I’ve been doing these exercises for 2 months now and I’m very thankful to report that my dizziness seems to have gone. I’m not stopping them of course and I’m waiting to see an ENT specialist. But it seems to have gone. I did find very tight muscles below the occipital area which I could release with pressure and turning. I’m so grateful for your work and help.
These have been amazing. I had issues in my head for so long and I wasn't sure what was going on and turns out it's all about the neck and trapezius muscles. I appreciate these videos they literally changed everything for me!
@@drjonsaunders she watched videos... i tried a chiropractor and a PhD in physical therapy, the latter was better, but your single video helped me not visit any of them
Thanks Dr Jon for these exercises, I could only do the stretches and first couple of exercises last night do to severe dizziness, but after doing them I felt blood rushing into my head and the foggy brain went away. This morning I did all the stretches and exercises and the dizziness is almost gone. Praise God! Your videos are a real blessing.
Dr Jon, I was so dizzy every day to the point to take dramamine to stop my nauseous and I find you on youtube and I do my execises every day and I feels so much better and no more dramamine!! Thank you Dr Jon
I am dealing with severe dizziness neck pain and blurry vision for more than 6 months now. I have to use a cane for balance this video has really helped because i tried the exercises for about a week now and i am feeling much better i will continue until the dizzness go away. Thank for helping out.
Thanks so much. Its a wonderful thing that I found you here when looking up for some exercise to alleviate my neck stenosis and dizziness. I also share it with a friend. I will look for more videos for my ulnar nerve which is also affected. Thanks a lot!
Four Mondays ago I woke up with severe dizziness, tried ear crystals relocating exercises, no help. Then I found this video, so helpful. Three chiropractors have told me I needed to do neck exercises but I didn't. Starting my third week of daily exercise, SO helpful! They make me slightly dizzy but then the dizziness fades away throughout the day. This is the best set of exercises I've found. Thank you!
Update: I've now been doing these stretches and exercises for six months now. I've added ocular routine as well as several other videos to ease vertigo/dizziness. It has helped tremendously but hasn't gone away completely. I still get severe dizziness when changing head elevation, laying down, sitting up, etc. After exercise routine in the morning dizziness fades through the day until by evening I feel almost normal. When I wake up the next morning, dizziness has returned. I don't know if it's something I'm doing in my sleep or what. These videos have helped. Grateful. Thank you!
It can also be caused by having a straight neck hence military neck or opposite c curve cervical spine. I’m dealing with military neck as we speak and my symptoms aren’t as horrible as they used to be. I found out about this condition by going to a chiropractor. I’m learning more as I go, but found that using a neck pillow and doing neck stretches have helped a lot. Just gotta do better in keeping up with my exercises. I hope you find relief soon enough and an answer to your condition.
I get the same...my doctor says that as you wake up and move around the joints, scar tissue etc loosens up and therefore your symptoms diminish I'm sure if you keep doing what you're doing it will improve
I have suffered for over 12 years from this and always misdiagnosed! I feel like this is a miracle finding you and this video. I will try these everyday. At least I have a name to put with this. So many tests and MRIs and Dr. Looked at me like I was nuts! Sometimes the tension and dizziness would be unbearable and I'm not a pill taker. Thank u so much for being on here. Marsha
Same here. No Doctors what's the problems for my dizziness. Now I finally know the NAME of my dizziness problem. THANK YOU Dr. Saunders for your very helpful & life saving videos. May God bless you.
Dr. John, I was misdiagnosed for 2 YEARS!!!! A resident doc and an eye doc confirmed I have vertigo. I suffered with no help for no reason! Just like most people here, I did tests, mri's, been to the hospital, felt like I was gonna die etc. Now that I know what I have I can actually do something about it. I saved your videos and do them everyday!!!! They help soooo much. Today, I drove!!! I haven't driven my car in a long time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤❤❤
Dr Jon , I started off with a serve case of vertigo and have not recovered yet. I have been having head pain,balance problems and ear pressure. I been to the ENT three times with vertigo.They said I don’t have vertigo any more but I am still having dizziness and balance issues. I had a MRI on my head and it is normal. I had a X-ray on my neck. They said i have severe arthritis in my neck. My neck is stiff and hurts at times. My range of motion on my left side is not good. Do you think my dizziness and my balance is coming from my neck.
I have been having problems for almost 4 years and have not be able to get answers. Doctors have thought my dizziness was associated with numerous other things. Tried these stretches this morning in addition to the PT I just started and I feel so much better already. Thank you!
really ? i have vertigos (different form of them) they do find nothing except minor things at an ear etc, i ve done xray scan 4 times they found nothing, 300 time si went to the exercice guy (forgot name) helped sometimes a bit but not fixed my problem, i m gonna try that, thx for the testymony
Yeah, how long did it take for you to recover from it? Also, what symptoms did you have and feel in your neck to start this? I initially thought I had sinus issues due to pain in the front and sides of my head and the back of my neck. A CT scan showed nothing abnormal, so I reassessed and realized the pain was radiating from the back of my neck, especially on the right side below the skull. Pressing that spot triggered dizziness and referred pain to the sides of my head, forehead, nose bridge, and front teeth. Now, I'm still experiencing dizziness, and it seems to be linked to my neck. I'm waiting to see a neurologist and likely undergo an MRI for further investigation. For the past three days, I've been doing the stretches recommended in a video I found, but it took six weeks of thinking this was sinus-related before making this connection. I hope the issue is isolated to my neck and nothing more serious. This is the best diagram I found to show the pain points: reliefchiropractic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cervicogenic-headaches-1.jpg Doctor, @drjonsaunders could you please confirm if these areas align with typical cervicogenic pain points? Specifically, can pain and referred dizziness originating from the lower back of the skull travel to the forehead? Additionally, is it common for such neck-related issues to cause symptoms like pressure in the nose bridge or front teeth? Your insights would be greatly appreciated and could also help others experiencing similar symptoms.
I initially thought I had sinus issues due to pain in the front and sides of my head and the back of my neck. A CT scan showed nothing abnormal, so I reassessed and realized the pain was radiating from the back of my neck, especially on the right side below the skull. Pressing that spot triggered dizziness and referred pain to the sides of my head, forehead, nose bridge, and front teeth. Now, I'm still experiencing dizziness, and it seems to be linked to my neck. I'm waiting to see a neurologist and likely undergo an MRI for further investigation. For the past three days, I've been doing the stretches recommended in a video I found, but it took six weeks of thinking this was sinus-related before making this connection. I hope the issue is isolated to my neck and nothing more serious.
Many thanks Doctor Saunders from Eastern Europe, Romania. Your videos are extremely helpful, especially outside the US where good doctors like you are hard to find. Not many people around here know about cervicogenic dizziness and having a good doctor explaining so well gives people hope. A big thank you! Best regards
Heyy Doc ! I was facing this from past year or so... In phases... Recently it became much regular and crippling... Just been doing these for a couple of weeks and its doing wonders for me... Love from India buddy... You may never know how many lives you've impacted... Wish you health and happiness !
Just one more question if you could help... I believe my dizziness was triggered from stress and anxiety... Does it mean I do not have cervical vertigo since it's caused by stress ? I still started doing these exercises and it really helped me... So should I continue or is there some other remedy for anxiety triggered vertigo ?
Did the exercises in this video one time and I have some relief from dizziness/vertigo. It's very difficult to do anything when you feel like your on a boat out at 🌊 sea. I do feel better. Thank you!
You put a diagnosis to my problem. Neck pain and dizziness. I thought I was alone. Starting your exercizes but just knowing what it is already reduced the anxiety. Thank you.
Very spot on for treating Cervicogenic Dizziness showing the relationship between the: ear, the eye and the proprioceptive mechanical receptors in the neck.
