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Vestibular Migraine is a fully reversible neurological event in which an individual will experience a feeling of dizziness or unsteadiness that may or may not be accompanied with other neurological symptoms such as sensitivity to sound, light, seeing objects in your visual field(visual aura), numbness/tingling(sensory aura), with or without a headache.
Migraine-associated vertigo/dizziness; migraine-related vestibulopathy; migrainous vertigo.
Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis or by another vestibular disorder.
You may not in addition to many others. Many studies show that approximately 50% of individuals with migraine will not have a headache and may simply just have the vestibular symptoms which causes them to be dizzy in addition to other symptoms such as light sensitivity, noise, sensitivity, visual auras, or sensory aura. Some individuals have no symptoms aside from the dizziness.
There are many proposed mechanisms of action for why individuals experience dizziness with Vestibular Migraine. Research is still being done to better understand Vestibular Migraine in addition to the mechanisms of action. These proposed mechanisms of action include:
1. Cross-Talk Between pain and balance pathways: During a migraine, the trigeminovascular system because activated and releases neurochemicals like Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP). These substances don't just affect pain pathways as they also influence the vestibular areas of the brain that process motion and balance. Due to the sharing of these pathways, the migraine signal can temporarily disrupt how the brain interprets movement, leading to dizziness or vertigo.
2. Temporary Changes in Blood Flow: Migraines can create brief changes in blood flow around the inner ear or the brain regions responsible for balance. These vascular changes may momentarily disrupt vestibular signaling causing sensations of spinning, imbalance, or sensitivity to motion.
3. Electrical Disturbances (Cortical Spreading Depression): Migraines involve a wave of altered electrical activity across the brain called Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD). In Vestibular Migraine this wave may reach the brain regions that process balance and spatial orientation(the vestibular nuclei) therefore causing dizziness.
Treatment varies highly from person to person. Standard treatment includes a combination of:
Individuals with Vestibular Migraine may have difficulty with being hypersensitive to motion, be sensitive to visual input, be sensitive to inner ear input, have dizziness at rest and/or with position change, imbalance, and have avoidance of movement due to fear of triggering symptoms. Vestibular Therapy helps to target a majority of these limitations through a combination of individualized:

Dr. Haslam has years of experience treating some of the most challenging and complex patients with acute and chronic dizziness conditions, including but not limited to Vestibular Migraine, Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness(PPPD), Meniere's Disease, BPPV, and other types of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). He has treated numerous patients with Vestibular Migraine, and PPPD, both together and separately. These patients often include those who have failed traditional Vestibular Therapy with other physical therapists, yet Dr. Haslam was able to return them to their previous level of function and resolve their dizziness. Dr. Haslam has treated multiple patients in-state and out of state from the University of Pennsylvania's Balance Center, Dr. Jeffrey Staab, MD at the Mayo Clinic, and other specialists, including ENT's and neurologists in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas.

We take a holistic approach to your care; we don't just view you as your condition, but as a whole person. Sometimes, this requires addressing additional components that are important but often overlooked, such as anxiety, depression, or compounding orthopedic or neurological conditions. These factors can make it more challenging to understand and follow a plan of care related to your condition. We lastly believe that a positive attitude and a supportive environment are key to achieving success.

We believe that physical therapy is not just about treating injuries, but about empowering our patients to take control of their own health and well-being. We prioritize education and prevention to help our patients achieve long-term results.
"Dr. Ian Haslam is the best PT for vestibular dizziness. His knowledge and professionalism really helped me deal with my balance problems."
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