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Last September I went to Dr. S. I had no where else to go. Did not know where to go. I had spent 4 days spinning, sitting in a corner with vertigo. Went to my ENT and was told to take more tests that I had just recently taken. Forgot to say, I spent 4 days in the hospital after the 4 days of spinning. Nobody knew what to do. I went to Dr. S and was given a very complete exam. He diagnosed (at least I had a diagnosis) me as having vesticular neuronitis. He game me a balance test and my balance was at 40%. He recommended a series of exercises. I was sceptical to say the least but at that point I would try anything. I will cut to the chase and say, it helped me immensely. After a few months, my balance is 74%. At this point there is really not much more Dr. S can do for me. I continue to do the exercises and hope that someday I will be ALL better. Maybe not, but I can now do the things that matter to me, a little slower, a little shakier, but I can do them. That is what matters. I no longer have to be afraid to try things. I can play golf, shop, watch my grandchildren. If it were not for Dr. S. I would be sitting in my home afraid to move.
Dr. S. is caring, he listens and he hears. He is wonderful. If something is the matter with you do not hesitate to see Dr. S.
I thank him everyday.
Hi My name is Debra. I have been corresponding to Dr Scopelliti over the internet for about two weeks. He gave some exercises to do at home for dizziness and wow, what a difference they have made to me and my daily life. I was beginning to feel very depressed & anxious but now I have more confidence & feel a lot better. I will continue to do the exercises with much enthusiasm knowing that are helping me to get back to normal. It may take time but its worth every minute I spend on the exercises. Many many sincere thanks Dr Scopelliti for taking the time to help me.
Hello , Dr Scopelliti My name is Debra & I live in NSW Australia. On Saturday I nearly passed out , had dizziness, weakness in the legs & arms, brathlessness, slight chest pain & headache. I ended up in hospital early Monday morning having ECG, bloods Ct scan of brain. all of which were clear & I didnt have a TIA or stroke which they were testing me for. I also have a PFO & small leak. I have been experiencing these symptoms now on & off for over 12 months. & are slowly getting worse. They have sent me home & I am still feeling weak in the legs & body, still light headed. & unsteady on my feet. I have an 8 yo daughter to look after & dont know how I am going to cope as I am on my own. Please help me .I need help desperately. I look forward to your reply. Kindest Regards Debra
I have been a patient of Dr. Scopelliti since 2009. I have an arthritic neck and was getting chiropractic adjustments for 20 years prior to seeing Dr. S. Dr. was adjusting my neck each month to relieve the pain. I started doing stretching exercizes, focusing on the neck and back. Eventually I felt good enough to start lifting weights. This year my visits reflect my relief. After my June 2011 adjustment I did not need an adjustment until August. It’s now November 7 2011, and I have not had an adjustment for 3 months. Thanks, Doc!
This all began May 6, 2010 I had a stapendectomy to my right ear. I went in that morning and came out 5- 6 hours later… Once, arrived home from Univ. of Penn.. (1hr 1/2 drive.. laying flat in car, eyes covered).. I knew it was different from the first surgery to my left ear the year prior.
From the minute I left the car, I could not function properly. I made it to the couch, and laid there spinning. Ok, this was a side affect; I kept telling my self. I noticed my head only wanted to sit to the right side and lean back. It would not stay straight up on my shoulders. I was extremely dizzy. I could not eat. I couldn’t remember words if I was saying a sentence. This went on for several days. My husband grew concern and called the Doctor. He asked to see me. We drove back the next morning. Again, could not sit up in car. Had to lay flat with head covered. Could not see light nor any movement. Very ill. He gave me Medrol pack and drove home.. He claims it will get better. Well this went on all of May. Come the end of month.. I wanted help. I still could not walk properly; my family and neighbors were having to take care of me. My head was still leaning to the right..toward the back. He (Dr.) decides to send me for vestibular therapy Univ Penn.. That day, May 28th he has me see her. I begin to try her therapy. I go home again.. keep in mind, its almost four weeks.. post surgery… I go back June 2 , I have to look in my notes but I think this was the time I stepped out of the car with assistance to go into Univ. of Penn .. and my head began to tremor. Now, not only was I dizzy, having over sensory issues, my head tilted to right side and now my head is shaking in a no position. This went on and finally they stopped the therapy… right leg twitched, shoulder… uncontrolled.. so the Dr. Sends me to Neurologist.. .. Drexel Hill, PA. He thinks I have chorea, has me fill out papers for tetrbenazine…. KEEP in mind, I could not drive. Every doctor visit at this time was escorted by one or more people. He then sends me to Parkinson movement Dr. at Penn Med.