Just went to the VA Hospital with dizziness/vertigo and my Dr. told me I was dehydrated. I told her of my neck pain but that was ignored. I’m sure now after watching your video this is what I have. Thank you for your info, I’m sure I’ll improve because what you described is what I’m experiencing. I did a few of your exercises while watching and will continue them. Thanks so much for your expertise and sharing!
Hello...I've been dealing with dizziness that I know is coming from my neck. I'm not trying to be a know it all but I just happened to have been doing these exercises just from my own pain and trying to help myself. It's good to know that a Dr is telling us to do these exercises. Bye from Ohio🌹
I have done this routine every day for about 10 days now and I have noticed a lot of improvement. My dizziness is really starting to go away. Thanks for your helpful content. Greetings from Germany 🙏🏼😊
Thank you so much Dr. Saunders for providing these exercises! I am so grateful that you take the time to share with us all! I've had cervicogenic dizziness for many years now, and though i've seen physical therapists, and chiropractors, I am very motivated by your videos to take control of my neck health and stay on the routine of exercises and stretches. Thanks again! It's so kind of you to put this info out there!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I had been feeling lightheaded for about a week and found your video. After one day of doing the exercises, I felt better. I have been doing them every morning and sometimes throughout the day for about 5 days and my dizziness is gone! What a relief! Thank you again! I'm going to watch the Oculomotor video now. I just found it!
I have scoliosis in my upper back close to my neck! I have neck pain for many years, have dizziness really bad and also anxiety, lots of headaches and eye pain! I will try your exercises to see if this could help me! Thank you for posting this exercise for us to watch and to benefit from!
Thank you for the exercises. This is the best video I've seen on TH-cam for my neck dessizness and also give relief to my neck pain due to arthritis at my neck. Thank you again.
Hi Doctor, I have started on a regular morning routine of your exercises, beginning slowly with the first 3, then working along through the entire set. I have had the dizzies for a while and your routine feels like the most effective for me. Your video is perfect. Thanks and I’ll let you know how they are working after a few weeks or, as you say, months perhaps. Thank you for taking the time to help others. Brian in Northern California
This is such a brilliant video. I've been looking through all sorts of content from eye exercises to ankle proprioception and whatnot. But this stretching and strengthening routine for the cervical spine has been most helpful to see immediate results for myself in my coordination. I've been dealing with arm weakness, pins and needles, numbness in my fingers that all came from pain in my shoulders and my neck. After finally seeing what dermatomes are and realising that I'm likely dealing with a nerve in my neck that travels all the way down my arms this was the best solution for my coordination problems. Not to mention I slept on a towel last night thanks to the pillow video he made and it resulted in no pins and needles for me so far. Thanks Dr Jon! :D
I want to say thank you soo much! Last year I was in a beach accident by a wave . I was on a boogie board and was slammed on the ground. I got sever dizzy went to therapy and it did nothing. I was praying and happen to find this. I did it and it went away. Well this same time frame as last year. I started getting dizzy again. I am doing this now and now it works so much faster. I am not dizzy. So very grateful for your knowledge.
Thank you so much for this! Been dealing with this on and off for years, never could find a fix. I was having an especially bad flare of it the last 3 weeks to the point where I couldn't ride in a car because it was to dizzying. Literally the same day I started doing these exercise I had relief!
I was having severe dizziness for few months..couldn't even sit for 1 second without support....constant fear of falling down.. I knew I had cervical issue in the past..but didn't know it can cause the dizziness.. FINALLY I AM HEALED BECAUSE OF YOUR EXCERCISE THANK YOU SIR..IN 1 WEEK.. I was able to drive car..and do normal actvities.. My chiroprator asked me not to do any excercise..but I still did it your excercise..and I am great my gut instinct helped..to get back on my feet..
I feel as though you read my comment on a another video you published and created this one just for me. I know it was created to help as many people as possible not just me. It fits me like a glove. Thank you
Thanks for the full honest disclosure. The comments by respondents is proof of your words. So encouraging to not give up, stay the course, be faithful to the daily program. I found i could do the exercises some days, but others, the dizziness was too much. Listening to the body! Thank you!
I’d like to add, while doing these exercises I noticed my sinuses clearing as I’m always stuffy. Also, I’ve ordered a new pillow that’s much more supportive and keeps my head level. I’m positive the hotel style fluffy pillows I’ve been using is the culprit to my stiff neck and vertigo that occurs when I look down and to the right.
I found your post today and, after doing your exercises, I now realize that I have Cervicogenic Dizziness & your exercises are what I need to do daily. So grateful!❤
How are you now? Normally spinning sensation is related to BPPV but maybe occipital issues can cause that too. It certainly causes me off balance and nauseous, not particularly spinning though. How are you doing tho, still doing the exercises? Saunders is a great dude.
Hey doctor. Does this whole routine help for boxing? I was looking for another way to train my neck without leaning my head off the edge of my bed and curling it repeatedly. I was making myself dizzy. So i just wanted to know if it would help me.
Dear Dr Saunders. I’m 3 days into these exercises and feel it’s working and helping. I’m in for the 3-6 months trial. I’m reporting to my doctor this week about it and possibly getting an Epley assessment. Also, my ears have clicked and popped and I hear more clearly. Am so encouraged thank you.
I can't ever thank you enough for your time and care that you took to make a video like this, I thought I had BBPV, did the test and I did not. But diacovered that my vertigo and dizziness was coming from my neck! As soon as I do these excercises I feel much better, I'm hoping to do these more and see of my dizziness goes away completely. Thank you so much again for these wonderful excercises, you are blessing!😊❤
Hi Doc I have been having vestibular disorders from long covid since March I've been doing VOR therapy and my terrible dizziness is much better but I have lightheaded dizzy still. My PT has given me the first two stretches you show here for neck. I have added the rest of this routine and I'm blown away by how much better I'm feeling after only a few days. I'm also using your shoulder routine for my sore shoulders and that is a huge help. thanks for all this I know this will help me get recovered completely and back in action. thanks again guys like you and u tube is the help many need because I feel doctor's are to busy to give us all the help we need. I'm grateful.
I THINK I HAVE THAT TOO. ITS SCARY BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO NORMAL. DO YOU FEEL BRAIN FOG , FORGETFULNESS, FATIGUE? ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS?
@MOUNTAIN RUNNER I had brain fog in the beginning I think it's somewhat better my short term memory is terrible. might be so slowly improving but still not back to normal still have lightheaded dizziness and headache
I get frequent dizziness. So heartening to read positive feedback here, so I'm going to do these exercises too. God bless; thank you for helping us folks, Dr Saunders! 🙏🏼
One of my doctor friend gave an UTube link to your exercises for relief from my cervical spondylitis. The excercises shown there help me substantially. Thanks Dr Jon Saunders.
I just started doing the stretches from video. I am a painter and when I do over head work I will experience dizziness. Doing this video has made dizziness go away..I am so thankful.
My chiropractor fixes 75% of my dizziness problems every time I see him but the fix lasts only a few days. i need to do exercises on my own daily to combat this since I can't see the chiropractor every day. This is an excellent routine! I'll be doing these from now on. I feel that they do help. I suspect that the other 25% is due to other causes, probably ototoxins since this problem started right after they pumped me full of drugs in the hospital. Thanks Doc!!
Hello Dr. Jon. I found your TH-cam video two days ago when I was desperate with dizziness and my eyes bothered me to read more than a few minutes without getting more dizzy. After one treatment, I experienced a HUGE improvement! I have now done 3 treatments and am 90% better. I'm SO thankful that you made this routine available. And as a bonus, for years I've had hammering in my head when I lay down in bed (heart beat) and it's also almost gone! Thank you, Thank you!
