Vertigo Science

Vertigo research has shown it to be a multi-faceted condition with multiple brain areas involved.

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Our approach to beating vertigo is grounded in science. If a therapy or treatment has not been scientifically proven to be applicable or effective, we do not use it. To put it another way, this is evidence-based care. We would encourage you to ask your current provider to share with you the evidence or research behind what they do.

Here’s the science behind how we beat vertigo:

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