Vestibular & Vertigo Symptoms? 10 Best Balance Exercises. 

My PT noticed my right eye did not track as well as my left causing a LOT of balance issues. So she had me set up this simple exercise. Draw an X on a post it note and place on the wall eyeball height. Now take small pieces of masking tape with a black dot and place them 18” away from the post it note at 12, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, etc., to make a circle. Stand arms length away and focus on the X. Without moving your head look at each piece of tape. 3:00, 9:00. 10:30, 4:30, etc. I was amazed at how hard it was to not see two dots. The left eye would lock on immediately but the right eye dances around. With a lot of practice I can lock on quickly. Best part is I’m NOT dizzy anymore!

Thanks guys, this video has been very helpful to me to help regaining my balance after a translabyrinthine craniotomy procedure. The exercises you shared of eyes crossing the centerline followed by movement in that direction were particularly beneficial to me - and not mentioned in any of the materials provided by my doctor. Finally, as a former Milwaukee resident I appreciated the inclusion of the Packer ball in the exercises and agree it is definitely attractive!

Just a simple thank you for your help with a not-so-simple problem. You two are the best!

3 1/2 years of lightheadedness every day...and occasional bout of vertigo like 3 weeks ago and I fell and hit my head...had a CT Scan and like the MRI, NOTHING WRONG...so, this coming Tuesday, I start Vestibular Rehabilitation...

I love learning from you two, but I do all my balance work barefoot. Not socks, not minimal shoes, but barefoot to get all the feedback from the small nerves of me feet to my brain. If not, you're shutting off feedback from foot to core and to brain.

good video. fast fwd to 6:30, & this advice is excellent. i hv been struggle with this type of dizziness for months. vertigo ended few months ago, by itself

Thank you , i will be starting vestibular PT soon for PPPD. I appreciate your videos, God bless you

Lord have mercy..just watching this caused me vertigo.. Doing to definitely do these exercises

Since I've had vestibular migraine for weeks I'm so grateful that you show how to turn your eyes before turning. That's helped me tremendously!!

Thanks a lot for your support

I have been suffering ever since 1965 with Meniere's Syndrome, and was finally awarded 100% Disability by the VA. It was tolerable for many years, but got progressively worse, as I aged to my late sixties and seventies. I became dangerously unstable when walking, and in 2018, fell 30 feet into a pit, falling end - over -end, and luckily, didn't break my neck! Since then, my episodes have become much more frequent, accompanied by severe falls, as years progressed. I take great pains to keep my balance, and avoid steps, and walking which creates possibility of falls, My L1 - L5 vertebrae were fused in 2019, after my pit fall, which also limit my dexterity when walking, and having to rapidly adjust my direction, but, I'm managing. I tried your leg stretches, because I also have foot drop, from a nicked nerve during surgery. I have learned to fall like they do in movies - so I don't get seriously hurt! Love your videos!

Thks .. one of the best vids I’ve seen thus far pertaining to vestibular exercise,, the foam really challenges you .. thks Brad and Bob🥰

Thank you, so much.

Enunciate fellas. Thanks for the information. Hard to hear it all perfectly with overlapping of your comments.

Oh wow! Just what I need! At 72, my balance has become really bad and I thank you for this video!!

This really helps my m s virtago

*Thanks so much - I was hit with BPPV about 10 years ago (out of nowhere)- and the GP I went to after 12 hours of misery prescribed useless pills. Went away 99% after a couple of weeks. A year later I went to a hearing & balance clinic and this manoeuvre worked immediately! Now when a little bit of vertigo develops - once it's clear if it's left or right - I use your videos to refresh my memory of 'how to' - Legends! thank you so much.*

life saver as for PT student :) thank you

It's the left step to right step motion that causes the off-balance so determination focusing training using the off-balancing maneuvers to regain control and balance 👍👍

Anyone have a swaying sensation or feels like you are walking on a trampoline?

Another great vid! Thank you!

First I have to say that I love watching your videos! Thank you so much for having all of these to help people! I have vestibular migraines and I'm going to have to try these. I'm one of the people you talked about who is going to have to start off very slowly. Just watching some of the exercises, if I had to track your movements for example, caused me to be even more off balance than I was, and my favorite, nausea. I'm on the Migraine Diet - it's helping a lot with the pain part of the migraines - not so much yet with my balance, left side of my head/ear/eye, or having to track things with my eyes. But I think these will be a good starting point. When I see my Dr. I'm going to ask for Vestibular Therapy - I've been faithful to the diet (mostly, I'm human) it was harder in the beginning but it gets a little easier as time goes on. Thank you again for such great videos!

