BPPV Part 7: Epley Safety Info and Must-Knows #epleymaneuver #epley #bppv #benignparoxysmalpositionalvertigo #dizziness #vertigo #physicaltherapy #vestibular #vestibularrehab | The Dizzy PT

Right Epley Maneuver demonstration with a headband from @Vestibular First #epley #epleymaneuver #bppv #benignparoxysmalpositionalvertigo #dizziness #vertigo #physicatherapy #vestibularrehab | The Dizzy PT

The Epley Maneuver is a treatment for a condition called BPPV. BPPV causes severe spinning vertigo symptoms and repeating eye movements called nystagmus. BPPV happens when your ear crystals, scientifically known as otoliths, break loose from your inner ear's otolithic membrane, causing them to free float and displace fluid in the inner ear's semicircular canals. The treatment for BPPV is the Epley manuever to get the crystals to move back to the membrane. While the Epley maneuver is a very quick