Developing a Tool Kit to Assess & Treat Dizziness

Overview

Dizziness is a common complaint across the lifespan. More than one third of Americans over the age of 40 experience  some form of a vestibular disorder. Unfortunately, it is poorly understood in many healthcare settings, making it difficult to both diagnose and treat. 

In this online course, an expert in the field, Kregg Ochitwa, will use a case study approach (with a concussion patient) to review a vital tool in assessing dizziness, the patient's history.

Join Kregg Ochitwa, BScPT, CWCE, CredMDT, to  explore:

• Dizziness when conducting history taking, 
• Clinical reasoning for different presentations, 
• Common differential diagnoses, and 
• Inner ear anatomy. 

Patients have the information we need to know to help them. We just need to know specifically what to ask.

By the end of the course, each participant should be able to take a history that will guide them as to the cause of the dizziness whether it be a specific disorder coming from the inner ear, brain, or some other condition.

Learning Objectives

In this online course, you will:

1. Develop further clinical reasoning skills that enable the clinician to determine the cause of dizziness.
2. Further your understanding of differential diagnoses for dizziness and how it may manifest in real time. 
3. Develop new techniques for history taking that can pinpoint underlying causes for dizziness that can be implemented immediately into your practice. 

Audience

This 60-minute online course is appropriate for all physiotherapists (physical therapists) and any rehabilitation professional who works with people who suffer from dizziness or who have experienced a concussion or other head trauma.

Presenter’s Biography

Kregg Ochitwa, BScPT, CWCE, CredMDT has been a registered physical therapist since 1995. Over the years his caseload has shifted from solely orthopedic to a mix of orthopedic and vestibular. With this background he has also established a reputation for treating concussion, having treated athletes in the NFL, CFL, college ranks, WHL, high school athletes, and the weekend warrior.

In 1998, he took his first course in the field of vestibular rehabilitation. In 2008, he completed all of the requirements of the Vestibular Rehabilitation: a competency based course at Emory University, Atlanta Georgia. Since then he has continued to take ongoing courses throughout North America in regards to orthopedics, traumatic brain injury, and vestibular therapy. He has also been asked to teach weekend courses and present at various conferences throughout North America and Europe.

In 2010, Kregg opened North 49 Physical Therapy in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The clinic has since grown from a staff of one to seven physical therapists, where over half of the caseload consists of patients with dizziness and/or balance issues.