Sara & Sydney I Vestibular Physical Therapists on Instagram: "Pt. 1 review of the atypical nystagmus pattern from last week. A positional down beat nystagmus could mean 3 things: 1. Central cause 2. Anterior canal BPPV (rare!) 3. Atypical (Apogeotropic) posterior canal BPPV What are your thoughts?? We will break this down more in part 2, so stay tuned! #vestibulartherapy #physicaltherapy #bppv #occupationaltherapy #dizziness"

Have you tried the side lying test to assess for positional vertigo and nystagmus? 👉Here we are testing the left side (left ear down), with the person’s head turned at least 45 degrees towards the right before coming into left side lying. 👀We see left torsional upbeating nystagmus lasting less than one minute, which is consistent with a likely left posterior canalithiasis type BPPV, where otoconia are floating in the left posterior canalithiasis type. 🥇 One convenient and specific option for

Ménière's Disease