Weeks 1–2
Pain
Take the edge off the spinning.
Guided movement and positioning techniques ease the intensity of your episodes starting your very first visit, no medication required.
What We Treat
Dizziness & vertigo treatment in Temple.
The room that tips when you roll over in bed. The grab for the counter when you stand up too fast. It’s fixable, and it starts with a cause-first evaluation, not a pill.
Sound Familiar?
Does this sound like you?
- The room tips sideways for a second when you roll over in bed
- Grabbing the counter every time you stand up too fast from the couch
- A quick head turn to check a blind spot that leaves you feeling off for a beat too long
- Holding the handrail on stairs you used to take without a thought
- Feeling unsteady in the grocery store aisle when your eyes track shelves too quickly
- Turning down a walk with the grandkids because uneven ground feels risky now
Two or more? Keep reading.
Why It Happens
Dizziness is a symptom. Something causes it.
Feeling off-balance doesn’t happen for no reason. Your brain builds its sense of “steady” from three sources at once: your inner ear, your eyes, and your neck. When those signals stop agreeing, the room feels like it’s moving even when you aren’t. A stiff neck can limit how freely you turn your head. A nervous system that hasn’t recalibrated since your last dizzy spell can stay on edge longer than it needs to. And the more you avoid movement to dodge the feeling, the less practiced your balance system gets at handling it.
None of that shows up from a quick glance or a pill. It takes a real, cause-first evaluation, built around how you actually move, to sort out what’s driving your dizziness. That’s the difference between managing symptoms and retraining the system underneath them.
The Honest Truth
Waiting on dizziness doesn’t make it wait on you.
If you keep waiting
- You start moving slower and turning your head less, just in case
- Stairs, ladders, and uneven ground quietly get crossed off the list
- The less you move, the less confident your balance system gets, and the cycle feeds itself
If you start this week
- You know what’s actually contributing to your dizziness by the end of visit one
- Guided movement starts retraining your balance system, safely, at your pace
- You get a plan with an endpoint: a real one, not an open tab of visits
Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.
How We Fix It
The same four phases. Built for your balance.
Every plan has an endpoint. Here’s what the four phases look like for dizziness and vertigo.
Weeks 2–6
Prime
Retrain your balance signals.
Targeted exercises help your eyes, inner ear, and neck get back on the same page, so the mismatched signals stop.
Weeks 6–10
Perform
Build confidence in motion.
Progressive balance drills prepare you for the fast head turns and busy environments that used to trigger symptoms.
Weeks 10+
Prevent
Move without bracing for the next spell.
Real-world balance challenges get tested before you’re cleared to go all-in: that’s the endpoint, not just another appointment.
Great facility! Enjoyed working with Dr. Gardner. Highly recommend.
Robert W. · Dizziness & vertigo
Week 1: gripping the wall to walk from the bed to the bathroom
Week 8: walking the neighborhood again without a second thought
Dizziness & vertigo
8 weeks
Questions, Answered
What people ask before booking for dizziness.
Not usually, and it’s rarely the first step. Most dizziness is tied to how your balance system, your inner ear, eyes, and neck, are working together, and that shows up better in movement than on a scan. We start with a cause-first evaluation to see what’s actually contributing to your symptoms, and if imaging is ever needed, we’ll help you get it. You don’t have to wait on a referral to start feeling steadier.
Yes, when it’s guided. It feels backwards to move when you already feel unsteady, but avoiding movement usually makes your balance system less confident, not more. The key is the right dose of the right exercise for your specific dizziness, which is exactly what a Doctor of PT sorts out one-on-one at your evaluation, then progresses safely as you improve.
Most patients feel meaningfully steadier within 4–6 visits. A full plan for dizziness and vertigo runs through all four phases, Pain, Prime, Perform, and Prevent, typically over 8–10 weeks, depending on how long you’ve been dealing with it. Either way, you get a plan with an endpoint: you’ll always know which phase you’re in and what’s left, not an open-ended string of appointments.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
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Hours
Mon 10 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Tue 8 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Wed 8 AM–12 PM, 4–7 PM
Thu 8 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Fri, Sat, Sun: Closed - 512-763-0526 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
- Same-week appointments available
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Typical response: under 2 business hours
Step 1 of 5
Request sent.
That’s the hard part done. We’ll call during business hours to lock in your time. Most people are on the schedule same week.
Visit Us
Care this good, this close.
Gardner Sports Physical Therapy
- 2329 S 57th St, Temple, TX 76504 (opens in a new tab)
- 512-763-0526
- Fax: 737-237-0793
- bret@gardnersportspt.com
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Mon 10 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Tue 8 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Wed 8 AM–12 PM, 4–7 PM
Thu 8 AM–12 PM, 1–7 PM
Fri, Sat, Sun: Closed