Vertigo Treatment in Silverdale, WA

Dizziness has more than one address

Vertigo, the illusion that you or the room is moving, has several possible sources: crystals adrift in the inner ear, inner ear inflammation, circulation, medication effects, and, less famously, the neck. The upper cervical spine is dense with position sensors that tell your brain where your head is; when those joints are stiff or irritated, the signals they send can disagree with your eyes and inner ear, and the mismatch feels like unsteadiness or spinning, often with neck pain or headaches along for the ride.

The first job is sorting the type, because each source gets different care. Cervicogenic dizziness, the neck-driven kind, tends to respond well to restoring motion in the upper cervical joints. Dr. Siegel evaluates carefully, treats what belongs to the neck, and refers what belongs elsewhere.

How dizziness is approached here

• A careful history and exam to sort neck-driven dizziness from inner ear and other causes
• Gentle upper cervical adjusting for cervicogenic cases, no forceful twisting
• Soft tissue care for the deep neck muscles that house those position sensors
• Referral to medical evaluation when the pattern points beyond the neck
• Balance and posture strategies for steadiness between visits