Is Dizziness And Vertigo Just All In Your Head?
The inner ear is thought to be the main source of proper balance. The fact is, a number of body systems are working together to keep us balanced and upright, and if one of these systems malfunction, it can lead to dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance. In the end, the brain is the one in-charge of balance. It relies on input from the inner ear, the eyes, certain muscles, tendons and joints, and even blood circulation in maintaining balance.
It's fairly common knowledge that an inner ear disturbance can cause balance problems. There are five delicate canals within the inner ear that are sensitive to any directional change. Three canals are devoted to detect changes in rotation. The other two canals sense any change in front to back, up and down, and side to side movement. The brain uses the information sent from these sensory canals to keep us oriented as to where we are in relation to the space around us.
The eyes have two systems in place that communicate with the brain about balance. One is called the pursuit system; it allows us to focus objects using the eyes' central visual receptors. The other system locates items in our peripheral vision and speeds up our eye movement so those objects are brought into our central field of vision. This is called the saccadic (sa-KAH-dic) system. Problems that affect the eyes, like cataracts, also affect our balance.
The third system that contributes to our balance and prevents dizziness is the muscles, the attaching tendons, and our joints. They have receptors that respond to pressure changes and position changes.
Adequate blood circulation is crucial to balance. Whenever we change positions from sitting or lying down to standing up, blood vessels contract to keep blood from pooling in the lower body. The vessels in the neck and lower part of the brain offer low resistance to the blood the heart pumps out regularly, allowing a continual supply of blood to reach the brain.
The brain makes use of all the feedback it receives from all these systems to control balance and it does this automatically. When we run or jump, our eye position instantly adjusts so the environment doesn't jump around or shift position. If we trip over something, our muscles automatically adjust because the brain sends signals so we are able to recover before we actually fall. And for many activities we repeat a lot, our brain learns to recognize the pattern and actually anticipates the next move.
So if our muscles are tense, it prevents blood to reach the brain, or if the blood that reaches the brain in lacking in oxygen, we lose our sense of balance and we experience dizziness or vertigo. People who suffer from dizzy spells can become so bothered that their quality of life is affected.
I've discovered a simple exercise program to cure dizziness and vertigo caused by tensed muscles in the head, neck and shoulders which keeps adequate blood to reach the brain. My Vertigo and Dizziness Program address the causes of dizzy spells by strengthening those muscles and increasing the amount of oxygen that we get through easy breathing exercises.
You can find natural relief from dizziness by using my Vertigo and Dizziness Program, often as rapidly as overnight. The simple exercises are easy to learn and take only a few minutes each day to perform. You'll enjoy the results for a lifetime.
Warm regards,
Christian Goodman
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Christian Goodman is a well known natural health researcher and the writer of the alternative health blog. His latest invention is the The Vertigo And Dizziness Program, which has now helped thousands of people cure their dizziness naturally.
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