So when you ask someone about the diagnosis of Cervicogenic Dizziness—back away if he/she quickly throws at you Joint Position Error Testing—even though this is promising, we are better than that. We should be better than that. JPE testing will simply add more data to the already established data. The already established data is a stronger foundation, a safer foundation, for your clinical examination.

I have spent the last few years of my clinical career examining every article published (in multiple languages!) coupled with clinical practice to provide the most optimal diagnostic process to put together my Optimal Sequence Algorithm. In my personal opinion, I think this diagnosis is the most controversial (besides SIJ!), but ultimately takes the gold medal in clinical reasoning due to the often, and intimidating, nature of dizziness in non-benign conditions, including vascular and other central disorders. No one should be comfortable jumping into the upper neck with someone experiencing dizziness without sound judgement and training.

As previously quoted, “clinicians should stop looking for overly simplistic answers”. Let me help guide your thought process in this unnerving and overwhelming part of the human body. These patients are walking in your door—let me help you get them better.