WOW, the right trap stretch showed me that it is STILL tight from a pull-up I did 5 years ago when my neck locked up and I was Mr. Roboto for a whole month, then got dizziness. I will keep doing all of these, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Tried VOR before to no avail, had head mri done, ear testing, NOTHING found, clean bill of sale until I just found out about PPPD today from another video!
Oh my gosh! Im so happy I found this! I had a fall 4 years ago and my neck has never completely been the same. This past month it has really been acting up. It was getting me down and i was resting and it was giving me anxiety . As soon as i started the first stretch it felt so great! I can geel the tenderness! I am going to make these exercises part of my daily routine. Thank u so much!
It’s definitely causing some of it. Since suffering a concussion, 4 years ago, I have chronic dizziness. Some of it, is also from issues with my eyes, caused by the same accident.
Gonna give this a try. I've had neck and shoulder tension/pain for almost 10 years. Then about 5 years ago I woke up with severe vertigo and dizziness. It's not as bad as 5 years ago but it still affects my daily life. I've seen my doctor and ENT but they couldn't find any issues with me. Come to think of it, I notice on days where my neck and shoulder tension is really bad my vertigo seems to be bad on those days as well. Seems to be related. Gonna try your exercises. Thank you
I have been doing these exercises for 3 months now and the dizziness is starting to go away. In the beginning I did the exercises every day now I do them 3/4x a week so my neck can recover. I am very grateful for this video ❤
Hello just found this video awesome job by the way of explaining and showing us the proper way to exercise for cervical vertigo. My question can you make a video for people like me who suffer with cervical and lumbar stenosis? Please
Thanks ! I will try these. I am a woman in my 70's and still trying to clean eaves and mow and such and these things have made my neck stiff, have been feeling unbalanced for years. When I run my fingers down the head to neck , like you show us, I feel lumps and bumps every where ...maybe knots..even the dr says , oh maybe lymph, oh maybe knots or cysts. Well, I'm not doing anything about it except will try these exercises. thank you !
Thank you so much. I didn't know what was wrong with me. I was hospitalized last year for Gillian Barre. I thought maybe the tingling and lightheadedness was from my recovery. But it hit me while researching my symptoms that I've been cracking my neck a lot lately. I came across vertigo from the neck and everything just made sense. I found your video and immediately did the exercises and it almost felt like instant relief! I know this isn't a one and done situation so I will definitely continue to do this everyday! Thank you so much for helping me get relief! 🙏🏽 I will never crack my neck ever again. 😭
Thanks for this video and these helpful exercises. I suffer greatly muscle tension in my back and neck and it creates a horrible unbalanced, dizzy feeling. I know my issues are caused by both anxiety and posture. I find that they kind of feed off eachother. Do you have any exercises like these but for tension in the back muscles?
Hi Jon 🙂 I had a neck injury for around 6-7 years ago, and have been dizzy and fatigued ever since (go to bed at 7-8 pm every day)... The doctors in my country have given up on me, so I have for years, tried youtube, and articles... One of the latest channels I found was yours. have been all over the place, with dizzyness, but it seems/im guessing that I have both Cervical dizzynes and Earstones/BPPV, so that has made it really hard to distinguish the symptoms, depending on when I went to a doctor. Also the triggers for the dizzyness part, is triggered by, tiredness, allergy, coffee, alcohol. so It has been extremely hard to identify what happens and the cause. I work as a software developer, so I sit at the computer all day, which is not great for the neck. Anyways to my question, You mentioned that tiredness can "trigger" the cervical dizzyness, have you heard about allergies/Inflammation, as an trigger? I had a very specific episode, were I was starting on my Grass allergy vaccine (pills), and when I took it my HRV went like crazy, got hot, and when I got up, I got this dizzyness, that felt a lot like the dizzyness from the neck... And how does the tiredness impact? is it because the muscles get tired? I can lay in bed, in the day, because i'm tired, and looking at my phone, and I get CRAZY dizzy, like my body thinks I'm dying, and have to protect my heart. It takes a second, but it feels like all blood is going to the heart, and I get REALLY sweaty! I tried it once, were I did the Epleys, and on the fourth movement i didnt just get the feeling of the stones/crystals aligning, but the body just went into alarm mode! thought I was dying. So far i'm seeing a osteopath, every second week, which keep me up, but its hard.! And Now I found your channel, and your exercises, i'm adding those to my repertoire ! Thanks and sorry for the long message 🙂 have a great day, and keep up the great work
I have been dizzy for the past 2 months to the point I would feel my body would switch off in the middle of my walk. The doctor has suggested physiotherapy because he thought the reason is a neck. While Im waiting for my appointment I decided to try your exercises at home. Literally an hour before I couldn't walk outside without stopping to keep the balance every 5 minute. Now, just an hour later, I went out to get my laundry and felt LIKE A HUMAN. The surroundings weren't circling around me and I didn't feel like I will fall right now. Wow! I do feel though that the last set of exercises might, on the opposite, stress my bacl and shoulders too much which might lead to more problems since they activate when I try to push myself with a hand. Not sure how I feel about that part of the exercises, but either way... WOW
For about 2 years I had constant pain at base of my skull on right side. My neck muscles have always been tight . The last 6 months I have constant dizziness when I drive or on my feet moving. I’ve been to all kinds of specialist and this describes exactly how I feel
Hey, great video! I have been dealing with chronic dizziness for close to 15 years now that doctors have been unable to explain aside from suggesting that stress and anxiety might be a culprit. The cervicogenic dizziness symptoms sure seem to match up with mine, and I imagine my anxiety leads to neck tension issues. My dizziness has gotten loads better with Klonopin, which operates as a muscle relaxer to a degree, but I have noticed that weight lifting, bench press and bicep curls in particular, make my dizziness much worse. Usually the dizziness is pretty extreme days after weight lifting. Do you have any advice on how I can keep lifting weights without messing up my neck muscles and exacerbating my dizziness issues? Thanks for a great video, I'll be doing these exercises everyday!
Thank you for the prompt response. Is it possible that these exercises could make dizziness worse for a few days after they are done? I apologize if this was already addressed in another comment. Thanks!
HELP! 🚨 As soon as I started doing this routine I began to feel that “drunk” dizziness. Why? I do think the vertigo I experience is related to my neck - I have that “nerd neck” going on + stiffness and discomfort. I can’t help but push my head forward + bad posture. My body is all kinds of messed up. 😞 I want to add, my dizziness happens about 2-3 times a day where I feel like I have to sit down for fear of passing out. It’s been happening for almost 4 weeks now since I started working again. Is there is specific pillow you’d recommend too? For relief
I’m going to try this. Yesterday, I had a sudden sharp, radiating almost paralyzing pain . It happened when I slightly turned to the right . In my neck , all the way up into the back of my head and ear too. 😢after a few seconds , it went away , like nothing ever happened. It made me weak and dizzy , for a few seconds . So Glad I found this video !
I know we’ve talked before…………..I just had to start doing these again, I think it’s the only thing that helped. When the occipital lift adjustments were not. I’ve been sharing your videos. I’m kinda struggling with stress and anxiety again now, and can’t figure out if it’s triggering my neck to cause the nausea, or if it’s just my stomach alone from the anxiety and stress that causes me to need to eventualy vomit. I will feel a little better, but if I’m working on a machine, or problem, the harder it gets, the more nauseous I get and eventually have to bail to vomit. This has been off and on for a year. Any thoughts bud?
Wow! Thank you. I never heard of Cervicogenic dizziness until today, after experiencing severe dizziness in bed while stretching that turned my head to the right toward the chronically stiff neck muscles there. Your exercises made a big difference in just one try. I can tell they will help a lot with daily repetition. Thank you so.... much!
