The inner-ear vestibular system of marine reptiles and cetaceans adapted in similar ways to open-ocean swimming, a study finds. During major evolutionary transitions, the development of new body plans ...

Imagine a world where the earth wavered with every step, where you couldn’t tell up from down in a dark room, or where walking on a soft carpet threw you off balance. That’s the reality for people who ...

My 50-year-old female patient has a history of recurrent episodic vertigo. Each episode lasts from 30 minutes to several hours. The episodes are associated with nausea, vomiting, and prostration, but ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Key Takeaways The Semont maneuver helps treat dizziness and vertigo from BPPV by repositioning calcium crystals in the inner ear. During the Semont ...