Free symptom self-check

How this self-check works

Choose dizziness and balance, or neck, back and spine pain. The check starts with safety questions that look for warning signs, then asks how your symptoms feel, when they happen and what goes with them. It ends with the conditions your answers resemble, who else should be involved, and what a first visit looks at.

It runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are not saved or sent anywhere, and you can copy or print a summary to bring to your appointment. We only receive what you type into the appointment form.

It is a starting point, not a diagnosis. Several conditions overlap, and only an in-person evaluation can tell what is causing your symptoms.

Conditions this self-check covers

Dizziness, vertigo and balance

• BPPV (positional vertigo)
• Vestibular neuritis
• Labyrinthitis
• Unilateral hypofunction (UVH)
• Vestibular migraine
• Neck-related (cervicogenic) dizziness
• Persistent dizziness (PPPD)
• Concussion & post-concussion syndrome
• Ménière's disease
• Bilateral hypofunction (BVH)
• Mal de Débarquement (MdDS)
• Balance & fall prevention

Neck, back and spine pain

• Neck pain & cervicogenic headaches
• Pinched nerve in the neck
• Whiplash & auto accident injuries
• Herniated & bulging discs
• Low back pain
• Sciatica
• Persistent (chronic) pain
• Rehab after neck or back surgery

Learn more while you wait

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