Hi Dr. Jon, how often in a day can I do these sets of exercises especially the crane cervical flexion? I was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis and feeling dizzy and imbalance whenever i stand or walk. Went to neurology, ENT and checked with ophthalmologist as well to rule out other causes. ENT said no issues with my ears. EEG result from neurology report was normal. I have a mild migraine but very unusual to have dizziness. I am seeing a orthopaedic Physiotherapy and she's doing manual therapy and in addition to that i would like to try doing these exercises for my dizziness. Dizziness really debilitates my day to day activities especially my work. Thank you in advance.
Hi Dr. My doctor told me i have a BPPV. But when i saw this video i am not sure if my diagnose is correct. I’m in Canada and I have been waiting for months for specialists and MRI to be done. I am suffering vertigo since i was 14 yrs old i’m 26 now and i think it is getting worst, I can’t even work. Saw your videos and you given me a hope. Thank you for this❤
Thank you doc for sharing.i have vertigo from my neck.and im scared abt.this.when my neck is pain.i put hot oil to relief my neck...but now im nor scared anymore bec.of your videos Doc.thank you so much.i will do this everyday..bless you
I have scoliosis and neck issues. Last couple days I’ve gotten very dizzy accompanied by sudden neck pain. Thanks for the video. Edit: I’m 56 & was fearful it was my heart causing the issues. After reading comments, I feel confident in your video’s advice. Thank you! P.S. This is the first video I watched upon searching for help. My Neck Issues: •Scoliosis surgery 1985 Rod & 6 bolts lower spine. ~Cervical Spinal Stenosis @ C4-C5 ~Spinal cord abutment but no spinal cord compression ~Hemangioma @ T1 ~Anterior Abutment of Spinal Cord by Disk Herniation @ C4-C5 ~Disk Herniation C5 & C6 (no abutment) ~Gross Preservation of Cervical Vertebral Body Heights ~Loss of Normal Intervertebral Disk Signal at All Levels consistent w/disk Desiccation ~Focal T2 signal abnormally w/in spinal cord @ C1 & C6-C7 ~May be Cystic areas of Myomalacia ~Bright T2 signal abnormalities on right of C5-C6 & C6-C7 & left of C6-C7 consistent w/nerve root avulsion ~AP dimensions of spinal canal: C2-C3 17mm C3-C4 15mm C4-C5 12-13mm C5-C6 12-13mm C6-C7 14mm C7-T1 15mm ~Degenerative change of cervical spine mostly @ C4-C5 through C6-C7 w/abutment of spinal cord anteriorly at herniated discs C4-C5 ~Nerve root avulsion on right of C5-C6 & C6-C7 & left of C6-C7 ~May need Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy Fusion (ACDF) surgery
This looks really hopeful. No ‘instant fix’ promise is encouraging. The instructions are clear and I can follow them. I believe I have a real hope and opportunity with Dr Saunders to help, get to the problem of the root of dizziness I’ve been having. Ok 3-6 months is fine.
I NEVER HEARD YOUR NECK COULD CAUSE DIZZINESS. THIS REALLY WORKS. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU JESUS SHOWING ME THIS DOCTOR. AMEN.
I hope you feel better soon!
so you believe Jesus is sending you youtube video recommendations? Wow
It’s not Jesus you should be thanking it’s Jon.
@@olliemoose2020 any doctor helps people to cure = jesus.. i too want solution
Yes, may God bless you, Dr. Saunders, in Jesus's Name.
I’ve been doing these exercises for 2 months now and I’m very thankful to report that my dizziness seems to have gone. I’m not stopping them of course and I’m waiting to see an ENT specialist. But it seems to have gone. I did find very tight muscles below the occipital area which I could release with pressure and turning. I’m so grateful for your work and help.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Where exactly is this right area? I’ve been dealing dizziness since January
How you are feeling now please share
I too have been suffering from many months
Thank you soo much !
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These have been amazing. I had issues in my head for so long and I wasn't sure what was going on and turns out it's all about the neck and trapezius muscles. I appreciate these videos they literally changed everything for me!
Great to hear!
I’ve been suffering this for 7 months. I’ve watched a lot of videos. This is the best one I’ve come across
Thank you! :)
What are your symptoms
@@syedzarqa5990 headaches dizziness head pressure tight neck muscles neck pain nausea anxiety eye pain jaw pain ear ringing ear pain plugged ears rapid heart rate fatigue floaty de realization feeling irritability
@@drjonsaunders she watched videos... i tried a chiropractor and a PhD in physical therapy, the latter was better, but your single video helped me not visit any of them
Thanks Dr Jon for these exercises, I could only do the stretches and first couple of exercises last night do to severe dizziness, but after doing them I felt blood rushing into my head and the foggy brain went away. This morning I did all the stretches and exercises and the dizziness is almost gone. Praise God! Your videos are a real blessing.
Wonderful, thanks for sharing!
Dr Jon, I was so dizzy every day to the point to take dramamine to stop my nauseous and I find you on youtube and I do my execises every day and I feels so much better and no more dramamine!! Thank you Dr Jon
Fantastic! :)
I am dealing with severe dizziness neck pain and blurry vision for more than 6 months now. I have to use a cane for balance this video has really helped because i tried the exercises for about a week now and i am feeling much better i will continue until the dizzness go away. Thank for helping out.
Wonderful, thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much. Its a wonderful thing that I found you here when looking up for some exercise to alleviate my neck stenosis and dizziness. I also share it with a friend. I will look for more videos for my ulnar nerve which is also affected. Thanks a lot!
You're so welcome!
Four Mondays ago I woke up with severe dizziness, tried ear crystals relocating exercises, no help.
Then I found this video, so helpful. Three chiropractors have told me I needed to do neck exercises but I didn't.
Starting my third week of daily exercise, SO helpful! They make me slightly dizzy but then the dizziness fades away throughout the day. This is the best set of exercises I've found.
Thank you!
I'm so happy you are starting to feel better - all the best!
Update: I've now been doing these stretches and exercises for six months now. I've added ocular routine as well as several other videos to ease vertigo/dizziness.
It has helped tremendously but hasn't gone away completely. I still get severe dizziness when changing head elevation, laying down, sitting up, etc.
After exercise routine in the morning dizziness fades through the day until by evening I feel almost normal.
When I wake up the next morning, dizziness has returned. I don't know if it's something I'm doing in my sleep or what.
These videos have helped. Grateful.
Thank you!
I hope you continue to heal!
Do you sleep with your room door closed? Try opening a window? Do all you can do within reason before visiting a neurologist.
Have you looked into POTS?
It can also be caused by having a straight neck hence military neck or opposite c curve cervical spine. I’m dealing with military neck as we speak and my symptoms aren’t as horrible as they used to be. I found out about this condition by going to a chiropractor. I’m learning more as I go, but found that using a neck pillow and doing neck stretches have helped a lot. Just gotta do better in keeping up with my exercises. I hope you find relief soon enough and an answer to your condition.
I get the same...my doctor says that as you wake up and move around the joints, scar tissue etc loosens up and therefore your symptoms diminish
I'm sure if you keep doing what you're doing it will improve
I have suffered for over 12 years from this and always misdiagnosed! I feel like this is a miracle finding you and this video. I will try these everyday. At least I have a name to put with this. So many tests and MRIs and Dr. Looked at me like I was nuts! Sometimes the tension and dizziness would be unbearable and I'm not a pill taker. Thank u so much for being on here. Marsha
Best of luck, I hope you feel better soon.
Did they help Marsha?
Same here. No Doctors what's the problems for my dizziness. Now I finally know the NAME of my dizziness problem. THANK YOU Dr. Saunders for your very helpful & life saving videos. May God bless you.
