A just-published case study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics adds to research demonstrating that chiropractic care may alleviate vertigo.The case follows a 46 year-old woman with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) characterized by severe vertigo with dizziness, nausea, and nystagmus.

The patient’s doctor of chiropractor diagnosed her with “left posterior canalolithiasis by means of the Dix-Hallpike maneuver. She was treated successfully with the Epley maneuver once and subsequently discharged without further treatment.” Her treatment did not include spinal manipulation.

JMPT – June 2009;32:387-90.

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