Balance & Vestibular Support with Craniosacral Therapy in New York City
Feeling unsteady changes how you move through the world. Once your physician has evaluated the cause, gentle craniosacral work offers complementary support — easing the head, neck, and jaw tension that often travels with dizziness, and helping an overworked nervous system settle.
Dr. Alex Kaminsky, D.C. · Certified Craniosacral Therapist · treating patients for over 25 years
Dizziness always deserves a medical work-up first. This care is complementary — it does not diagnose or treat vestibular disorders.
Balance is a whole-body conversation
Steadiness is built from three streams of information the brain blends every moment: the vestibular organs of the inner ear, the eyes, and position sensors in the neck, spine, and joints. When any stream is disrupted — or the brain struggles to reconcile them — the result can be dizziness, swaying, motion sensitivity, or a foggy, disconnected feeling.
People come to the office for supportive care with concerns such as:
- Lingering unsteadiness after an illness, ear infection, or concussion
- Dizziness that worsens with stress, fatigue, or neck and jaw tightness
- Motion sensitivity in cars, elevators, or busy visual environments
- Brain-fog and disconnection that travel with balance episodes
- The tension and worry that build up around feeling unsteady
How gentle craniosacral work may support steadiness
The upper neck, cranial base, and jaw are dense with the position sensors your balance system relies on — and they are also where many people hold their most stubborn tension. Using contact often no heavier than a nickel, Dr. Kaminsky feels for restriction in these tissues and in the craniosacral system, gently encouraging release. The aim is twofold: cleaner position signals from softer, freer tissue, and a nervous system that is less braced against the next episode.
This work is often combined with vagus nerve toning and nervous system regulation, and it sits comfortably alongside medical care — ENT or neurology evaluation, vestibular rehabilitation exercises, and treatment for related concerns such as TMJ and sinus pressure.
Frequently asked questions
Can craniosacral therapy help with balance problems or dizziness?
Craniosacral therapy is used as gentle, complementary support for people living with balance and vestibular concerns. It aims to ease tension around the head, neck, and jaw and to calm the nervous system — factors that can accompany and sometimes aggravate dizziness. It does not treat the underlying vestibular condition, and a medical diagnosis always comes first.
What balance-related concerns do people bring to the office?
Lingering unsteadiness after an illness or concussion, tension-related dizziness that worsens with stress or neck tightness, motion sensitivity, a feeling of fogginess or disconnection, and the anxiety that often builds around episodes. Each of these deserves medical evaluation first; hands-on care is then supportive.
Why would neck and jaw tension matter for balance?
Your sense of balance blends signals from the inner ear, the eyes, and position sensors throughout the neck and body. When the upper neck and jaw are chronically tight, the position signals they send can be distorted, and the nervous system works harder to reconcile the inputs. Easing that tension aims to give the system cleaner information and less background stress.
What happens during a session for balance concerns?
You rest fully clothed while Dr. Kaminsky uses very light contact along the head, neck, jaw, and spine, feeling for restriction in the craniosacral system and gently encouraging release. Sessions are still and unhurried, and care is taken with positioning so you remain comfortable throughout. Results vary from person to person.
When should I see a doctor about dizziness first?
Always — dizziness and balance changes need medical evaluation to identify the cause. Seek urgent care for sudden severe vertigo, dizziness with chest pain, fainting, double vision, trouble speaking, weakness or numbness, severe headache, or hearing loss. Craniosacral therapy is complementary support only and never replaces diagnosis or treatment.
Looking for gentle support alongside your care?
Call or send a request and the office will follow up to discuss what you're experiencing and whether complementary craniosacral support fits your situation.