PA 16125

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724-347-6660
449 North Hermitage Road
Entrance B
Hermitage, PA 16148


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412-630-9750
9365 McKnight Road, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

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412-380-0551
UPMC at Oxford Drive, Suite 310
600 Oxford Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146

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724-658-2801
26 Nesbitt Road, Suite 153
New Castle, PA 16105

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724-229-5260
100 Adios Drive, Suite 1160
Washington, PA 15301

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412-647-8091
Eye & Ear Institute
Fourth floor, Room 459
203 Lothrop St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213


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412-642-5460
UPMC Mercy Pavilion, Fourth Floor
1622 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219


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412-788-4035
5996 Steubenville Pike, Suite E
McKees Rocks, PA 15136


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412-851-8850
UPMC Outpatient Center, Entrance B, Suite 1400
1300 Oxford Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102

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3200 South Water St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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Outpatient Center
2310 Jane Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203


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814-886-5097
108 Franciscan Way
Loretto, PA 15940


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724-437-7500
135 Wayland Smith Drive
Uniontown, PA 15401

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