Thank you so much for your multiple videos approaching vertigo problems either showing exercises or techniques to diagnose it properly. I have a patient who has severely vertigo provoking vomits when walking and she has recently gone through surgery to extirpate a tumour on the posterior fossa, but before that, she had vertigo but no vomits. Unfortunately, she isn't positive for BPPV. We're keeping treating that and finding a solution. Any recommendation, don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you! A neurophysio from Barcelona!

DOES THIS EXERCISE FOR BPPV?

I have balance issue I am not able to walk straight

Watching it is making me dizzy

I feel like my TMJ is the culprit of throwing so much out of whack. Dancing, walking, switching creeps on phone just about everything makes me so dizzy

Bob & Brad: There has been so many people in our area recently who have suffered from Vertigo. It seems strange that several people are dealing with it. I looked things up on line in an effort to help my aunt and my mother in law who are currently struggling with Vertigo. Both were put on antibiotics and really struggling. I feel like the doctors are puzzled and not sure how to treat them. I found it interesting watching info on Vestibular rehabilitation. When I read many of the comments from other suffers, I was saddened to find little help out there. I was hoping you guys might do more research on this problem and help others find methods to alleviate the suffering or complete healing. Most of the posts are old so I am hoping to draw awareness and find updates for those desperate and suffering.

Hiii mr bob and brad,,,i need your help to cure the dizziness

Does this work for Mdds?

Thanqqq for ur information 😀😀

I had no idea I could have been doing these. No idea there was therapy. I was diagnosed with vertigo at 38. Now at 40 I thought it would get better. I’m on stemetil but I can’t find the meds. Yesterday I had four syncope episodes the last one was before bed. When I woke up this morning and tried to sit up. So I’m just laying here and started googling for help and ended up here.

DAMMM THIS WAS AN AMAZING VIDEO, , One of the best on exercise for the vestibule system ,, Most vids just focus on the eyes , but this incorporates hand and eye coordination, and also you mention an area that I struggle with the most , the uneven surfaces. My balance is off while walking turning my head , and walking on uneven surfaces.. I’m gonna try this therapy for 30 days and give you guys an update ,, ALSO THE STANDING ON ONE LEG WHILE BRUSHING YOUR TEETH is genius . Thks Brad and Bob🥰

Sure helps balance after acoustic neuroma procedure tku😀

I am in therapy for my knee&hip. left .

love your quotes for the day ! :)

Nice

Tomorrow is my first appointment with a therapist for vestibular therapy, I really hope it helps my vertigo, been suffering from bad vertigo since March 3rd and it has not let up. Thanks for these exercises! I'm guessing I will be doing some of these or similar to these starting tomorrow after my evaluation.

Thanks a, lot

I broke my back years ago and it healed and fused incorrectly, (a Veterans story), as a result, among other issues, I have balance issues, line of sight issues and other neurological issues because my spinal cord is wonky as a result of the misalignment due to the break and fusion. I get vestibular migraines...I am watching this today because on Monday and Tuesday it started with sparkles, Wednesday the ringing in the ears and traveling headache pain around my head...and this morning. I didn’t know about vestibular physiotherapy as I’ve been seeing a chiropractor the past 4 years and since COVID I have not had regular adjustments which has messed me up again...so “heal thy self”; your exercises will help me that I can do at home until I can get back to regular adjustments but I’ll also keep doing the exercises you had taught me. Thank you!

Thank you I’ve been suffering from labyrinthitis with nystagmus, my vertigo attacks are becoming so bad it’s interfering with my quality of life but I’m in meds and going to try these exercises

Does this help Backward disequilibrium??

but today had bad day been therapy for 8weeks . some improvement they don't know if causing my knees pain if my hip cuzing ING but I do have OA in my knee for 5yrs.

Sadly, doing anything with your eyes open in good light does not tax the vestibular system. After an accident that destroyed one inner ear, I do just fine balancing on anything in good light. But in low light or darkness I might as well be falling down drunk.

