We REALLY need this study to favor physical therapy over surgery

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Ahhh, in the conservative rehabilitation field, we do not like seeing positive results from surgery studies!

Just being honest with that statement, but, at times, some individuals are very appropriate for surgical procedures.  Most surgeons (and of course insurance companies now) will even say surgery is not first-line approach, especially for Cervicogenic Dizziness.  We have actually written on this topic before in a previous post that you can find here.

In 2019, Li et al assessed the clinical outcomes of patients with cervical vertigo who failed to improve with conservative care and who were subsequently treated with percutaneous disc decompression with coblation nucleoplasty (PDCN).  To my knowledge, this is the first long term study showing outcomes of surgery (minimally invasive) for the treatment of Cervicogenic Dizziness or Cervical Vertigo.

You can learn more about the screening and treatment process of Cervicogenic Dizzinesss through Integrative Clinical Concepts, where the authors (husband–a manual therapist a wife—a vestibular specialist), teach a very unique course combining both the theory and practice of vestibular and manual principles in their 2-day course.  Pertinent to this blog post, the 2nd day includes the “Physio Blend”, a multi-faceted physiotherapist approach to the management of Cervicogenic Dizziness, which includes treatments of the articular and non-articular system of manual therapy and the most updated sensorimotor exercise regimen.

If you would like to host a course for your staff (either a vestibular, neuro, sports or ortho clinic), please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] for more information.

AUTHORS

Harrison N. Vaughan, PT, DPT, OCS, Dip. Osteopracic, FAAOMPT    

Instructor: Cervicogenic Dizziness for Integrative Clinical Concepts

Danielle N. Vaughan, PT, DPT, Vestibular Specialist  

Instructor: Cervicogenic Dizziness for Integrative Clinical Concepts

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