before, I reached her, the surgeon told me he feels it is ANXIETY. At this time it is well into June/July.. I still can’t drive. I can’t go into any store, because the turning of my head creates such problems I need to leave. Head shakes, have to hold on to cart (only tried once)… all Dr.’s kept telling me walk, do puzzles, it will come around.. so when I went to see Parkinson Dr. she insisted it was my body creating this movement. My head is leaning.. I walk lopsided, my head is shaking… I went in for a hearing operation and came out different. So they told me, for me to get better, I needed to accept that it was anxiety and then I will be able to heal.. at first I would not agree.. then after several days, I said fine what do I need to do.. they sent me to psychologist. Well, after time and time again seeing all three of these doctors, from May thru Sept… I went into the Parkinson Dr… again, with people who new some about medical.. and had to argue with them , that there is something wrong with me. She finally brought in her elder doctor and she did test with some red and white stripe flag… Upon leaving that day, the lady said to me (the elder) she will send me for an ENG. They wanted me to go to the Doc there at Penn. My friends, who are in medical field so no go somewhere totally different… had test of ENG at JFK in Edison NJ and came out abnormal I went to JFK hospital in Edison to a great Dr. He felt like something must have happened during the surgery. This was now October 2010. Six months…later! I just cried, because someone believed me. He said go for vestibular therapy. So I came home and looked for people somewhere north of where I lived. I came a crossed http://www.dcneuro.net/vertigo/ Dr. Scopelitti. I have been seeing him since. I had been out of work from May until Feb 1, 2011 and now I am working four days a week.. one day at Doctors. I was beginning to think this would never go away.. until about three weeks ago, when my head was in a fit, at work.. keep in mind all these months I was : still walking off gait, some what loss of balance still, head tilted to right, vision still an issue with over processing, forgetful, bad coordination, light sensitive; (he had me wearing red glasses to help the light control) so my head was in a fit and he was doing the vestibular therapy with me, and he pulled up my head, and pushed down on my brainstem or some area underneath the right side of my neck, and immediately… like a flash my head snapped up and stopped moving. My shoulders were in the normal spot. Me earrings could be seen. I said, OMG what ever you did my head is still… he said I see that.. I said.. what ever you did my pain stopped in my neck, .. (Dystonia like symptom)..
I could not believe it! So this went on for three days… then I had one set back.. and as of today.. I am on my SIXTH DAY of no head shaking. I am not able to lift anything, exercise, walk and talk at the same time. I am doing these specific exercises.. and they are helping. I don’t know what I had/ have or will be living with in future year.. but I hope it never comes back. This is a short version of the last 11 months..
AS FOR DR. SCOPELLITI… WELL, HE LISTIN TO EVERY WORD. HE HEARD EVERY WORD. HE ASKED ME EVERY VISIT QUESTIONS AND SURPRISINGLY HE LISTENED TO ME. THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DOCTOR AND A DOCTOR WHO CARES. PERSISTENCE, PATIENCE, PASSION FOR HIS WORK, AND MY FAVORITE…PEPPERMINT OIL!
I just wanted to leave a comment about Dr S. I have had dizziness for over 13 years now and things got so bad I didn’t know what to do and found Dr S on the internet and have been feeling a big difference in the way I feel due to the treatments received from this office. I recommend anyone feeling dizzy to contact the office. thanks!