Walking on soft sea sand is also good

Any tips for rocking vertigo that is at its worst when lying down? I can balance completely standing. It's rocking vertigo when lying down that's the problem.

with more neck mobilization is there a period of adjustment for the hypofunction to get used to the new range of motion that can worsen symptoms for a few weeks? it is hard to know whether to back off of PT

How come I have two balls? Lol

I have noticed exercise helps but at least twice a year i get a vertigo episode that makes my balance worse again and i have to do it all over again..the episodes are apparently migraines and i'm had this on and off problem for 6 years.

I recovered from bppv. I just did all these exercises with ease and no dizziness. However, in every day I still feel “off” especially when I walk. Does that sound like just residual recalibration back to normal?

I need to get rid of the dizziness feeling ..

What if you aren't anywhere near a bed when the vertigo hits? I was at the kitchen sink when I had vertigo last week. There was no way I could have walked up the stairs to my bed or even as far as the sofa. What do you recommend for this situation?

sir , I have case of 65 year male has severe problem of vertigo from last one month , case history he has cervical disc space reduced c4 c5 and c6 ,, from 5-6 year before. BT now major problem is vertigo ..

I have a Vestibular problem.cant focus n balance. Please can u help me. Thank you

are u just on You tube or have an office?

Any advanced exercises for someone who destroyed one of their inner ears with a head injury? This stuff is really easy, but still have trouble with rock climbing at awkward angles, changing my oil, balancing on the back wheel of my bike, and get panic attacks if I have to for instance ride a bike over an uneven surface in the dark.

These excesises not possible to do 80years old person s then Who to manage Sir

I have chronic vestibular migraine (no headache) but constant dizzyness can this help with this? Or can u advise of anything that can help me, im on 40mg of nortriptiline a day but no help :(

which treatment I follow to my pateint kindly advise me I am bpt intern

oy I'm not that coordinated!

I’m 4 months into my recovery from vestibular neuritis. I’ve been doing therapy off and on. Every time I start doing exercises like this I feel like I take a step back. I then stop for a few days and start over. Should I just be pushing through and keep at it to get over that hump? It’s so frustrating living with this condition.

Can I Do These Exercise At Home Without My Doctor Permission..??

I had an acl reconstruction and another arthroscopy after it and my balance is absolutely SCREWED after them and I constantly feel like I'm stuck on a boat :( (google PPPD). This along with chronic fatigue syndrome. Talk about a nightmare. I just tried these exercises and they were/are HARD! So that tells me something ;) I'm going to try to do these everyday - see if there's any improvement. Thank you gentlemen, I shall report back. Louise, Perth Western Australia 😊

No people with OA arthritis in knees can do that

@physicaltherapyvideo I am a 18 year old suffering from Mal de debarquement syndrome since the past 3 months, there has been no improvement, it occurred due to spending a lot of time on computer. Everything seems to float and I have swaying / bobbing feeling along with it too. Can you suggest me exercises that can reduce or cure the symptoms of mal de debarquement syndrome?

I have severe vertigo but there is nothing wrong with my ears I did so many tests even MRI, I struggle the most if I'm standing still I would literally fall over and my ankles don't help much cause I have overpronation and flat foot. My biggest problem is that doctors don't believe me so could this work even if the problem is not ear-related?

Lol at the skeleton

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Dont like it when you both try to talk at the same time

Made me worse!

Too much bla bla bla !!!

This is very old but it’s the same time maybe you guys go back and watch his stuff but hopefully Bob’s doing really good now but hopefully I don’t know what I’m trying to say since I had a stroke so anyway goodbye

I heard that this works for POTS. I sure hope so.

Love your videos! As a PT student, these videos have been fun and informative during my studies! Do you guys take topic suggestions for future videos? How about exercises to treat thoracic outlet syndrome?

I have labyrinthitis- medicine wise what helped me was Serc (Betahistamine Dichloride) . I was getting an attack a day - very unpleasant. They stopped it in its tracks. You can take them longer than Stemtil according to my ENT. Also doing these types of exercises every day really helps. Also getting good sleep and eating a healthy diet seems to have helped as well. I also find drinking lots of water seems to help as well.

those videos are interesting, it's a shame that they are not translated into Spanish

I want to ask this also, I haven’t diagnose yet of Cervical dizziness but I’ve been having a lightheadedness, numbness or tingling on my hands, arms and weak muscle. Currently I having PT and after 1 month they will decide what next to do. Praying God will lead me best God’s instrument to cure me. Been having this for more than a year. 🙏

Awesome thanks