by Dr. Laura Wazen | Jan 21, 2016 | Dizziness, Inner Ear Research
Last year I wrote an article for my blog about anxiety and inner ear problems based on the research by Dr. P. Ashley Wackym. It turns out that it has been one of my most frequently visited blog posts! Last October 2015, I saw Dr. Wackym again when we were both...
by Dr. Laura Wazen | Jun 3, 2015 | Dizziness, Vertigo
Carpenter, Oil Painting by Kazimir Malevich, 1927 If you search the Internet, you will see many articles and videos about how to treat yourself at home. Some are good, some aren’t. There is really only one type of vertigo that you can fix at home, and...
by Dr. Laura Wazen | May 15, 2015 | Balance, Dizziness
When you live in one part of the country, and your elderly parents live in another, it can cause a lot of concern and worry -especially if your parent starts to have issues with falling. In the last blog, I wrote about fall alert buttons. This is a good...
by Dr. Laura Wazen | Apr 22, 2015 | Balance, Dizziness
Who can forget the commercial when fall alert buttons first came out,where the individual is lying on the floor and yells out “HELP! HELP! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” I do not want to make light of the situation, because being in such a vulnerable situation is...
by Dr. Laura Wazen | Mar 5, 2015 | Dizziness
Orthostatic hypotension is a condition that causes dizziness when a person changes position, for example when getting out of bed in the morning, or when standing up from a chair. I test for this condition with my physical therapy patients in Sarasota,...
by Dr. Laura Wazen | Sep 16, 2014 | Dizziness
This week, we are celebrating Balance Awareness Week at my physical therapy practice in Sarasota, Florida. In honor of this recognition, I am happy to share with you a new infographic from the Vestibular Disorders Association. Infographics are pictures boards that...