While lying in bed I could not turn my head to the right to play with my pup or to speak to a person on that side of my body. I felt dizzy every time I tried to get out of bed.
My GP prescribed an MRI. It showed I needed a follow-up contrats MRI which showed a very minimal problem. I was prescribed Meclizine. I took it twice and could not stand the drowsy side effects.
When I went to my dentist to have my teeth cleaned I was so dizzy, as the dental tech worked with my head tilted to the right. I mentioned this to my dental assistant and she brought my dentist in to see me. He immediately suggested I go to see Dr Scopelliti!! He too had dizziness problems and had just been a patient of Dr “S” and highly recommended him to me. THANK GOD HE DID!!
He immediately diagnosed my problem and began treatment to reorganize my misplaced crystals in my ear. Within three visits my dizziness was exonerated!
All this expertise AND a phenomenal bedside manner to boot!
This patient video is of a 27 year old female suffering with myoclonus dystonia. The first half of the video is from her initial examination with me. She was apparently told by another alleged expert in movement disorders that her condition was in her head and to see a psychiatrist. The second half of the video demonstrates a marked reduction of myoclonic dystonic tremor of better than 80% after only two weeks and five treatments with me. We have seen many similar miraculous recoveries from this dreadful disorder, dystonia. As many of our patients are from out of state, we oftentimes do not have the opportunity to take “after” videos demonstrating the patients recovery. In this case, this patient lives in NJ so we were able to get “after” videos which the patient was kind enough to allow us to share on our website.
My story is similar to many others. I have never had an issue with dizziness, and last year it just hit me out of nowhere. It was bad for a few days, but then never really went away. I went through all of the medical tests with all of the specialists, but everything came back negative, so I was given some Meclizine and told I have vertigo, and just take the medicine when it was bothering me. I was lucky to find Dr. Scopelliti, because he understands the problem, and he has a plan, and treatment to eliminate it. Not one of the medical specialists that I visited tried anything to help the issue. It seems like in the medical community, if you have vertigo, there is no treatment available, and you are just supposed to live with it. He was excellent, and I am fine now. Whenever I meet anyone suffering with dizziness, I refer them to Dr. Scopelliti. He, and his office staff are great, and seem to really care about helping their patients.
Doc, thanks so much for the kind words. I also thank you for referring your patients to me, I appreciate your confidence in our office.
Yours in health,
Dr. S.
This spring, I experienced my first episode of vertigo. Several months later, I experienced another episode that completely took from me my sense of balance as I knew it. Repeated visits to my general practitioner, an immunology/sinus specialist, an ENT, and an audiologist offered me no relief and instead seemed to exacerbate my symptoms. When my ENT recommended that I start to take Valium three times a day, I knew that I needed to find someone who specialized in the treatment of vertigo. After finding Dr. Scopelliti on the internet, I immediately reached out to make an appointment even though it was a little over an hour from my house. I was pleasantly surprised by the warmth that I was shown from Debbie (office manager) as she worked to find an appointment for me the very next day.
Following my initial visit, Dr. Scopelliti conducted a comprehensive series of in-office tests where he discovered that I not only had Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) but that I also had Vestibular Neuronitis in my right anterior canal. Vestibular Neuronitis is a disorder whereby the nerve in your inner ear becomes inflamed (most likely the result of a recent ear infection) and begins to send messages to your brain that negatively impair your sense of balance. That same day, Dr. Scopelliti performed a BPPV Canalith Repositioning Maneuver in his office and started me on a series of eye exercises to address the Vestibular Neuronitis and the BPPV.
Over the course of my treatment from Dr. Scopelliti, I have shown marked improvement in my symptoms and have had no recurrence of vertigo. Words can not even begin to convey my deep appreciation for Dr. Scopellitti’s wisdom, availability, and care. I absolutely feel like he has been a Godsent during this very scary and frustrating period in my life.
Dear Marlene,
Thanks dear! And I must say that I am very impressed with how much neurotology you retained!
