Do you experience dizziness and gait changes? Are you scared that these signs and symptoms might indicate a serious health concern? Have you canceled numerous plans with your loved ones because of such health concerns? Are you feeling more and more hopeless with your situation?
Indeed it can be quite alarming to experience both dizziness and gait pattern changes. It could also increase risks for injuries that might further limit your mobility. Find out why you might be experiencing balance and gait problems and how you can achieve vertigo relief in our discussion.
Wondering how these three are connected? The answer is simple: cervical spine misalignments. Dizziness, vertigo, and gait pattern changes occur when your neck bones shift out of place. This commonly occurs when you previously hurt your neck or head. The intense force from a car collision, head-butt with a ball, or other similar traumatic events can tear the connective tissues supporting your atlas and axis or the topmost neck bones. Sadly, when this happens, the head tilts and forces the rest of the spinal column to twist. The imbalance resulting from the injury can affect the tiny structures in your ears, which mainly function in detecting movements and maintaining balance. Your brainstem can also get compressed, preventing it from transmitting crucial information to and from your brain. And to make things worst, your cervical spine misalignments can affect your gait. Your hips and legs can become unlevelled due to the drastic changes to your posture. Unfortunately, the problem can persist until you fix your posture. You might also develop additional problems aside from vertigo, dizziness, and gait problems. These include nerve pain, chronic headaches, and numbing sensations in your arms and legs.So if you notice sudden changes in your gait, you must ask yourself some pointed questions. How long has this been going on? Is it getting worse over time? Have you noticed any other changes in how you move or feel? This will help you determine whether this is worth worrying about and, if so, what action needs to be taken.So if you start feeling like something is off with your stride and can't quite put your finger on what it is, go ahead and make an appointment with an upper cervical doctor.
If you want a vertigo relief form that is effective and not only helpful in masking your pain but improving your overall health, try upper cervical chiropractic care. Cervical chiropractic care focuses on the spine and the nerves that connect the brain with muscles and other organs. When these nerves are not working correctly, they can cause problems in the body. Upper cervical chiropractic works by adjusting vertebrae in your neck so that there is less pressure on these nerves and, therefore, less chance of them sending false signals down into your body, causing vertigo while going about your day.The adjustments will also help fix your posture to improve your hips and leg alignment, restoring your gait patterns to normal. To find a certified upper cervical chiropractor who can help you address and manage your vertigo symptoms with this particular method, use Upper Cervical Awareness’ comprehensive list of upper cervical doctors in the United States through our FREE Find-a-Doctor tool.
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