Dr. John, I was misdiagnosed for 2 YEARS!!!! A resident doc and an eye doc confirmed I have vertigo. I suffered with no help for no reason! Just like most people here, I did tests, mri's, been to the hospital, felt like I was gonna die etc. Now that I know what I have I can actually do something about it. I saved your videos and do them everyday!!!! They help soooo much. Today, I drove!!! I haven't driven my car in a long time. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤❤❤
Did u suffered from vertigo also 😢
My pleasure!
What vertigo do you suffer from? Congratulations on driving! It is a huge step & sense of freedom that we once took for granted 🎉
Same here, but I did not see specialist yet. Did you feel better after doing this exercise?
Dr Jon , I started off with a serve case of vertigo and have not recovered yet. I have been having head pain,balance problems and ear pressure. I been to the ENT three times with vertigo.They said I don’t have vertigo any more but I am still having dizziness and balance issues. I had a MRI on my head and it is normal. I had a X-ray on my neck. They said i have severe arthritis in my neck. My neck is stiff and hurts at times. My range of motion on my left side is not good. Do you think my dizziness and my balance is coming from my neck.
I have been having problems for almost 4 years and have not be able to get answers. Doctors have thought my dizziness was associated with numerous other things. Tried these stretches this morning in addition to the PT I just started and I feel so much better already. Thank you!
Wonderful - best wishes!
really ? i have vertigos (different form of them) they do find nothing except minor things at an ear etc, i ve done xray scan 4 times they found nothing, 300 time si went to the exercice guy (forgot name) helped sometimes a bit but not fixed my problem, i m gonna try that, thx for the testymony
@@cusoonmyfriend3738I’m currently going through this any recommendations
Finally! Something to do to PREVENT the dizziness problem. Thank you!🥰
Best wishes!
I am happy to share that, these exercises are life saving.
I am out of my dizziness.
Thank you so much Dr John.
Hey how long did it take for you to recover from it ?
My pleasure!
Yeah, how long did it take for you to recover from it? Also, what symptoms did you have and feel in your neck to start this?
I initially thought I had sinus issues due to pain in the front and sides of my head and the back of my neck. A CT scan showed nothing abnormal, so I reassessed and realized the pain was radiating from the back of my neck, especially on the right side below the skull. Pressing that spot triggered dizziness and referred pain to the sides of my head, forehead, nose bridge, and front teeth.
Now, I'm still experiencing dizziness, and it seems to be linked to my neck. I'm waiting to see a neurologist and likely undergo an MRI for further investigation. For the past three days, I've been doing the stretches recommended in a video I found, but it took six weeks of thinking this was sinus-related before making this connection. I hope the issue is isolated to my neck and nothing more serious.
This is the best diagram I found to show the pain points: reliefchiropractic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cervicogenic-headaches-1.jpg
Doctor, @drjonsaunders could you please confirm if these areas align with typical cervicogenic pain points? Specifically, can pain and referred dizziness originating from the lower back of the skull travel to the forehead? Additionally, is it common for such neck-related issues to cause symptoms like pressure in the nose bridge or front teeth? Your insights would be greatly appreciated and could also help others experiencing similar symptoms.
I initially thought I had sinus issues due to pain in the front and sides of my head and the back of my neck. A CT scan showed nothing abnormal, so I reassessed and realized the pain was radiating from the back of my neck, especially on the right side below the skull. Pressing that spot triggered dizziness and referred pain to the sides of my head, forehead, nose bridge, and front teeth.
Now, I'm still experiencing dizziness, and it seems to be linked to my neck. I'm waiting to see a neurologist and likely undergo an MRI for further investigation. For the past three days, I've been doing the stretches recommended in a video I found, but it took six weeks of thinking this was sinus-related before making this connection. I hope the issue is isolated to my neck and nothing more serious.
Many thanks Doctor Saunders from Eastern Europe, Romania. Your videos are extremely helpful, especially outside the US where good doctors like you are hard to find. Not many people around here know about cervicogenic dizziness and having a good doctor explaining so well gives people hope. A big thank you! Best regards
My pleasure!
te confrunți și tu cu amețelile astea? eu nu mai știu ce să fac… deja o iau razna
Heyy Doc ! I was facing this from past year or so... In phases... Recently it became much regular and crippling... Just been doing these for a couple of weeks and its doing wonders for me... Love from India buddy... You may never know how many lives you've impacted... Wish you health and happiness !
So happy to hear this....all the best and thanks for sharing!
Just one more question if you could help... I believe my dizziness was triggered from stress and anxiety... Does it mean I do not have cervical vertigo since it's caused by stress ? I still started doing these exercises and it really helped me... So should I continue or is there some other remedy for anxiety triggered vertigo ?
@@cajapneetanand9946hey were you able to resolve this? Mine is a similar case. Let me know pls
Did the exercises in this video one time and I have some relief from dizziness/vertigo. It's very difficult to do anything when you feel like your on a boat out at 🌊 sea. I do feel better. Thank you!
Wonderful!
You put a diagnosis to my problem. Neck pain and dizziness. I thought I was alone.
Starting your exercizes but just knowing what it is already reduced the anxiety.
Thank you.
Best wishes!
You are not alone. Dizziness is a horrible experience. Thanks to Dr. Saunders for the splendid video.
Pat is your dizziness gone after trying these exercises?
I'm so hopeful.
Hi I couldn’t find the link on here that you were referring to to about adding the ocular motor exercises ?
Very spot on for treating Cervicogenic Dizziness showing the relationship between the: ear, the eye and the proprioceptive mechanical receptors in the neck.
Treating the whole always works best! Thanks for your comment. :)
I had no clue there was exercises I could do to help this! Thank you!
Happy to help!
Just went to the VA Hospital with dizziness/vertigo and my Dr. told me I was dehydrated. I told her of my neck pain but that was ignored. I’m sure now after watching your video this is what I have. Thank you for your info, I’m sure I’ll improve because what you described is what I’m experiencing. I did a few of your exercises while watching and will continue them. Thanks so much for your expertise and sharing!
I hope you find my videos helpful.
Thankyou one set just got my dizziness go away. You are a blessing
Great, thanks for sharing.
Hello...I've been dealing with dizziness that I know is coming from my neck. I'm not trying to be a know it all but I just happened to have been doing these exercises just from my own pain and trying to help myself. It's good to know that a Dr is telling us to do these exercises. Bye from Ohio🌹
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I have done this routine every day for about 10 days now and I have noticed a lot of improvement. My dizziness is really starting to go away. Thanks for your helpful content. Greetings from Germany 🙏🏼😊
Keep it up, you are doing great!
are you still dizzy ??
Thank you so much Dr. Saunders for providing these exercises! I am so grateful that you take the time to share with us all! I've had cervicogenic dizziness for many years now, and though i've seen physical therapists, and chiropractors, I am very motivated by your videos to take control of my neck health and stay on the routine of exercises and stretches. Thanks again! It's so kind of you to put this info out there!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much. I’m doing these for a week now and the difference to my dizziness is transforming my life, ❤️. I’m going for 3 months as suggested.
You are so welcome!
How many times doing this exercise mam
How are you now Elizabeth?
thank you i get that all the time i needed that
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I had been feeling lightheaded for about a week and found your video. After one day of doing the exercises, I felt better. I have been doing them every morning and sometimes throughout the day for about 5 days and my dizziness is gone! What a relief! Thank you again! I'm going to watch the Oculomotor video now. I just found it!
Glad it helped!
I have scoliosis in my upper back close to my neck! I have neck pain for many years, have dizziness really bad and also anxiety, lots of headaches and eye pain! I will try your exercises to see if this could help me! Thank you for posting this exercise for us to watch and to benefit from!
