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Brandt-Darof exercises are a series of simple movements that can help stop the dizzy spells that people with BPPV experience. It is not clear why the exercises work. Some evidence suggests that the exercises help to relocate the loose crystals that cause the dizziness in the first place.
Turn your body and head another 90° to the left and wait for another 30 seconds. Sit up on the left side. This maneuver should be carried out three times a day. Repeat this daily until you are free from positional vertigo for 24 hours. Start sitting on a bed and turn your head 45° to the left.
Keeping your head 45 degrees to one side, lie down sideways on the bed in the opposite direction to the way your head is turned. For example, if your head is turned to the left then lie down onto your right side (position 2). This movement may provoke a brief sensation of dizziness or vertigo.
These exercises are for patients with dizziness and sensitivity to motion despite maneuvers such as the Epley and Semont and are designed to teach the brain and body to ignore or “tune-out” uncomfortable dizziness.
Home exercises that are prescribed by your physical therapist are a vital part of treatment for long lasting dizziness and imbalance.
Brandt-Daroff exercises are used for the treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). For more information on BPPV, please see our separate leaflet on this. What is the benefit of doing the exercises? The exercises can stop the dizzy spells experienced by BPPV sufferers.
Build up the speed of your head movement. It is crucial that the letter stays in focus. If you get too dizzy, slow down. Start doing the exercise for a length of time that brings on mild to moderate symptoms (you could use the number rating scale). This might only be for 10 seconds.
