Vertigo - treatment

Loss of orientation in space and dizziness rarely are an independent syndrome, they are often signs of other diseases. Therefore, to begin the therapy it is important to find out the factor provoking this condition. After establishing the reasons, it is easier to remove dizziness - the treatment consists in an integrated approach combining medication, physiotherapy and folk techniques.

Treatment of dizziness in cervical osteochondrosis

First of all, it is necessary to treat the primary disease, because dizziness in this situation is simply a symptom of osteochondrosis . Reduce the frequency of seizures can be by improving the supply of the spine, blood circulation and metabolic processes in the intervertebral space. For this, the following drugs are used:

• anti-inflammatory analgesic (nonsteroidal) - Analgin, Ibuprofen, Movalis, Diclofenac;
• means for relaxing the muscles - Sirdalut, Baclofen;
• Chondroitin chondroprotectors.

Necessary measures in the treatment of an acute attack of dizziness in osteochondrosis of the cervical spine:

1. Focus your vision on a specific subject.
2. Sit on a hard surface or lie down.
3. Breathe deeply and slowly.
4. Ensure sufficient fresh air access.
5. Drink 7-10 drops of atropine sulfate.

Treatment of benign paroxysmal positional dizziness

This cause of unpleasant symptoms is still being studied, and the factors that cause benign dizziness and vestibular apparatus disorders have not yet been established. Therefore, therapy, mainly symptomatic - taking sedatives, drugs for nausea and antihistamines.

Mainly, relief is achieved by changing the patient's lifestyle:

1. Refuse to drink alcohol, coffee and smoking.
2. Drink a sufficient amount of liquid.
3. Limit your stay at the wheel.
4. Observe the rules of a healthy diet.
5. To study the technique of relaxation.
6. Do special exercises every day.
7. Every evening, take time out for walks in the fresh air by bike or on foot.
8. Monitor the value of blood pressure.
9. Enough to rest, especially important is a night's sleep.

Treatment of dizziness after stroke and other pathologies of the brain

Elimination of the described clinical manifestations with acute impairment of blood circulation in the brain tissue is included in the complex of rehabilitation measures.

In addition to the pharmacological approach, which is developed individually for each patient, an important role is played by therapeutic gymnastics:

• oculomotor;
• active balance program;
• correctional;
• head movements;
• exercises while driving.

A progressive and very effective technique for restoring the functions of the vestibular apparatus is the use of a special axial loading suit.

Treatment of the causes of dizziness with folk remedies

Alternative medicine offers several quick-acting and highly effective recipes, relieving the onset of dizziness.

Balm:

1. Mix 30 ml of natural fir, 100 ml of camphor (10%) and 10 ml of ether juniper oil.
2. Shake solution for 2 minutes.
3. Rub a small amount of the mixture in the areas of localization of the lymph nodes on the head.

Herbal Cure:

1. Mix 1 tablespoon of flowers of vyzolistnoy tagolga , hawthorn, grass motherwort, chopped hips.
2. The entire volume of the received raw material should be filled with a liter of boiling water.
3. Leave to infuse for 24 hours.
4. Drink the solution three times a day for 125 ml for 30 minutes before each meal.
5. Undergo a 3-month course of therapy.