72 Google reviews. Palmer College graduate. Gonstead trained. More than 10,000 patients seen.Dr. Robert Scranton, Owner and Doctor of Chiropractic
Two kinds of vertigo, and which one we can help
The brain works out where your head is from three sources: the eyes, the inner ear, and the joints of the upper neck. When those disagree, the room spins. Vertigo that comes on when you roll over in bed or tilt your head back is usually the inner ear, and there is a specific repositioning manoeuvre for it. Vertigo that comes with a stiff neck, headaches, or that started after a fall or a car accident, is often the neck.
Dr. Scranton takes digital X-rays of the neck at the first visit, reads them with you, and examines the upper neck joints. If they are the cause, that is what gets treated. If the inner ear is the cause, he can perform the repositioning manoeuvre or tell you who should. If it is neither, he will say so and point you to the right doctor.
What vertigo care includes here
- Specific, low-force adjustments to the upper neck joints the exam found.
- Repositioning manoeuvres for inner ear vertigo where that is what the exam shows.
- Balance and posture work so the improvement holds.
- An honest referral if the exam suggests anything outside his scope.
Why people choose Dr. Scranton for this
He looks before he treats
Digital X-rays on site at the first visit, read with you in the room. The Gonstead exam finds the joint that is actually causing the problem, so that is what gets treated.
He has done this for a long time
Palmer College of Chiropractic, class of 1999. More than 10,000 patients. Years spent teaching other chiropractors how to treat knee pain and neuropathy.
He tells you the truth
If he does not think he can help you, he will say so at the first visit. No plan is written that you have not agreed to. You will never be a number in this office.
What to expect at your first visit
1. You tell him what is happening. When it started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried. Nobody hurries you.
2. The exam, and X-rays if you need them. Digital X-rays are taken on site and read with you in the room, so you see what he is seeing before he touches your spine.
3. A straight answer. What he found, whether he can help, and what it would take. If he does not think he can help you, he will tell you. We are not going to give you false hope.
The first visit is $47, usually $180, and covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and the conversation afterwards.
Patients who came in with neck problems and dizziness
“I had pain on the right side of my head. Around my ear for about 2 weeks. … After the first treatment from Dr. Scranton something ‘broke loose’. I felt it the next morning; it was better.”Shirley S.
“Also the movement and flexibility in my neck has increased 100% which I hadn’t had since the surgery in 2004.”Doreen K.
Every quote is a real patient of Dr. Scranton. Results vary from person to person.
Questions people ask about vertigo and chiropractic
How do I know if my vertigo is my neck or my inner ear?
Inner ear vertigo is triggered by head position, lasts seconds to a minute, and often starts when you roll over in bed. Neck vertigo tends to come with neck pain or stiffness, lasts longer, and often follows a fall, a crash or years of desk posture. The exam at the first visit separates them.
What does the first visit cost?
$47, usually $180. That covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and a sit-down with Dr. Scranton to go through what they show. No other price is quoted until you have been examined and have agreed to a plan.
Is it safe to adjust the neck when I am dizzy?
The X-rays and exam come first, and nothing is adjusted until Dr. Scranton has seen them and checked the arteries and nerves of the neck. Upper neck adjustments for vertigo are low force and specific. If anything in the exam says the neck should not be adjusted, he will tell you.
I have already seen an ear specialist. Is there any point?
If the specialist found nothing in the ear, the neck is the next place to look, and it is the one most people have not had examined. An hour and an X-ray tells you whether the upper neck is part of your picture.
How many visits will it take?
It depends on what the exam and X-rays show, and nobody can honestly tell you before that. After the first visit Dr. Scranton lays out what he found and what a plan would look like. You decide from there. Nobody is put on a plan they have not agreed to.
Do you see patients from Taylorsville, Kearns and West Jordan?
Yes. The clinic sits on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215, and patients come from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
Action Chiropractic is at 2964 West 4700 South #102, on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215. We see patients from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
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