https://chiro.org/research/ABSTRACTS/Observation_of_Curative_Effect.shtml

Vertigo and dizziness are common symptoms we see in the office. They can be debilitating to a person’s quality of life and very frustrating to clinically workup since many contributing triggers need to be taken into account. The cervical spine is an often overlooked area of trigger but one that we see a lot. By the time patients consult us for that particular problem, they have often explored a lot of other sources and the spine is the last item on the list.

I came across this research paper from China, which describes a clinical study on vertigo, using single axis, very specific manipulation of the spine in a study with a control group. The results speak for themselves and remind me of a few enduring truths:

• Vertigo is a common problem all over the world.

• While “chiropractic“ is not a widely available health profession the world over, there are many health care practitioners from various professions that specialize in very specific analysis of spinal segmental dysfunction of the spine and correction thereof, because it is so powerful.

• Patients with vertigo really deserve a thorough specific spinal analysis to rule in or rule out a spinal functional lesion as part of their vertigo triggers.