All the best!
Hello Irene have the exercises helped?
I'm just seeing your video now I'm suffering from cervical vertigo I will start doing your excerise tomorrow and I will leave a feedback.
Great, you got this!
I started doing the exercise and my neck pain is gone!Thank you doc !
Wonderful!
Thank you for the exercises. This is the best video I've seen on TH-cam for my neck dessizness and also give relief to my neck pain due to arthritis at my neck. Thank you again.
You're so welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful.
Hi Doctor, I have started on a regular morning routine of your exercises, beginning slowly with the first 3, then working along through the entire set. I have had the dizzies for a while and your routine feels like the most effective for me. Your video is perfect. Thanks and I’ll let you know how they are working after a few weeks or, as you say, months perhaps. Thank you for taking the time to help others.
Brian in Northern California
My pleasure - all the best!
Did it work?
I am extremely grateful to Dr Jon Saunders as his exercises are working like "wonder"! Many, many thanks to you .
Great to hear! Keep working hard at them. Best wishes.
This is such a brilliant video. I've been looking through all sorts of content from eye exercises to ankle proprioception and whatnot. But this stretching and strengthening routine for the cervical spine has been most helpful to see immediate results for myself in my coordination.
I've been dealing with arm weakness, pins and needles, numbness in my fingers that all came from pain in my shoulders and my neck.
After finally seeing what dermatomes are and realising that I'm likely dealing with a nerve in my neck that travels all the way down my arms this was the best solution for my coordination problems. Not to mention I slept on a towel last night thanks to the pillow video he made and it resulted in no pins and needles for me so far. Thanks Dr Jon! :D
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!
I want to say thank you soo much! Last year I was in a beach accident by a wave . I was on a boogie board and was slammed on the ground. I got sever dizzy went to therapy and it did nothing. I was praying and happen to find this. I did it and it went away. Well this same time frame as last year. I started getting dizzy again. I am doing this now and now it works so much faster. I am not dizzy. So very grateful for your knowledge.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this! Been dealing with this on and off for years, never could find a fix. I was having an especially bad flare of it the last 3 weeks to the point where I couldn't ride in a car because it was to dizzying. Literally the same day I started doing these exercise I had relief!
Thanks for sharing! :)
Merry Christmas Dr. Saunders, this is the best video ever, thank you. you are a great man
Same to you! :)
So grateful to have found this video, my dizziness is slowly going away and its only bee two days! diagnosed with PPPD and Vestibular Migraines.
Happy to hear that you are improving!
I was having severe dizziness for few months..couldn't even sit for 1 second without support....constant fear of falling down..
I knew I had cervical issue in the past..but didn't know it can cause the dizziness..
FINALLY I AM HEALED BECAUSE OF YOUR EXCERCISE THANK YOU SIR..IN 1 WEEK..
I was able to drive car..and do normal actvities..
My chiroprator asked me not to do any excercise..but I still did it your excercise..and I am great my gut instinct helped..to get back on my feet..
Thanks for sharing!
I feel as though you read my comment on a another video you published and created this one just for me. I know it was created to help as many people as possible not just me. It fits me like a glove. Thank you
I do read all comments and try to answer questions asked...glad this one helped you! All the best!
Thanks for the full honest disclosure. The comments by respondents is proof of your words. So encouraging to not give up, stay the course, be faithful to the daily program.
I found i could do the exercises some days, but others, the dizziness was too much. Listening to the body!
Thank you!
Glad you find my videos helpful. :)
I’d like to add, while doing these exercises I noticed my sinuses clearing as I’m always stuffy.
Also, I’ve ordered a new pillow that’s much more supportive and keeps my head level. I’m positive the hotel style fluffy pillows I’ve been using is the culprit to my stiff neck and vertigo that occurs when I look down and to the right.
Thanks for sharing!
I found your post today and, after doing your exercises, I now realize that I have Cervicogenic Dizziness & your exercises are what I need to do daily. So grateful!❤
Great job!
Thank you so much. My dizziness makes the room spin. You literally saved my life. 😭😭😭
My pleasure!
How are you now? Normally spinning sensation is related to BPPV but maybe occipital issues can cause that too. It certainly causes me off balance and nauseous, not particularly spinning though.
How are you doing tho, still doing the exercises?
Saunders is a great dude.
@@jdssurfi have the same symptoms as you had. did it go away? what did you do about it? those exercises ?
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have cervicogenic dizzyness for 20 years nothing helps,after chiropractic adjusment even worse
Hey doctor. Does this whole routine help for boxing? I was looking for another way to train my neck without leaning my head off the edge of my bed and curling it repeatedly. I was making myself dizzy. So i just wanted to know if it would help me.
Dear Dr Saunders. I’m 3 days into these exercises and feel it’s working and helping. I’m in for the 3-6 months trial. I’m reporting to my doctor this week about it and possibly getting an Epley assessment. Also, my ears have clicked and popped and I hear more clearly. Am so encouraged thank you.
Excluding the Oculomotor exercises, can these neck exercises be repeated during the day? Thank you.
Where are the oculomotor exercise?
I can't ever thank you enough for your time and care that you took to make a video like this, I thought I had BBPV, did the test and I did not. But diacovered that my vertigo and dizziness was coming from my neck! As soon as I do these excercises I feel much better, I'm hoping to do these more and see of my dizziness goes away completely. Thank you so much again for these wonderful excercises, you are blessing!😊❤
Wonderful!
Any update for this? Would be good to know if this finally helped you? As I am currently dealing with this also.
I just tried the exercises for the first time and I can tell that this is really going to work!! Thank you so much!!
You're so welcome!
Can I do those exercises twice daily or just once a day?
Hi Doc I have been having vestibular disorders from long covid since March I've been doing VOR therapy and my terrible dizziness is much better but I have lightheaded dizzy still. My PT has given me the first two stretches you show here for neck. I have added the rest of this routine and I'm blown away by how much better I'm feeling after only a few days. I'm also using your shoulder routine for my sore shoulders and that is a huge help. thanks for all this I know this will help me get recovered completely and back in action. thanks again guys like you and u tube is the help many need because I feel doctor's are to busy to give us all the help we need. I'm grateful.
Really appreciate your support and glad you continue to improve. All the best! :)
I THINK I HAVE THAT TOO. ITS SCARY BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO NORMAL. DO YOU FEEL BRAIN FOG , FORGETFULNESS, FATIGUE? ANY OTHER SYMPTOMS?
@MOUNTAIN RUNNER I had brain fog in the beginning I think it's somewhat better my short term memory is terrible. might be so slowly improving but still not back to normal still have lightheaded dizziness and headache
@@mountainrunner829 I have these exact same symptoms. Have you done anything to help the fog?
I’m feeling all the things that you mentioned and it feels like my head and neck tension is extremely effecting my daily activities
I get frequent dizziness. So heartening to read positive feedback here, so I'm going to do these exercises too. God bless; thank you for helping us folks, Dr Saunders! 🙏🏼
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for these exercises. It has helped me so much. I’m in less pain today than yesterday. I will continue to do these exercises daily.
Wonderful!
One of my doctor friend gave an UTube link to your exercises for relief from my cervical spondylitis.
The excercises shown there help me substantially.
Thanks Dr Jon Saunders.
Thanks for sharing!
Your videos are so informative. I managed to treat myself by watching your videos. Thank you so much Dr Saunders 🙏🙏
Glad you like them!
I just started doing the stretches from video. I am a painter and when I do over head work I will experience dizziness. Doing this video has made dizziness go away..I am so thankful.
Great - thanks for sharing!
