QuestionI have had problems with dizziness for about 2 years now. I can no longer have a job. I have had a CT scan done, heart monitor, blood tests, hearing test, along with others. I also have jerky eye movements and a lot of pain in my back. I also have eye twitches, arm twitches, and hand twitches. All on the left side. Everything seems to have started when I was doing sit-ups two years ago. I had severe tailbone pain for one day and then it turned into breathing difficulties, chest pain, dizziness, etc. I don't know what else to do. I went to a chiropractor one time and they adjusted me. It didn't help much. I was in severe pain afterwards. I wonder if it actually hurt me worse. Please let me know what you think. Could it be a pinched nerve for two years or a herniated disc or something. Thanks.
AnswerYour subject line, Angela, is more on-point.
Neck, eyes, and balance centers (inner ear) are all connected via the brain stem.
I think that your sit-ups only showed the problem, but did not cause it. I think you had a shock or injury that tightened up your neck.
Anyway, I have worked consistently successfully with that type of dizziness (cervicogenic). No problem. A few sessions. Find a practitioner of somatic education near you and get some sessions.
List: somatics.com, click PRACTITIONERS on the blue navigation bar. Also, ARTICLES.
with regard,
Lawrence Gold