Treating H-BPPV: Gufoni maneuver

In this video, we show you how to treat H-BPPV at home. The Gufoni maneuver has been used for many years to treat this condition, and it is the maneuver I used on most patients for this form of BPPV. H-BPPV is harder to treat because it is very nauseating, so you may need helpContinue reading “Treating H-BPPV: Gufoni maneuver”

Horizontal canal BPPV

Newsflash: Dr. Foster to appear live on Sirius XM’s Dave Nemo show on Tuesday, August 16 at 7:30am CT / 6:30am MT.  Listen LIVE on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Channel 146 We’ve talked about BPPV in the videos and prior postings.  The semicircular canals are the ring-shaped sensors for spinning, and there are three inContinue reading “Horizontal canal BPPV”

Ask the Doctor: Causing BPPV with yoga

At the very end of yoga class you lie in this posture |shavasana – aka “corpse’s pose” – for 5 to 10 minutes.  I got extreme vertigo that didn’t fully resolve until 2 trips to a vestibular physical therapist… The other day I spoke with a colleague and she told me she had BPPV andContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Causing BPPV with yoga”