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Words matter in diagnosis.
Calling it “cervicogenic dizziness” implies that the neck is causing the dizziness—but according to the Bárány Society, that causal link has not been established with high-quality evidence.
That is why the term “cervical dizziness” may be more appropriate: it leaves room for uncertainty instead of assuming a mechanism.
In this episode, Firat Kesgin explains why terminology matters, how expert groups approach this debate, and what it means for clinical reasoning in physiotherapy.
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