Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Kyungnam University, Changwon 51767, Republic of Korea.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Dec 5;58(12):1791. doi: 10.3390/medicina58121791.
Dizziness or vertigo can be caused by dysfunction of the vestibular or non-vestibular systems. The diagnosis, treatment, and mechanism of dizziness or vertigo caused by vestibular dysfunction have been described in detail. However, dizziness by the non-vestibular system, especially cervicogenic dizziness, is not well known. This paper explained the cervicogenic dizziness caused by abnormal sensory input with references to several studies. Among head and neck muscles, suboccipital muscles act as stabilizers and controllers of the head. Structural and functional changes of the suboccipital muscles can induce dizziness. Especially, myodural bridges and activation of trigger point stimulated by abnormal head posture may be associated with cervicogenic dizziness.
头晕或眩晕可由前庭或非前庭系统功能障碍引起。前庭功能障碍引起的头晕或眩晕的诊断、治疗和机制已详细描述。然而,非前庭系统引起的头晕,特别是颈源性头晕,尚未被很好地认识。本文参考了几项研究,解释了异常感觉输入引起的颈源性头晕。在头颈部肌肉中,枕下肌作为头部的稳定剂和控制器。枕下肌的结构和功能变化可引起头晕。特别是肌筋膜桥和异常头位刺激触发点的激活可能与颈源性头晕有关。