Health Topicsheadaches migrainesPrevent vertigo with a simple half-somersault maneuver

Prevent vertigo with a simple half-somersault maneuver

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Written by Michael Gollust. Medically reviewed in December 2023 by Mark Arredondo, MD.

Suffer from chronic vertigo? Carol Foster, MD, of the University of Colorado, Denver's School of Medicine, devised this simple, effective half-somersault motion to help prevent recurring bouts of dizziness.

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Medically reviewed in March 2020.

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