Dizziness tied to neck position
Symptoms that appear with sustained or end-range neck postures and settle when the neck is supported.
Cervicogenic dizziness physiotherapy in Dublin
The upper neck feeds position sense into your balance system, so a stiff, injured or sensitised cervical spine can leave you feeling unsteady, foggy or off-balance. Our focus is dizziness associated with the neck — not inner-ear or neurological causes.
- Cervicogenic dizziness
- Dizziness associated with the neck
- Unsteadiness after whiplash or neck injury
- Neck-related light-headedness and visual strain
- Neck pain and headache with a sense of imbalance
- Desk and posture-related neck-driven dizziness
Symptoms
Common symptoms
Unsteadiness with neck pain
A vague off-balance or floating feeling that tracks with how sore or stiff your neck is.
Fogginess and visual strain
Heavy-headedness and eye fatigue after screen work, driving or holding one position.
Worse after neck injury
Imbalance that began after whiplash, a fall or a period of severe neck pain.
Treatment
How physiotherapy may help
Upper cervical manual therapy
Hands-on treatment of the stiff, sensitised segments contributing to your symptoms.
Proprioceptive retraining
Head–eye–neck coordination and joint position sense work to restore accurate input from the neck.
Graded loading and control
Progressive deep neck flexor, scapular and endurance work so the neck tolerates daily demands.
Confidence and exposure work
Structured return to the environments and activities you have been avoiding, at a pace that doesn't flare you.
Your assessment
What the 60-90 minutes covers
- 01Careful symptom history and screening for causes that need medical review or referral
- 02Cervical joint position error and head–neck relocation testing
- 03Smooth-pursuit neck-torsion and oculomotor–cervical coordination testing
- 04Examination of the upper cervical joints, muscles and movement control
- 05Standing and dynamic balance measures to set a baseline we can track
What contributes to it
- Altered proprioceptive input from the upper cervical joints and muscles
- Upper cervical joint stiffness and muscle guarding after injury
- Poor coordination between head, eye and neck movement
- Over-reliance on vision to maintain balance
- Sustained postures, deconditioning and avoidance keeping the pattern going
Questions
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Related conditions
Get a clear diagnosis for your cervicogenic dizziness.
60-90 minute assessment in 232 Harold's Cross Rd, Harold's Cross, Dublin, D6WN923.