Have you ever heard of anyone getting BPPV from binge watching Netflix? We recently did and it was an interesting case. Usually our blogs are more on the technical side. We, however, thought that we would change it up a bit with this post and use a case study format,...
If you follow the media, especially in regards to celebrities you may have heard that Canadian singer Justin Bieber was recently diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt and will have seen that his smile seems a bit off. He is not the only celebrity to develop a facial paralysis....
It’s your first physio appointment for an injury (shoulder “tweak”, hip “pinch”, knee “twinge” whatever it may be). You’ve never been to physiotherapy before and have no idea what to expect. You’ve probably put off coming to physio because you: Were hoping the issue...
Do you or a patient of yours experience dizziness with coughing, loud sounds, or sudden altitude changes? If so, the symptoms maybe due to a perilymphatic fistula. Let’s cover the 5 W’s of what a perilymphatic fistula is. That way we will have a better understanding...
Did you know that dizziness, headaches, and pain in the sinus region can be due to a binocular vision dysfunction (BVD)? There are several tests we can use to assess for this, but let’s review one of the simplest being the 5 Minute Cover Test. Before we do this...
