Mal de Debarquement Syndrome and Foundational Correction

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Very few things are as exhausting as heading out to sea on a cruise ship and then having to wait for your body and brain to get used to the constant motion. This situation is usually called “getting your sea legs.” It stops you from crashing into a wall whenever the ship bops up or down.

When you’re back on shore, your legs will, in turn, need some time to get used to the new land environment. In many cases, this may happen within a few minutes or hours, but sometimes, it can take up to two days. However, when you have mal de debarquement syndrome, you’ll find it hard to get off the feeling that you’re still on the boat. Mal de debarquement syndrome is the French term for “sickness of disembarkment.” As a result, you’ll have this feeling of swaying or rocking even though you are not (1).

Mal de debarquement syndrome can happen to anyone. But it is more prevalent among women between the ages of 30 to 60. We do not fully understand whether hormones play a role in this or not.

Migraine patients are more likely to have it, but clinicians are not too sure about the relationship between both conditions.

Symptoms of mal de debarquement syndrome

In mal de debarquement syndrome, you will always have this feeling of bobbing…