Guided Movements Help Vertigo

Simple head and body movements are the best treatment for one type of vertigo, or dizziness, a doctors’ group says. Doctors or therapists perform these movements. They are used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. This problem is caused by mineral deposits in the inner ear. The movements push these crystals into another part of the ear. There, they can be absorbed by the body. The treatment is recommended in a new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology. It was published May 27 in the journal Neurology.