Narrow Gate Physio is the “go-to” physio practice for dizziness, vertigo and headaches in Belmore.
While a mild headache can be irritating, persistent headaches, dizziness, or vertigo can take over your life. If you’re experiencing symptoms that last days or weeks, it can disrupt work, sleep, exercise, and even social life, leaving you feeling frustrated and drained.
At Narrow Gate Physiotherapy, we understand how these symptoms impact your day-to-day living. Our expert vestibular physiotherapists on the Northern Beaches use a thorough, evidence-based approach to assess, treat, and manage headaches, vertigo, and balance issues.
For specialised care, Rashmi Devulapalli at our Belmore clinic is the physiotherapist ideally suited to guide you through recovery and help restore your confidence and daily function.
Since 2018, we’ve been helping people reclaim their lives with effective, non-invasive treatments for headaches, dizziness, and vertigo.
At Narrow Gate Physiotherapy, we combine expert hands-on techniques with advanced assessment tools to give you high-quality care and real results.
Many headaches and episodes of dizziness are “cervicogenic,” meaning they originate from the neck. Muscle tightness, spasms, or joint restrictions in the small muscles at the base of the skull can irritate nerves and joints, creating pain, pressure, or lightheadedness. Our vestibular and neck specialists are highly trained to isolate these structures and target the exact muscles and joints causing your symptoms.
We focus first on reducing your discomfort and then work to address the root cause, providing long-term relief and strategies to prevent recurrence.
Dizziness can feel like a variety of sensations, including:
A sense of movement or spinning, either of yourself or the environment around you
Unsteadiness, making it hard to walk in a straight line
Light-headedness or feeling faint
Other symptoms that can come with dizziness include:
Headache
Nausea or vomiting
Fatigue
Ringing or other noises in the ears (tinnitus)
Difficulty hearing
Loss of coordination or staggering (ataxia)
Unusual eye movements, such as flitting or jerking of the eyes (nystagmus)
Blurred or unclear vision, especially while moving, such as reading a sign while walking or driving
Trouble concentrating
Dizziness can be constant or intermittent, with episodes lasting anywhere from minutes to days.
Can We Help With Vertigo?
Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness that feels like either you or the world around you is spinning. Many people confuse it with general dizziness, but vertigo often has a clear trigger.
The most common type we see at Narrow Gate Physiotherapy is BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). This happens when small crystals in the inner ear become dislodged and need guidance to return to their correct position. Our vestibular physiotherapists have extensive experience in quickly diagnosing and treating BPPV, helping patients get rapid relief and return to normal activities.
Your first session with our vestibular and headache physiotherapists starts with a thorough assessment to pinpoint the source of your dizziness, vertigo, or headache. Even when scans or other tests have been inconclusive, our detailed examination can often identify the underlying problem.
Treatment is safe, precise, and educational—no aggressive neck cracking or risky maneuvers. You’ll leave understanding the reasons behind your symptoms and with clear guidance on how to manage them. Our goal is to help you take control of your dizziness or headache without relying on ongoing medication.
You’ll also receive a simple, accessible exercise program delivered straight to your phone. This ensures you can follow your program easily at home, without trying to remember clinic instructions or relying on stick-figure drawings.
Headaches and dizziness vary in cause, intensity, and duration. Many of these are treatable with physiotherapy, and at Narrow Gate Physiotherapy, we use specialised skills to address each type differently from most other clinics. We also work closely with GPs and specialists to provide comprehensive care.
Different Types of Headaches We Treat
Each type has different triggers and contributing factors, and our approach focuses on identifying these influences and creating a personalised treatment plan to relieve your symptoms and prevent recurrence.
Dizziness can feel like light-headedness, faintness, wooziness, giddiness, unsteadiness, off-balance sensations, or general weakness.
Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness where it feels as though you or the world around you is spinning.
Getting an accurate diagnosis early is crucial, because treatment differs significantly depending on the type of vestibular disorder you have. Early assessment by a specialist vestibular physiotherapist ensures you receive the right care, reduces the risk of symptoms worsening, and helps you regain balance and confidence quickly.
Each of these headaches have slightly different causes. The key is in understanding what the influences are and how we can best address those. The types of headacehs are:
What Dizziness Can Feel Like
Dizziness can present in a variety of ways, including:
A sensation of movement, such as spinning or swaying, either of yourself or the surrounding environment
Feeling unsteady, like walking in a straight line is difficult
Light-headedness or a woozy sensation
Feeling faint or about to pass out
Dizziness can also be accompanied by other symptoms, such as:
Headaches
Nausea or vomiting
Fatigue
Ringing in the ears or other unusual ear sounds (tinnitus)
Difficulty hearing clearly
Staggered walking or poor coordination (ataxia)
Unusual eye movements, including rapid or flickering movements (nystagmus)
Blurred or distorted vision
Trouble seeing clearly when moving, for example, reading a sign while walking or driving
Difficulty concentrating
Symptoms may appear suddenly or come and go, and episodes can last from minutes to days
The most common reason we see patients for vertigo at Narrow Gate Physio is those suffering from BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). We have a team who are extremely talented at fast results for those with this type of vertigo.
