Dizzy Therapy
Meet Your Therapist
Dr. Elaine Horn, Doctor of Physical Therapy, has over 14 years of clinical experience. Her specialties include post-concussion therapy, vestibular therapy, and orthopedic physical therapy.
What We Offer
Dizzy therapy provides concierge mobile cash-based physical therapy in the comfort of your own home.
Vestibular
Therapy to help with inner ear disorders that cause dizziness, vertigo, or a sense of imbalance.
Concussion
Therapy to assist with recovery after a mild traumatic brain injury.
Orthopedic
Therapy to help with musculoskeletal pain that limits your function.
BPPV, vestibular loss, concussion, neck pain, cervicogenic dizziness, headaches & balance problems
With vestibular therapy, your brain can learn to compensate for a loss of function in the inner ear. This greatly improves the sensation of dizziness you feel, and allows you to move on with your life.
After a concussion, while the brain is healing, there are many things that can be done to optimize recovery. Dr. Elaine is an expert in proper dosing of activities, including cardiovascular, balance, neck and eye exercises to address all the issues that arise following your injury. A wholistic approach, where all of your problems are identified and addressed, is crucial to a successful and speedy recovery.
Why Choose Us
In a traditional outpatient physical therapy clinic, you will likely have a 30 minute visit for your evaluation, and 30 minute treatment sessions. You may find some facilities that allow 1 hour for the first visit, but they often have long wait times to schedule your first appointment. Your appointments may not always be scheduled with the same therapist.
Most facilities allow between 15-30 minutes of direct treatment time with each patient and their physical therapist. After that, your session may be over, or you may be moved on to an aide to go through additional exercises. This time is not supervised by your physical therapist, and the aide is not a PT or PTA. The other option is, your therapist will still be supervising you, but will have moved on to also treating an additional 1-2 patients at the same time. This occurs to get more patients in and out of the doors, as insurance reimbursement is dictating how many patients the therapist needs to see per day to be profitable. It unfortunately, in many cases, compromises the quality of your care.
At Dizzy Therapy, Elaine, your Doctor of Physical Therapy, allows 75 minutes for your evaluation, and 1 hour for each treatment session. This time is set aside just for you. I will come to your home, do a thorough assessment, and come up with a treatment plan to work toward your individual goals. I will provide you with a home exercise program, and ensure that you fully understand it. You can reach out to me by phone, text or email if you have any questions in between visits. I am here for you every step of the way, to ensure you achieve a good outcome.
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What is BPPV?
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is an inner ear condition that causes vertigo with positional change. Activities that trigger vertigo include bending over, looking up, turning over in bed, going from laying down to sitting up, or laying down into bed from a sitting position.
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If I have BPPV, what is causing my vertigo?
Calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear become dislodged from the utricle, their usual home, and fall into 1 of 3 semicircular canals. These canals are filled with fluid, and their job is to sense head rotation. When the head moves relative to gravity, the crystals move within the fluid, causing overstimulation of the inner ear, and triggering the sensation of vertigo. Once you sit still for awhile (usually 30 seconds or so), the vertigo stops.
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What is the treatment for BPPV?
Treatment for positional vertigo includes what are called canalith repositioning maneuvers. The most common one is known as the Epley maneuver. These maneuvers help dump the crystals out of the semicircular canal to stop the episodes of vertigo associated with positional change.
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How do I know if I have BPPV?
If the description above sounds like your symptoms, Dr. Elaine would love to help. Being evaluated by a skilled vestibular physical therapist to ensure you get the right treatment leads to a quick recovery from BPPV the vast majority of the time. Please contact me for a free phone consultation.
About Us
Our mission is to help patients suffering with concussions and vestibular disorders get the treatment they need to return to an active lifestyle.
