Vertigo Relief with the Help of a Colorado Springs CO Chiropractor

What Can Cause Vertigo?

Vertigo may also manifest due to problems with the eyes. When the nerves and microscopic muscles that control eye movement are functioning properly, a patient may get a feeling of dizziness, especially when having to move the eyes or focus on different depths of perception in the environment. When this is the case, a specialized optometrist known as a neuro-optometrist or functional neurologist may give active exercise to help strengthen the weakness in the eye functions.

Lastly, the upper neck may be a major culprit to vertigo. After an injury like a concussion or whiplash, the skull and bones in the upper neck often misalign. This shift in the alignment at the top of the neck can put abnormal stress on the spinal cord, nerves, and muscles around the base of the skull. Since these nerves and muscles play a major role in communicating your level of balance and equilibrium in upright posture to the brain, this foundational shift can cause chronic dizziness in a patient until it is corrected.

Imagine walking around with your head tilted to one side. It would probably seem much harder to walk in a straight path or even catch a ball coming towards you. This is due to the disruption of accurate information about your upright posture to the brain. While you can tilt your head for a brief instance and be totally fine, what if your head is stuck in that tilted position from a previous injury?

How Can Chiropractors at Balance Chiropractic Help?

While traditional chiropractors may do a great job at increasing range of motion and decreasing muscle spasms, Balance Chiropractic focuses on correcting that foundational shift through the NUCCA procedure. By specializing in the NUCCA procedure, the doctors at Balance Chiropractic can reduce the tilt in the skull and upper. As the patient begins to hold their correction, the stress on the nerves and muscles around the base of the skull is reduced, re-establishing the balanced connection between the brain and body, and reducing the need to get adjusted repeatedly.

If you or a loved one is struggling with vertigo and has not been able to find solutions using more common means, give us a call at (719) 265-0115 and talk to our Colorado Springs chiropractors about how we can help you live the life you are meant to!

To schedule a consultation with Balance Chiropractic, call our Colorado Springs office at (719) 265-0115.

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