Meet Blair Hobble, PT, DPT, CBIS
Vestibular physical therapist · 13+ years in neurorehabilitation · Raleigh, NC
Why dizziness became my life's work
I was in middle school the first time I understood what dizziness could really do to a person. My dad — a former collegiate athlete, one of the strongest and most capable people I knew — was suddenly knocked flat by severe, relentless dizziness. Watching someone like that become temporarily unable to do the simplest things left an impression I never shook: vestibular problems don't care how fit or tough you are, and they're often invisible to everyone around you.
That memory followed me into my clinical doctorate at Duke University and into a career spent entirely in neurorehabilitation. But the moment that turned an interest into a mission came early on, with a patient of mine whose recurrent dizziness led to a devastating fall — while she was still waiting to access specialized vestibular care that simply wasn't available fast enough.
It was a pattern I kept seeing. Again and again, people told me their dizziness and unsteadiness had been disrupting their lives for years before a major fall finally landed them in the hospital. The problem usually wasn't that their condition was untreatable — it was that there were too few vestibular specialists, waitlists were too long, and their symptoms had been dismissed for far too long.
I built this practice to close that gap: to offer thorough evaluations, individualized treatment, and honest education, earlier — before dizziness costs someone their independence, their confidence, or their sense of self.
Training and experience
Education & certification
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) — Duke University
- Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)
Clinical experience
- 13+ years specializing in neurorehabilitation
- Clinical Specialist, WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital — led system-level efforts to standardize vestibular screening and treatment for trauma and fall populations
- Designed a hospital-based screening program that identified and treated hundreds of patients with previously unrecognized vestibular dysfunction (including BPPV)
Teaching, speaking & scholarship
- Presenter at national and state professional conferences
- Mentor to Doctor of Physical Therapy students and clinical colleagues
- Published author on rehabilitation in complex patient populations
Conditions I specialize in
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)
- Vestibular migraine
- Dizziness and balance problems after concussion or traumatic brain injury
- Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis
- Unilateral and bilateral vestibular hypofunction
- Balance impairment and fall prevention
- Persistent dizziness and motion sensitivity
- Cervicogenic Dizziness
I'm especially drawn to the complicated cases — the ones that haven't had clear or easy answers elsewhere.
Why this is a cash-based practice
Choosing care outside the traditional insurance model is a fair question to ask about — so here's the honest reasoning.
Time with you, not with a clock.
Insurance often dictates how long a session can be and how many visits you're "allowed." Working outside those constraints means full, unrushed, one-on-one appointments focused entirely on you — not double-booked or handed off to an aide.
Faster access to a specialist.
Vestibular waitlists can stretch for months — and dizziness rarely waits patiently. A cash-based model lets you get in and start treatment sooner, which matters most for conditions where early intervention changes the outcome.
Care driven by your needs, not a billing code.
Treatment decisions are based on what will actually help you recover — not on what a payer will or won't authorize.
Transparent pricing.
You'll know what your visit costs before you book. No surprise bills, no guessing.
Payment is due at the time of service. Claims can be submitted on your behalf for any available out-of-network reimbursement, which is paid directly to you and may count toward your out-of-network deductible, depending on your plan. HSA and FSA payments are accepted.
When I'm not in the clinic, I'm at home with my husband and two kids, who keep life firmly in motion — and rarely perfectly balanced. It's a fitting kind of irony for someone who spends her days helping other people find their footing again.