@thefallguyUK

Vestibular specialist physiotherapist with particular interest in older adults and falls. Regional Coordinator ACPIVR. views my own. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈

 South Shields, England
Joined December 2014
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4 days of immobilisation results in 10% loss in muscle mass. For inpatient older adults, it is imperative they get up, get dressed and get moving @GeriSoc @thecsp #BGSconf – at South Shields, England
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Whilst speaking at the @thecsp conference today on vestibular issues I mentioned oscillopsia which the supertitles printed “awesome lobster”. I will now never be able to say that word without thinking of 🦞Such a great conference! @acpivr #vestibular #bppv #physiotherapy #dizzy
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Additional furniture 🛏️ has been added to the stage for the next talk on BBPV assessment from @thefallguyUK and @mikee3711 at @GeriSoc #G4J #bgsconf.
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Demonstration of the Dix Hallpike and Epley manoeuvres for BPPV from @thefallguyUK and @mikee3711 at @GeriSoc #G4J #bgsconf.
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Dean Metz retweeted
ACPIVR@acpivr8 Nov 2025
We’re excited to be part of #Physio25 – the Annual Conference of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists! 🎉 Join us for our session: 🌀 Vestibular Rehabilitation – its relevance across the profession 🗓 22 November 2025 🎤 Presented by: Hannah Wright and Dean Metz
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Teaching for @GeriSoc at the G4J event in Nottingham #BPPV #Vertigo @acpivr
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Had a great time teaching these pharmacists about BPPV! Another potential opportunity for collaboration! @acpivr @GeriSoc
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November 23rd ⁦⁦@acpivr⁩ is offering our advanced BPPV and intro to Vestibular Rehabilitation course in Sudbury. A full day of learning and practice. tickettailor.com/events/acpi…

Buy tickets – BPPV 2 and intro to Vestibular Rehab – Sudbury Community Health Centre

BPPV 2 and intro to Vestibular Rehab – Sudbury Community Health Centre, Sat 23 Nov 2024 - You've achieved a level of confidence with assessing and treating posterior canal BPPV but now want to know...

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So proud to work with these amazing professionals!
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Call-out to all professionals in vestibular issues! NICE is looking for stakeholders on the latest guideline on falls. We MUST get vestibular included or it will be another decade before it is reviewed again! @acpivr @AGILECSP @GeriSoc @thecsp @LatLifeTrain er @JuliecWindsor
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@Toby_Ellmers @DavidHerdmanPT
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Important piece for anyone working with older adults.
Paul Claffey@NIRSandFar29 Dec 2022
Published in this month’s @Age_and_Ageing our @tilda_tcd work examines the relationship between dizzy symptoms on standing and orthostatic hypotension in community dwelling older people academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…

Asymptomatic orthostatic hypotension and risk of falls in community-dwelling older people

AbstractIntroduction. Many older people with orthostatic hypotension (OH) may not report typical symptoms of dizziness, light-headedness or unsteadiness. H

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Such an important paper to present with business cases for falls prevention! @Toby_Ellmers @RMSmithPhysio @acpivr @AGILECSP Association between dizziness and future falls and fall-related injuries in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis academic.oup.com/ageing/arti…

Association between dizziness and future falls and fall-related injuries in older adults: a...

AbstractBackground. Dizziness is common in older adults, especially in those attending falls services. Yet, the extent to which dizziness is associated wit

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He’s expanding our craniums again! @acpivr @AGILECSP
Peter Johns M.D.@PeterJohns8429 Aug 2024
Just posted this new video on some old myths. Vertical nystagmus is not always bad! Anda positive Dix-Hallpike test is not when you see horizontal nystagmus !youtu.be/wE-lTDWjeu4

Myths and Misinformation about vertigo

I use clips from recent youtube videos to show that not all vertica...

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This looks rather interesting!
David Herdman@DavidHerdmanPT31 Aug 2024
Easy way to record nystagmus on a phone - Vertigocatcher Diagnostics vertigocatcher.com/

Nystagmocatcher & Vertigocatcher Diagnostics - Vertigocatcher Diagnostics Sweden

Nystagmocatcher® is an optical attachment to your mobile phone that allows you to register impulses of the sense of balance. Vertigocatcher® is a new telemedical service for diagnosing balance...

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Vestibular Disorders@vestibularveda20 Aug 2024
With #BalanceAwarenessWeek right around the corner, there's no time like today to get involved. Learn how you can raise awareness during this vestibular holiday at vestibular.org/BAW.
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This is very impressive research on Predictors of Chronic Dizziness in Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy - cutoff values for the VAAI (23/54), VVAS(33.5/100), and HADS‐A (7.5/21) at 10 weeks were identified as predictors. aao-hnsfjournals.onlinelibra…

Predictors of Chronic Dizziness in Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy: A Longitudinal Prospective...

Objective Chronic dizziness after acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUVP) causes significant social and economic burdens. This study aims to identify predictors of chronic dizziness. Study Design Pr...

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Frontiers | The relationship between dizziness and sleep: a review of the literature Authors frontiersin.org/journals/neu…

Frontiers | The relationship between dizziness and sleep: a review of the literature

The relation between vestibular disorders and (quality of) sleep is underexplored scientifically and the complex interactions between vestibular and sleep di...

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Vitamin D Deficiency and Idiopathic Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Cross-sectional Study - goo.gl/scholar/mAhZZ4
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It’s absolutely true.
Lisa Burrows @lisbteamdizzy.bsky.social@LisBteamdizzy14 Jul 2024
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An overall cracking conference @acpivr . So very lucky to serve alongside these dedicated and talented people! @KirtsyEm @EdTankPhysio @EllieMo73186623 @PhysioTomWright @JudithHighland @RMSmithPhysio @thefallsphysio @AlecJRoberts
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