My chiropractor fixes 75% of my dizziness problems every time I see him but the fix lasts only a few days. i need to do exercises on my own daily to combat this since I can't see the chiropractor every day. This is an excellent routine! I'll be doing these from now on. I feel that they do help. I suspect that the other 25% is due to other causes, probably ototoxins since this problem started right after they pumped me full of drugs in the hospital. Thanks Doc!!
My pleasure...let me know how it goes!
I am already feeling better after having done these stretches for two straight days. Thank you so much
Wonderful, thanks for sharing.
Omg that clavical stretch at the beginning is heaven.
Indeed it is! :)
Hello Dr. Jon. I found your TH-cam video two days ago when I was desperate with dizziness and my eyes bothered me to read more than a few minutes without getting more dizzy. After one treatment, I experienced a HUGE improvement! I have now done 3 treatments and am 90% better. I'm SO thankful that you made this routine available. And as a bonus, for years I've had hammering in my head when I lay down in bed (heart beat) and it's also almost gone!
Thank you, Thank you!
Amazing...thanks for sharing!
Hi may I ask what treatment did you do? Thank you
WOW, the right trap stretch showed me that it is STILL tight from a pull-up I did 5 years ago when my neck locked up and I was Mr. Roboto for a whole month, then got dizziness. I will keep doing all of these, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Tried VOR before to no avail, had head mri done, ear testing, NOTHING found, clean bill of sale until I just found out about PPPD today from another video!
Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for the help .. I was really stressed out with this issue. But did follow the exercises and it worked. 💯
Great to hear!
Thanks
Thank you so much! :)
this man is a gift, and he takes time to answer to many people, too bad these exercices arent taught to ppl
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Thanks!
Thank you and my pleasure!
Oh my gosh! Im so happy I found this! I had a fall 4 years ago and my neck has never completely been the same. This past month it has really been acting up. It was getting me down and i was resting and it was giving me anxiety . As soon as i started the first stretch it felt so great! I can geel the tenderness! I am going to make these exercises part of my daily routine. Thank u so much!
Thanks for watching and am glad to hear my video is helping you. 😊
It’s definitely causing some of it. Since suffering a concussion, 4 years ago, I have chronic dizziness. Some of it, is also from issues with my eyes, caused by the same accident.
Best wishes in your recovery!
I'm in the exact same boat. Post concussion syndrome from a severe concussion over 4 years ago
❤ tried it once and it helped me immediately
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Gonna give this a try. I've had neck and shoulder tension/pain for almost 10 years. Then about 5 years ago I woke up with severe vertigo and dizziness. It's not as bad as 5 years ago but it still affects my daily life. I've seen my doctor and ENT but they couldn't find any issues with me. Come to think of it, I notice on days where my neck and shoulder tension is really bad my vertigo seems to be bad on those days as well. Seems to be related. Gonna try your exercises. Thank you
Best of luck!
How are you bro
Think this could be stress releated? I've been getting stressed out on work somedays, then my neck stiffens up. Also causes my vertigo to worsen.
I have been doing these exercises for 3 months now and the dizziness is starting to go away. In the beginning I did the exercises every day now I do them 3/4x a week so my neck can recover. I am very grateful for this video ❤
Great job!
Your dizziness is completely gone?
@@kumarsonu3701almost.. 95% recovered. It takes time and patience.
Almost for 95%
Hello just found this video awesome job by the way of explaining and showing us the proper way to exercise for cervical vertigo. My question can you make a video for people like me who suffer with cervical and lumbar stenosis? Please
Will add them to my list of upcoming videos...thanks for your support.
Thanks ! I will try these. I am a woman in my 70's and still trying to clean eaves and mow and such and these things have made my neck stiff, have been feeling unbalanced for years. When I run my fingers down the head to neck , like you show us, I feel lumps and bumps every where ...maybe knots..even the dr says , oh maybe lymph, oh maybe knots or cysts. Well, I'm not doing anything about it except will try these exercises. thank you !
Best of luck!
Dr Jon...will all these exercises also help with tinnitus that comes and goes? Thank you for sharing this informative video.
Yes they can if the tinnitus is coming from the neck (somatic tinnitus), and this video should help as well: th-cam.com/video/3Wep1jbCcTc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much. I didn't know what was wrong with me. I was hospitalized last year for Gillian Barre. I thought maybe the tingling and lightheadedness was from my recovery. But it hit me while researching my symptoms that I've been cracking my neck a lot lately. I came across vertigo from the neck and everything just made sense. I found your video and immediately did the exercises and it almost felt like instant relief! I know this isn't a one and done situation so I will definitely continue to do this everyday! Thank you so much for helping me get relief! 🙏🏽 I will never crack my neck ever again. 😭
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Thanks for this video and these helpful exercises. I suffer greatly muscle tension in my back and neck and it creates a horrible unbalanced, dizzy feeling. I know my issues are caused by both anxiety and posture. I find that they kind of feed off eachother. Do you have any exercises like these but for tension in the back muscles?
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Was searching for a Video to help me with my dizziness and glad I found this one here ❤
Glad I could help!
Hi Jon 🙂
I had a neck injury for around 6-7 years ago, and have been dizzy and fatigued ever since (go to bed at 7-8 pm every day)...
The doctors in my country have given up on me, so I have for years, tried youtube, and articles... One of the latest channels I found was yours.
have been all over the place, with dizzyness, but it seems/im guessing that I have both Cervical dizzynes and Earstones/BPPV, so that has made it really hard to distinguish the symptoms, depending on when I went to a doctor.
Also the triggers for the dizzyness part, is triggered by, tiredness, allergy, coffee, alcohol. so It has been extremely hard to identify what happens and the cause.
I work as a software developer, so I sit at the computer all day, which is not great for the neck.
Anyways to my question, You mentioned that tiredness can "trigger" the cervical dizzyness, have you heard about allergies/Inflammation, as an trigger?
I had a very specific episode, were I was starting on my Grass allergy vaccine (pills), and when I took it my HRV went like crazy, got hot, and when I got up, I got this dizzyness, that felt a lot like the dizzyness from the neck...
And how does the tiredness impact? is it because the muscles get tired? I can lay in bed, in the day, because i'm tired, and looking at my phone, and I get CRAZY dizzy, like my body thinks I'm dying, and have to protect my heart. It takes a second, but it feels like all blood is going to the heart, and I get REALLY sweaty!
I tried it once, were I did the Epleys, and on the fourth movement i didnt just get the feeling of the stones/crystals aligning, but the body just went into alarm mode! thought I was dying.
So far i'm seeing a osteopath, every second week, which keep me up, but its hard.!
And Now I found your channel, and your exercises, i'm adding those to my repertoire !
Thanks and sorry for the long message 🙂 have a great day, and keep up the great work
I hope you get better soon. :)
Did they help?
I have been dizzy for the past 2 months to the point I would feel my body would switch off in the middle of my walk. The doctor has suggested physiotherapy because he thought the reason is a neck. While Im waiting for my appointment I decided to try your exercises at home. Literally an hour before I couldn't walk outside without stopping to keep the balance every 5 minute. Now, just an hour later, I went out to get my laundry and felt LIKE A HUMAN. The surroundings weren't circling around me and I didn't feel like I will fall right now. Wow!
I do feel though that the last set of exercises might, on the opposite, stress my bacl and shoulders too much which might lead to more problems since they activate when I try to push myself with a hand. Not sure how I feel about that part of the exercises, but either way... WOW
Thanks for sharing...best wishes!
Hi Ekaterina how are you doing now?
For about 2 years I had constant pain at base of my skull on right side. My neck muscles have always been tight . The last 6 months I have constant dizziness when I drive or on my feet moving. I’ve been to all kinds of specialist and this describes exactly how I feel
I hope you feel better soon!