Glad that you did well under my care and wish you all the best.
Dr. S.
I am 66 years old and have suffered with vertigo off and on since my twenties. I was referred to ear nose and throat specialist and had at least three MRIs over the years. I received the same diagnosis from all the specialists “I really don’t know what is causing your vertigo.” “It’s possibly an inner ear disorder.” They labeled it “benign vertigo,” and gave me medication, which didn’t work. I had to ride it out for months.
When I was referred to Dr. Scopelliti through my GP, I decided, lets give it a try.
I cannot sing his praises enough. Just after a few treatments my dizziness subsided and after three weeks, the dizziness and balance problem I had, were gone. I highly recommend his inovative treatment that thankfully goes beyiond medication. It really works!!!!! Thank you Dr. Scopelliti!!!!!!
I have recently gone to one of the most reputable hospitals on the east cost for a review of my balance challenge. They have a special Nueroscience department there with many sub specialties. One of them is vestibular disorders. The doctors and staff aregreat and very patient centered. After some testing, data gathering and question and answer period the result and fllow-through was I have a true inner ear balance issue. Unknown as to how it truly began.
The follow-through for me was to stick with and maintain my program with Dr. Scopeletti since his therapy and intervention is working and I am getting better. The expert’s at the Institute could not suggest aything else. They were extremely pleased with my progress in such a short period of time thanks to Dr. S.
So here is the leading Center for vestibular and neurology disorders noting that I should continue with Dr. Scopeletti who was totally on target with every diagnosis, test, prognosis, and follow-up intervention. I sense that tells us a lot about Dr. S’s skills, knowledge ad abilities. I am surely on my way to recovery and have to thank Dr. S. for it all.
When the leading minds in the contry say the same how can we dispute it?
Alan
After years of being on the go and being at the top of organizations, never stopping, always working I was thrown for a loop with balance issues. Suddenly I felt like I was falling forward or could not walk correctly. Doctor after doctor, test after test, frustration after frustration. Not an inner ear problem they say. not neurological one they say. So what was or is it? No one could tell me definitively except that it is always not something I would suggest. It’s in your head I hear more often than not. No one could suggest much of anything though.
So I decided to go to Dr. Scopeletti. Because of the balance issue I also acquired some other nasty challenges like panic attacks and some bad allergies. it was refreshing to have someone though who would spend the time with you, look you in the eyes, smile, be sincere, and answer all your questions from knowledge and experience. Am I fully recovered? No not yet but after just a few weeks I can now walk in the Malls, through a parking lot, in grocery stores, department stores, around town, etc. My heartbeat has decreased and blood pressure has lowered tremendoulsy. I now once again have faith in myself and the treatments I am getting. It’s not easy work but if you put your mind to it progress can be and is made….it was on my end. I plan to continue with Dr. S until I am close to fully recovered and even then I will set myself up on a maintenance schedule of visits. All I can say is, I might still be a bit frustrated but the result thus far have been truly amazing. Amazing how when you least expect it you find success practically in front of your nose. Thanks and I hope to write again when I am even further ahead which I sense is just around the corner.
Alan
i have been dizzy for 6 years. i found dr scopelliti on th internet. he is thorough and kind. after a few weeks of theraphy and doing my exercisis at home i feel i have my balance back. everyone at his olffice are great. thank you dr. scopelliti.
After months of dizziness, imbalance, headaches, nausea and a sudden onset of tremors in our 15 year old son, we, his parents, were becoming increasingly worried and frustrated. We had taken our son to see his pediatrician, an ENT, a neurologist, a neuromuscular physician, a chiropractor, and a psychologist–but, nobody could give us any clear answers or a plan of treatment. The ENT doctor told us the problems were neurological and he needed a neurologist, and the neurologist told us his problem was vestibular and he needed an ENT specialist. When his MRI came back normal, we were then told his symptoms could be stress related. Many doctors asked him if his tremors were on purpose. However, since he has a long history of ear infections, middle ear fluid, and a perforated eardrum, the ENT doctor put in another set of ear tubes and sent him for physical therapy. During physical therapy, his symptoms rapidly worsened. The exercises made him more dizzy and nauseous and the tremors suddenly started. Things got so bad, the physical therapists discharged him and told us simply “this is not normal, and we cannot help him”.
