“Dizzy” can mean two different things: feeling like you might faint, or seeing the world spin. Vertigo is the second, and each has its own causes and its own options. Many people arrive having seen other providers and still not knowing what is behind it. Dr. Kalay’s careful history and exam help tell the two apart and find the source.
Sounds familiar?
These causes can look unrelated, but each one plays a part in how the body orients itself and stays balanced. When the nerve signals that keep you steady reach the brain scrambled, the result is dizziness.
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Most often, a misalignment of the vertebrae in the neck. Car accidents can also damage the joints and ligaments along the spine.
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Severe headaches, such as migraines or tension headaches, are known for bringing on dizziness and a sick feeling.
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Chronic earaches, or damage to the inside of the ear, can upset the sense of balance.
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A lack of blood flow to the brain is another cause of vertigo, and one more reason the history and exam come first.
Care starts with a careful, thorough history and exam to identify where the vertigo is coming from. That leads to a focused plan, which Dr. Kalay walks you through before anything begins.
For the neck
When the source is a misalignment of the vertebrae in the neck, Dr. Kalay’s care focuses on correcting it and stabilizing nervous system function, so the signals that keep you balanced reach the brain clearly.
How it worksWhere every plan starts
A consultation and exam to find the cause, then a plan you understand before care begins. Your first consultation is complimentary.
Reviewed by
Dr. Gurj Kalay, DC
Doctor of Chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic West (2014)
General information, not medical advice. Your own exam decides your care.
Not always. Some people say “dizzy” when they feel like they might pass out or faint. Others mean that objects around them seem to spin and move. Vertigo is the medical term for the second. The difference matters, because each has a different set of causes and options, and Dr. Kalay can help tell them apart.
Common causes include severe headaches such as migraines or tension headaches, chronic earaches or damage inside the ear, a lack of blood flow to the brain, and car accidents that damage the joints and ligaments of the spine. Most frequently, it is misalignments of the vertebrae in the neck.
It depends on the cause, which is why a careful history and exam come first. Each of the common causes plays a part in how the body keeps its balance, and vertigo usually comes from nerve signals reaching the brain distorted. When the source is a misalignment in the neck, care focuses on that and on stabilizing nervous system function.
It can. Vertigo ranges from a small nuisance to a sign of a more serious underlying condition. That is why it is worth getting checked if dizziness comes with problems hearing, especially in one ear, ringing ears, trouble with balance, constant tiredness, unexplained nausea or a new sea-sickness.
It can be one of the causes. A car accident can damage the joints and ligaments throughout the spine, including the neck, which plays a part in how the body keeps its balance. If dizziness started after a collision, mention it at your exam.
A careful history and exam for vertigo and dizziness on Century Park Drive, to find what is behind it. The clinic serves Yuba City, Marysville, Live Oak, Gridley, Plumas Lake, Olivehurst, Wheatland and Colusa.
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