Dr. Kim Bell PT, DPT

Dr. Kim Bell PT, DPT

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Dr. Kim Bell, PT, DPT is a well respected and highly sought after professional educator and public speaker with over 20 years of clinical experience as licensed physical therapist. She has been specializing in Vestibular Rehabilitation since 2006.

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Dr. Bell, herself, suffers from occasional episodes of dizziness and vertigo, so she realizes how limited the resources are for those suffering with these symptoms.

With her unique, comprehensive methodology – The Bell Method®, she helps patients of all ages with these uncomfortable symptoms and attracts many international patients who are desperate for answers and relief.

Dr. Bell has treated or consulted with thousands of patients with dizziness, vertigo, imbalance, and unexplained repeated falls, and she has trained hundreds of providers in her unique methodology.

From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Bell served as the Co-Chair of the San Diego Fall Prevention Task Force and remains the Clinical Leader of efforts to prevent falling for older residents in her local community.

Her UCSD Stein Public Lectures have been viewed over 3 million times on University of California Television (UC-TV). Click here for a link to her most popular UCSD Stein Public lecture on YouTube.

Dr. Bell and her team of Vestibular Expert Physical Therapists see patients at an office in Encinitas, California, and offer house calls throughout most of San Diego County, California, in the USA.*

Dr. Bell consults with patients, families, caregivers, physical therapists and other healthcare providers worldwide, acting as an expert in the most difficult and complex cases of vertigo.

For her answers to frequently asked questions about her specialized services, visit this page. To learn more about the Benefits of  The Bell Method®, click here.

She has a series of empowering multi-media E-courses available for purchase on her website for non-vestibular problems that can contribute to dizziness and imbalance. Her two e-courses are foot therapy for fall prevention and bladder control re-training program.

For free, helpful information, educational blogs and to learn more about her products and services, visit BetterBalanceInLife.com.

Her second blog website is VertigoDetective.com.

*Insurance is not accepted for this consultation.

Specialty

  • Physical Therapist

Certifications

Doctorate Degree in Physical Therapy

Masters Degree in Physical Therapy

Vestibular Expert with Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation training

Over 20 years of clinical experience as a licensed physical therapist

Professional Educator & Speaker

Laughologist

Languages

Serving patients in these languages:

  • English

Professional Association Membership

  • Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT)
  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  • ANPT Vestibular Special Interest Group (V-SIG)

Continuing Education Courses Taken

Dr. Bell has attended the most advanced level training in vestibular rehabilitation at the International Conference for Vestibular Rehabilitation hosted by the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT), in both 2019 and 2022.

In 2010, Dr. Bell attended advanced training in vestibular rehabilitation at the first offering of the Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation course offered by ANPT.

In 2007, Dr. Bell completed the competency based course on Vestibular Rehabilitation at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which is an intermediate level course.

She took her very first introductory CEU course in vestibular rehabilitation in February of 2006 and was hooked! She has attended many more vestibular rehabilitation courses since 2006.

Dr. Bell has also recently taken CEU courses on concussion management and telehealth for vestibular rehabilitation, although she does not  currently offer telehealth.

Dr. Bell is a CEU instructor herself. Since 2014, Dr. Bell has developed and instructed multiple new PT CEU courses on vestibular rehabilitation, both beginner and intermediate level.

She has written curriculum for more than 60 hours of CEU-approved continuing education courses for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants that she personally developed, including a 24-hour clinical mentorship program, and hundreds of physical therapists have attended her courses. These courses included unique photo-enhanced training manuals, many over 200 pages in length.

Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders

100%

Procedures and Tools

  • Infrared lenses/Frenzel goggles
  • Comprehensive Clinical Vestibular Exam
  • Bedside Head Impulse Test
  • Dix Hallpike
  • Oculomotor testing
  • Functional mobility and gait assessment

Diagnoses Qualified to Manage

  • BPPV
  • Other peripheral vestibular disorders
  • Central vestibular disorders

Multidisciplinary

  • I work in, or have access to, a multidisciplinary team of vestibular specialists

Publications

Dr. Bell has published hundreds of free educational articles on her two blog websites. She has also recorded many podcasts, educational videos, public lectures, and online webinars.

Here are some links to her most popular publications:

"Dizziness and Vertigo: Research in Aging, Part 1"   Dr. Bell's UCSD Stein Public Lecture with over 3 million views!

Blog on BetterBalanceInLife.com

Blog on VertigoDetective.com

YouTube channel

To find more content published by Dr. Bell including articles, videos, webinars, public lectures, and podcasts, visit her "Press Page".

Dr. Kim Bell is also very active on social media. She publishes educational content a few times per week on multiple platforms and regularly responds to comments.

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Dr. Bell also publishes an educational newsletter and sends it to her mailing list of thousands of people via email about once a month.

To sign up for Dr. Bell's mailing list, click here.

You can find out what other patients have to say about Dr. Bell on Yelp! and Google.

To read more patient testimonials, click here.