Could you possibly make a video doing just the exercises without all the explanation, so it could be easier to follow along on a regular basis?
Sure!
Thank you so much for videotaping the exercise not just showing pics !! ❤❤❤
No problem 😊
Hey, great video! I have been dealing with chronic dizziness for close to 15 years now that doctors have been unable to explain aside from suggesting that stress and anxiety might be a culprit. The cervicogenic dizziness symptoms sure seem to match up with mine, and I imagine my anxiety leads to neck tension issues. My dizziness has gotten loads better with Klonopin, which operates as a muscle relaxer to a degree, but I have noticed that weight lifting, bench press and bicep curls in particular, make my dizziness much worse. Usually the dizziness is pretty extreme days after weight lifting. Do you have any advice on how I can keep lifting weights without messing up my neck muscles and exacerbating my dizziness issues? Thanks for a great video, I'll be doing these exercises everyday!
me to have same problem. some doctor told me ulcer problem im taking that medicine .
It's hard to provide advice without seeing you, but make sure your posture is excellent when lifting...all the best!
Sorry to hear that.
Thank you for the prompt response. Is it possible that these exercises could make dizziness worse for a few days after they are done? I apologize if this was already addressed in another comment. Thanks!
Thank u,been suffering vertigo since last year.this will help me get well.salamat
I wish you a speedy recovery. :)
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As soon as I started doing this routine I began to feel that “drunk” dizziness. Why?
I do think the vertigo I experience is related to my neck - I have that “nerd neck” going on + stiffness and discomfort. I can’t help but push my head forward + bad posture.
My body is all kinds of messed up. 😞
I want to add, my dizziness happens about 2-3 times a day where I feel like I have to sit down for fear of passing out. It’s been happening for almost 4 weeks now since I started working again. Is there is specific pillow you’d recommend too? For relief
The first thing you should do is see your doctor to get an accurate diagnosis. All the best.
@@drjonsaunders What do I tell the though? I feel like doctors don’t know much about different things now a days so I don’t wanna be misdiagnosed.
I’m going to try this. Yesterday, I had a sudden sharp, radiating almost paralyzing pain . It happened when I slightly turned to the right . In my neck , all the way up into the back of my head and ear too. 😢after a few seconds , it went away , like nothing ever happened. It made me weak and dizzy , for a few seconds . So Glad I found this video !
Please see your doctor if it happens again to get an appropriate diagnosis.
@@drjonsaunders will do ! Thank you
I know we’ve talked before…………..I just had to start doing these again, I think it’s the only thing that helped. When the occipital lift adjustments were not.
I’ve been sharing your videos.
I’m kinda struggling with stress and anxiety again now, and can’t figure out if it’s triggering my neck to cause the nausea, or if it’s just my stomach alone from the anxiety and stress that causes me to need to eventualy vomit.
I will feel a little better, but if I’m working on a machine, or problem, the harder it gets, the more nauseous I get and eventually have to bail to vomit.
This has been off and on for a year.
Any thoughts bud?
Just keep at it, even on the days you feel you are taking a step back...you got this!
Thank you so much I appreciated very helpfully .
You are very welcome!
I can't even sit long enough to do these . I'm so damn tired of being dizzy
Sorry to hear this. :(
Wow! Thank you. I never heard of Cervicogenic dizziness until today, after experiencing severe dizziness in bed while stretching that turned my head to the right toward the chronically stiff neck muscles there. Your exercises made a big difference in just one try. I can tell they will help a lot with daily repetition. Thank you so.... much!
You are so welcome!
Any update for this? Would be good to know if this finally helped you? As I am currently dealing with this also.
Hi Dr. Jon, how often in a day can I do these sets of exercises especially the crane cervical flexion? I was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis and feeling dizzy and imbalance whenever i stand or walk. Went to neurology, ENT and checked with ophthalmologist as well to rule out other causes. ENT said no issues with my ears. EEG result from neurology report was normal. I have a mild migraine but very unusual to have dizziness. I am seeing a orthopaedic Physiotherapy and she's doing manual therapy and in addition to that i would like to try doing these exercises for my dizziness. Dizziness really debilitates my day to day activities especially my work. Thank you in advance.
Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well...start off with a 1 time/day and work up to 2-3...all the best!
Same to you
Good afternoon wow I finally found someone dealing with the same issues I have
What’s the crane cervical flextion
@@drjonsaunders Good morning Doctor I am having symptoms of dizziness/migraines and balance issues any exercises that may help me.
Hi Dr. My doctor told me i have a BPPV. But when i saw this video i am not sure if my diagnose is correct. I’m in Canada and I have been waiting for months for specialists and MRI to be done. I am suffering vertigo since i was 14 yrs old i’m 26 now and i think it is getting worst, I can’t even work. Saw your videos and you given me a hope. Thank you for this❤
Thanks for watching and I hope you find my channel helpful.
Thank you Dr. Jon, my neck tensions released particularly on the turning head to the side and deeply hitting the muscles as they stretched. Bravo Sir!
You're very welcome!
Thank you doc for sharing.i have vertigo from my neck.and im scared abt.this.when my neck is pain.i put hot oil to relief my neck...but now im nor scared anymore bec.of your videos Doc.thank you so much.i will do this everyday..bless you
I wish you a speedy recovery...all the best.
One day of these stretches and 90%of my dizziness went away. Thank you!!
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Thanks a lot!. I am grateful that I was able to find your video
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I immediately felt a difference. Thank you!
Wonderful!
Thx. V clear, visually well illustrated, verbally succinct
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I have scoliosis and neck issues. Last couple days I’ve gotten very dizzy accompanied by sudden neck pain. Thanks for the video.
Edit: I’m 56 & was fearful it was my heart causing the issues. After reading comments, I feel confident in your video’s advice. Thank you!
P.S. This is the first video I watched upon searching for help.
My Neck Issues:
•Scoliosis surgery 1985
Rod & 6 bolts lower spine.
~Cervical Spinal Stenosis @ C4-C5
~Spinal cord abutment but no spinal cord compression
~Hemangioma @ T1
~Anterior Abutment of Spinal Cord by Disk Herniation @ C4-C5
~Disk Herniation C5 & C6 (no abutment)
~Gross Preservation of Cervical Vertebral Body Heights
~Loss of Normal Intervertebral Disk Signal at All Levels consistent w/disk Desiccation
~Focal T2 signal abnormally w/in spinal cord @ C1 & C6-C7
~May be Cystic areas of Myomalacia
~Bright T2 signal abnormalities on right of C5-C6 & C6-C7 & left of C6-C7 consistent w/nerve root avulsion
~AP dimensions of spinal canal:
C2-C3 17mm
C3-C4 15mm
C4-C5 12-13mm
C5-C6 12-13mm
C6-C7 14mm
C7-T1 15mm
~Degenerative change of cervical spine mostly @ C4-C5 through C6-C7 w/abutment of spinal cord anteriorly at herniated discs C4-C5
~Nerve root avulsion on right of C5-C6 & C6-C7 & left of C6-C7
~May need Anterior Cervical Microdiscectomy Fusion (ACDF) surgery
Thanks for watching...always speak to your doctor. Best wishes.
Thanks a lot. I am so happy ❤.God bless u Doctor.
So nice of you!
This looks really hopeful. No ‘instant fix’ promise is encouraging. The instructions are clear and I can follow them. I believe I have a real hope and opportunity with Dr Saunders to help, get to the problem of the root of dizziness I’ve been having. Ok 3-6 months is fine.
Best of luck!
I cannot thank you enough for this video, I felt relief after my first try 🙏
Wonderful!
Thank you! It really helps! God bless you abundantly!
Thank you!