During Balance Awareness Week (BAW) employees at Lifemark Sport Medicine Olympic Oval in Richmond, BC, participated in a balance challenge orchestrated by Abeed Hirji, Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapist and BC Balance & Dizziness professional member. The purpose of this challenge was to help … [Read more...]
An Experiment of One (N=1)
My philosophy is this... When we have a vestibular disorder that has no obvious cure, and medical doctors have few, if any, solutions for us, we need to help ourselves by becoming an experiment of one (N=1). We need to be fully open-minded and willing to look at all kinds of things: physiotherapy, … [Read more...]
How Volunteering Helped One Woman Cope with a Debilitating Vestibular Disorder
I was diagnosed with Ménière's disease eighteen years ago. A friend who knew about my struggles with balance and vertigo pointed me to the local Ménière's support group where I started to gain a better understanding of my illness and learn ways I could help myself. Shortly thereafter, the group … [Read more...]
Interviews with BC Balance and Dizziness Members on YouTube
View Interviews with BC Balance and Dizziness Members on YouTubeIn this 13-minute video, several BC Balance and Dizziness members, including the husband of a dizzy wife, share how chronic dizziness changed their lives. It is inspiring to learn how diligent practice of the exercises demonstrated … [Read more...]
How BC Balance and Dizziness Helped a Physiotherapist and her Clients in Terrace, BC
Lori Janzen was awarded a grant from BC Balance and Dizziness Disorders Society in 2016 to take advanced training in vestibular rehabilitation therapy. She sent us this story awhile back and we added it to our Testimonials page, but today we wanted to share it with those of you who read our blog … [Read more...]
Give Physiotherapy a Try; It Can Make All the Difference
When I experienced my first frightening episode of vertigo I was 64 (now 91). It was extremely frightening. My first thought was, "How am I going to cope with the rest of my life now that I've just retired?" Fortunately, more serious episodes did not present themselves until I moved into a … [Read more...]
No Diagnosis Is All Too Common for Balance and Dizziness Sufferers
My first bad episode was about fifteen years ago. I got up in the morning and immediately fell back to bed. I was very dizzy and could not even sit up. Eventually I managed to crawl to the bathroom. My husband called my work to say I wouldn’t make it in, but my symptoms had cleared up enough by the … [Read more...]
Going for a Medical Procedure? Ask for What You Need to Make You Comfortable
I just wanted to share my last few days with you. For those of you who don't know me, I'm Andrea Wilson, the Webmaster for BC Balance and Dizziness, and I have two rescue dogs. I walk my dogs daily, as long as I'm feeling well... I always hate it when dizziness strikes and we can't get out for our … [Read more...]
Have You Seen Our Information Sheets?
Our volunteers and professional advisers have created a series of printer-friendly handouts (PDFs) that cover topics from BPPV to the difficulties of litigating balance and dizziness disorders. We encourage you to download and print these info sheets and pass them on to family, friends, co-workers, … [Read more...]
Face your Fears… and Risk Getting Better!
In 1992, an operation that restored the loss of hearing in my right ear left me with vertigo. And this completely changed my life. For instance, I had participated in the Vancouver Sun Run three times, but now I clung to my husband on walks. And I could no longer dance, something I’d always … [Read more...]
