Vestibular Rehab

Vestibular rehabilitation focuses on helping the brain recover from dizziness by removing barriers that block its natural compensation process. The main idea is that most vestibular problems can improve on their own, but recovery depends on the right kind of movement and sensory feedback from the eyes, head, neck, and body. Key concepts include why children often recover more easily than adults, how fear and inactivity can slow progress, and how neuroplasticity allows the brain to adapt after vestibular loss. The explanation also covers the main recovery mechanisms: adaptation, habituation, and sensory re-weighting or substitution. Learners can expect practical guidance on how dizziness is assessed and how exercises are chosen based on each person’s specific deficits, symptom triggers, and daily activities. The summary also outlines common exercise types such as tracking, gaze stability, pursuit, saccades, balance work, and functional movement practice, along with ways to progress them safely. It emphasizes individualized treatment, the importance of repetition and graded exposure, and factors that affect prognosis, including diagnosis, timing, fluctuating conditions, and medication use.