Three years ago I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease in my upper neck. No pain but had pretty bad vertigo. I was diagnosed with an ear infection by my primary doctor and went through several rounds of antibiotics. I was finally sent to an ENT doctor who said I did not have an ear infection but did send me for a CT scan, which showed the degeneration. My primary doctor wanted to send me for 'pain' management shots even though pain was not the issue. When they called from the pain management office to schedule me for an appointment, I said no for right now as I wanted to go for PT. I ended up at Rose Wellness. Chad Rose is a chiropractor and he put me through a couple of sessions, one of which was stretching my neck. At the same time, I was also working with an excellent PT. I told Dr. Rose that I no longer wanted chiropractic services and only wanted PT. After a couple of sessions per week over several weeks I felt well. No pain and no vertigo. The next year I developed vertigo again and I had another round of PT at Rose Wellness; again for vertigo only. My former PT had left the practice and the PT I had this time was fine but not nearly as good as my first PT.
I do exercises that the first PT recommended and, as before, I have no pain but I still have occasional vertigo. When I do, I take a very mild dose of meclizine (over the counter for motion sickness) and that addresses any vertigo I am feeling.
The bottom line is that the vertigo is definitely related to the disc degeneration but NO ONE had been able to explain why. I just live with it for now.
I can't speak as to the current conditions at Rose Wellness. I can only say that the first PT I had was knowledgeable and professional and was very helpful.
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