Vestibular Physiotherapy in Lougheed.

Often in one to three sessions. BPPV is typically resolved with the right repositioning manoeuvre once we've identified the affected canal. We confirm with re-testing the next visit.

Yes, under the physiotherapy pre-approval. Concussion-related dizziness is common after MVAs and we coordinate with your concussion plan if you have one.

For straightforward positional vertigo or post-concussion dizziness, a vestibular physio is well-placed to assess and treat. If symptoms include hearing change, severe headache, or neurological signs, see your physician same-day.

Vestibular physiotherapy at Lougheed is delivered by physiotherapists registered with the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC who have completed post-graduate training specifically in vestibular rehabilitation, covering oculomotor testing, positional testing, and canalith repositioning technique that goes beyond what a general physiotherapy degree teaches on its own.

Book online through JaneApp or call the studio directly, no referral needed. The first visit runs about 60 minutes to allow time for the oculomotor screen, head impulse test, and positional testing that identify what is driving the dizziness before your physiotherapist starts treatment that same day.

Yes, it is billed as physiotherapy, so it draws from your physiotherapy benefit with most extended health plans, including Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Manulife, and Canada Life, direct-billed up to your plan limit. A workplace fall or head injury causing dizziness is also covered under an accepted WorkSafeBC claim.

General physiotherapy addresses the muscles and joints. Vestibular physiotherapy adds testing of the inner ear balance system and the eye movements it controls, since dizziness can come from the neck, the inner ear, or a combination. At Lougheed the same physiotherapist can move between both approaches within one assessment.

Yes. Balance training on the gym floor is part of the vestibular program for clients managing a longer-term vestibular deficit or a fall risk, alongside the repositioning and habituation exercises used for BPPV and post-concussion dizziness. The plan is built around the specific deficit found in the assessment rather than a generic balance class.