With nowhere to turn, my husband and I would spend hours online googling for answers. Luckily, we came upon Dr. Scopelliti’s website and made an appointment. The four hour drive was well worth it! In that first visit, Dr. Scopelliti spent more time going over our son’s medical history, asking questions, and testing than all the previous doctors combined. He is the most thorough and dedicated doctor we have ever met. After we left the appointment, he even sent an e-mail expressing his confidence that he could help our son. Realizing there was a plan of action and a confident, extraordinary doctor in charge, allowed us to have a peaceful nights sleep for the first time in months.
Once home, we immediately started doing the exercises Dr. Scopelliti prescribed and the results were quick and astounding. At our next appointment 3 weeks later, it was discovered that our son had improved by 80% in balance! He has progressed so much, Dr. Scopelliti thinks he will be back on the basketball court next season. Our son is also an accomplished piano player who just the other night played in a concert beautifully as he always does. The difference is, this is the first time in months he has done so without even a headache. No drugs or invasive tests needed-just a caring, alert, brilliant doctor who takes the time to look at the whole patient.
Nothing is more precious to a parent than their child. We see in our kids all the memories of the past and the hope of the future. So, how could any words possibly express how grateful we are to Dr. Scopelliti and his team? There is simply none. Just “thank you”. If anybody reading this knows someone or they themselves are suffering from similar symptoms, they need to go see Dr. Scopelliti!
I am really thankful to Dr. Scopelliti and his team. I live in dubai and have been suffereing from imbalance since two years. I approached several doctors: ENT, genral practitioner, neurologist, opthamologist and orthopedic. I have been undergone for types of tests: MRI, EEG, ENG and blood tests. All of them told me that I have to live with it all thru of my life. I was very disappointed and depressed. I have been living like dead man. Through Internet search, I am able to contact his team and advises. I am now very confidant, my imbalance would be cured soon. I now have ray of hope.
I have had dizziness since the first grade. I had never known what caused it until about a year ago. For all the people out there that don’t know about Vestibular Migraines, they can be very debilitating. I missed my school band concert because of them and I remember crying my eyes out because I hated being controlled like this. I can recall going to an ENT and many other doctors that didn’t know what it was so they just told me that it was in my head. When I found out what this dizziness was from, I was so happy I couldn’t talk. After medication failed, my parents sought out any doctor that could help me which is how she found Doctor Scopelliti. When the spells happened, I sometimes couldn’t get out of my bed. I ended up missing the whole day of school and even more. Sometimes the dizziness spells would keep me out of school for two to three days. I love Martial Arts and hated every day that the dizziness spells prevented me from doing the things I love most in my life. Dr. Scopelliti’s treatments have prevented my dizziness spells from taking full control of my body. The only thing that sets the spells off is lots of chocolate so that’s what I have to avoid, but other than that I am able to go school and do the activities I enjoy doing. I would recommend that other people, even if they don’t live that close, go to Dr. Scopelliti so you can be freed of the suffering. It may take a while for you to completely overcome the dizziness, but this treatment works for me and may work for all you other people out there that are experiencing my pain. Also, for all you kids that like being excused from school because of this curse, don’t because it is not worth it. It will take a toll on you for the rest of your life until you finally decide to say “hey, I don’t like what this is doing to me and decide to act. I consider Dr. Scopelliti my miracle worker because the spells now are more like 2’s. 3’s, and 4’s, instead of 8’s, 9’s, and 10’s. I can only say this, if you are experiencing symptoms like mine, the dizziness may take a toll on your entire life. Dr. Scopelliti, I thank you for all your work in diminishing the episodes to a small amount and I really keep hoping that all the work will pay off, no I know it will pay off in the end.