Pregnancy Pain and Physiotherapy Treatment It is well researched that most women at some stage during their pregnancy or after giving birth will experience some element of musculoskeletal type pain. These symptoms are often accepted as normal and not referred for any further intervention. More emphasis is now being placed on pre and post-natal care…
Male Pilates Classes – The Benefits [one_half]Pilates is often commonly mis-perceived as a form of exercise for women. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Pilates focuses on increasing an individual’s strength, flexibility and control, all of which are key for both men and women alike. By developing these areas, we can learn to move and…
Physiotherapy Christmas Opening Hours 2016 The team at PhysioCare would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year. Here we have our Christmas opening hours for each of our clinics and a reminder that you can purchase PhysioCare gift vouchers to give as Christmas presents too for use…
How Pilates is Beneficial for All Clinical and Physiotherapy led Pilates classes can be beneficial for everyone. They are accessible for all ages and all levels of fitness whether you have attended classes before or not. Men and women enjoy the benefits of Pilates from functional rehabilitation for specific injuries to specific muscle strengthening for…
Ankle Pain – Physiotherapy Can Help Introduction Common ankle injuries are caused by a sudden traumatic event where someone might ‘go over’ on their ankle, also known as an ankle sprain. This usually occurs on the outside (lateral side) of the ankle. Ankle sprains are less common on the inside (medial side) of the ankle…
Why Staying Active is Crucial for Ireland’s Older Generation Age Friendly Ireland have recently stated that the number of people aged 65 or over in Ireland will double by 2040. They state this to highlight how crucial local and national health services are to cater to this older demographic. Speaker from Age Friendly Ireland Hugh…
Running Injuries and Prevention With the marathon season upon us . . . . . . it is important to make sure you finish the race injury free. Running can place high demands on the body leading to stressed tissues resulting in injuries. Common injuries encountered during running include overuse injuries, muscle tears, plantar fascitis…
Running and Knee Pain – We Can Help With the Dublin City marathon only two weeks away, all of the hard training you have done will be coming to an end. You’re probably heading into your tapering stages and beginning to prepare from a nutritional point of view. With all the miles of training you…
‘Carbo-loading’ or carbohydrate loading is a phrase that most runners will have heard of and for a lot of novice runners this may translate as a pasta party the night before your race. Have you ever really considered exactly why it is so important to load up on complex carbohydrates before a long distance run?…
Older People’s Day 2016 October 1st marks older peoples day 2016 and an initiative by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to “celebrate the achievements of and contribution older people make to society” and highlight “the role of physiotherapy in enabling older people to remain healthy and independent.” Indeed both statements are true. The older generation…