Vestibular/Balance Rehab for Post-COVID Syndrome

Post-COVID syndrome is real. If you a post-COVID long-hauler, 
balance/vestibular rehab can help. 
 
 

"...weeks pass, and while the worst symptoms are gone, you’re not your old self — not even close. You can’t meet your responsibilities at home or at work: no energy. Even routine physical exertion, like vacuuming, leaves you feeling exhausted. You ache all over. You’re having trouble concentrating on anything, even watching TV; you’re unusually forgetful; you stumble over simple calculations. Your brain feels like it’s in a fog.

Your doctor congratulates you: the virus can no longer be detected in your body. That means you should be feeling fine. But you’re not feeling fine."

---Komaroff, A.,  (2021, March 1). The tragedy of long COVID. Harvard Health Blog.

If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. In a recently published study, half of the 277 subjects monitored manifested Post-COVID  Syndrome symptoms. One common suggestion is  exercise. If you feel physically able, this is a great recommendation. However, many people with Post-COVID Syndrome may lack the energy or balance for exercise.   A clinic in Denver, CO is addressing this situation by using GyroStim to deliver an effortless vestibular workout to address your brain fog in a safe, controlled environment.

Popular posts from this blog

Addressing the Epidemic of Falls in the Elderly Population

Image
            Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for people aged 65 and over (Allen, 2018). Most of these falls are associated with balance problems; most balance problems result from issues within the vestibular system (Mayo Clinic, 2020).           T he number of falls continues to rise each year as life expectancy continues to increase (Ortman, 2014, Phillips, 2020). In 2018, over 32,000 deaths and over 8 million injuries resulted from falls among the 65+ population in the U.S. (Moreland et al., 2020). To put the significance of falls into perspective, falls account for more than four times the number of people 65 and older who died from automobile accidents during the same year (CDC Injury Center, 2018). According to the CDC, “If deaths from falls continue to increase at the same rate, the U.S. can expect 59,000 older adults will die because of a fall in 2030. (Allen, 2018)”. Additionally, t...
Read more

It's Not Counter-intuitive; It's Science

Image
  As you might imagine, we get a lot of comments from people who think that rotation is counter-intuitive to addressing a balance or dizziness problem. However, the opposite is actually true. VEDA (Vestibular Disorders Association) problems a helpful description of just what is happening when you engage in balance training exercises: How do balance retraining exercises speed recovery? "Recovering from dizziness is exactly the same as getting your sea legs. At first being at sea makes people unsteady and sick, but if you stay at sea then gradually the brain learns to cope with the new balance, signals from the eyes, body and balance organs, and the sickness disappears. In the same way, the brain can gradually overcome dizziness and imbalance due to a change in the way the balance system is working, following injury or illness. But your system can only learn to cope with the new balance signals if you practice the activities which cause dizziness. Balance retraining exercises ...
Read more