Getting started with Active Rehab Making ourselves a priority can be challenging. In an emergency, we always hear the phrase ‘attend to your own oxygen mask first’. We can do everything in our lives better when we move painlessly, feel energised and happier. At PhysioCare we run a range of classes and individual active rehabilitation…
CHRONIC PAIN AND ACTIVE REHABILITATION Most of us have had the experience of having a paper cut feel like it’s a “Centre of our universe” pain, while we may have broken a limb or severely injured ourselves in another circumstance and not noticed until later on. How can something as trivial as a paper cut…
It may be Friday the 13th but we will forget about superstitions as today is PhysioCare’s 17th birthday!!! It doesn’t seem like 17 years since our doors were first opened. The time has truly flown by since that day in 2001 and we are delighted to say the company has grown up extremely well! Thank…
Active Rehabilitation for back pain 80% of adults report lower back pain at some point in their lives and 10-15% of all sports-related injuries involve the spine. Low back pain accounts for more lost person hours than any other type of occupational injury and is the most frequent cause of activity limitation in those under…
GETTING MOTIVATED…….. So you have been promising yourself for weeks …(months…) you would get fit and take up walking, joining or a little bit of both. Some days we need a little more of a push out the door than others, so just like your running programme, you should also have a plan to maintain…
GROWING PAINS…. From breaking in new shoes to carrying around heavy schoolbags; there are quite a few physical stresses that school students are under. With P.E. also on the curriculum and growing pains to contend with, physiotherapy treatment can be sought to relieve some of the aches, pains and injuries associated with school students. Upper Body A…
Some Myths Surrounding Physiotherapy Explained……. With many aspects of health and fitness, it is inevitable that the truth can be twisted and myths can arise in relation to certain things. Physiotherapy is no different with what people know and what people expect often differing from fact. Below we have broken down some common myths for…
World Cup Year – Common sports related injuries Here at PhysioCare, we see a diverse amount of pathologies and conditions, with it being a World Cup year around the corner let’s discuss the most common injuries that can occur while playing sports, we often see here in our clinics. Sports injuries can often be as…
RESISTANCE TRAINING. Resistance training, also known as strength training or weight training has numerous benefits including increases in strength, muscle mass, and bone density. It will not only make you strong, but can also help with managing your weight, gain body confidence, improve your quality of life and can actually slow down or even…
BLACKROCK, COMING SOON We are due to open in Blackrock soon – please contact us for more information – call our closest clinic Carrickmines Unit 2 Carrickmines Manor, Glenamuck Road, Dublin 18 —— Call: 015310018 —— E-Mail: carrickmines@physio.ie