Prevent vertigo with a simple half-somersault maneuver

This technique may help you avoid the spinning.

Learn Lungs Positional vertigoPrevent vertigo with a simple half-somersault maneuver

Have chronic vertigo? Carol Foster, MD, of the University of Colorado, Denver's School of Medicine, devised this simple, effective half-somersault motion to help prevent recurring bouts of dizziness.

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Written by Michael Gollust.

Medically reviewed by Mark Arredondo, MD.December, 2023

Updated onJuly, 2026

Written by Michael Gollust.

Medically reviewed by Mark Arredondo, MD.December, 2023

Updated onJuly, 2026

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