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Balance & Vestibular Therapy
Dizziness and unsteadiness can make the simplest tasks feel risky. Vestibular rehabilitation retrains the systems that keep you balanced — so you can move through your day with confidence.
Understanding dizziness and balance problems
Balance relies on three systems working together — your inner ear, your vision, and the sense of where your body is in space. When one is disrupted, the world can spin, tilt or feel unsteady.
Vestibular rehabilitation is a specialized, well-proven form of physical therapy that retrains these systems and rebuilds steadiness and confidence. For some conditions, symptoms can improve dramatically in just a few visits.
Signs vestibular therapy may help
Consider an evaluation if you experience:
Vertigo
A spinning sensation, often triggered by rolling over or tilting your head.
Unsteadiness
Feeling off-balance or like you might tip over when standing or walking.
Light-headedness
Wooziness or a fog that comes with head or position changes.
Fear of falling
Growing caution or avoidance because you no longer trust your balance.
Visual discomfort
Trouble focusing, or feeling worse in busy, visually crowded places.
What tends to cause it
Dizziness and balance trouble have several common sources:
- BPPV — tiny crystals in the inner ear that trigger positional vertigo
- Inner-ear inflammation, such as vestibular neuritis
- Lingering dizziness and imbalance after a concussion
- Age-related changes in balance and reaction time
- Deconditioning and weakness after illness or inactivity
- Neurological conditions that affect coordination
Balance and vestibular issues we treat
We regularly help people with:
- BPPV and positional vertigo
- Vestibular neuritis and inner-ear dizziness
- Post-concussion dizziness and imbalance
- General unsteadiness and fall risk
- Balance loss after illness or long inactivity
- Confidence and safety with walking
How we treat dizziness and balance problems at ProKinetics
Care starts with pinpointing which system is driving your symptoms, then uses precise repositioning maneuvers, gaze-stability drills and progressive balance training.
A full-hour, one-on-one evaluation
Your first visit is a proper assessment with a Doctor of Physical Therapy who watches how you move and pinpoints what is actually driving your dizziness and balance problems — not just where it hurts.
Hands-on treatment to calm symptoms
Skilled manual therapy — joint mobilization and soft-tissue work — eases pain and frees up movement so the area starts to feel like yours again.
Targeted exercise that rebuilds
We coach you through progressive, specific movement that restores the strength, mobility and control that keep dizziness and balance problems from returning.
A plan that makes relief last
You leave with a clear home program and practical guidance on posture, activity and daily habits, and we measure your progress and adjust as you improve.
Getting steady after a concussion or fall
Dizziness and imbalance are common after a concussion or a fall, and they often linger without the right rehab. Vestibular and balance therapy helps the systems recalibrate so you can return to work, driving and activity safely.
This page is general education, not a diagnosis. Sudden severe dizziness with slurred speech, weakness, double vision or a severe headache needs emergency care — call 911.
Why patients choose ProKinetics
One therapist, one hour, every visit
You work one-on-one with the same licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy — never handed off to aides or shared across three tables at once.
Hands-on care, not a gym floor
Skilled manual therapy is central to how we treat, paired with movement that actually addresses what is driving your pain.
Two NYC clinics
See us in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn or Chelsea, Manhattan — with early and evening times that fit around work.
Most insurance, no referral needed
We accept most major plans and New York lets you start PT directly, so you can book an evaluation without a doctor’s note.
Common questions
How quickly can vestibular therapy work?
Is vertigo something I just have to live with?
Do I need a referral?
Steady on your feet again
Book a vestibular evaluation at our Bensonhurst or Chelsea clinic — most major insurance accepted.
