See step-by-step instructions (and a video!) for the Epley Maneuver to ease symptoms ...

Epley maneuver This vertigo exercise is often performed by a physical therapist like Amanda Beaty, DPT, PT , who works in the Department of Rehabilitation Services at Duke Health and is board ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. I've heard that something called the Epley maneuver may help. Could you explain what this is?

DEAR DOCTOR K: I suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. I’ve heard that something called the Epley maneuver may help. Could you explain what this is?

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In most cases, the Epley maneuver resolves positional vertigo. If not, one or more repeats of the procedure may be needed. Send your questions to [email protected].

The most effective treatment for acute benign positional vertigo is the modified Epley maneuver, a simple and safe procedure that can be performed in a matter of minutes at the patient's bedside.

He cleaned my ear and told me to return if the vertigo did not go away. It did not. So, I began doing the Epley maneuver three times a day, and it subsided. But after three or four days, it came back.

He cleaned my ear and told me to return if the vertigo did not go away. It did not. So, I began doing the Epley maneuver three times a day, and it subsided. But after three or four days, it came back.