Common Cycling Injuries Common cycling injuries are often seen and treated here at PhysioCare. Cycling, both as a sport and as a means of transport, has majorly grown in popularity over the past number of years. Recent research has even shown that cycling to work can cut the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease in…
Foot Scan and Orthotic Assessment You asked and we listened – we have extended our offer for a Half Price Foot Scan and Orthotic Assessment until the end of July 2017 due to popular demand. Foot Pain? Back Pain? Knee Pain? We can help. Call us on 015310007 to avail of this offer and read…
Low Back Pain: The Facts Up to 80% of the world’s population will experience low back pain within their lifetime. It is the biggest cause of disability in the world and the second most common reason for GP visits. Here I explain what exactly this is, expand on some its common causes and finally explain…
What is Pilates and Who is it Suited to? My name is Sinead Greenan (MISCP) and I am Chartered Physiotherapist here at PhysioCare, based in the Blanchardstown and Castleknock clinics. I teach Pilates classes in Blanchardstown every Monday at both 6-7pm and 7-8pm, so I wanted to write this blog to explain as to just what…
PhysioCare Patient Satisfaction At PhysioCare, we take patient satisfaction extremely seriously and have a dedicated customer care manager in place. Through meetings, surveys and feedback we constantly improve our services and practices to help you get and feel better. From your initial phone call to our clinics, from the front desk itself and all the…
Home Visit Service Available at PhysioCare PhysioCare offer a Home Visit service whereby one of our Chartered Physiotherapists can travel to you and treat you or a loved one in the comfort of your home. Treatment lasts for 45 minutes and aims to help patients get and feel better if they cannot make it into…
Six Guidelines to Meet your New Year Health Goals To meet your new year health goals, here are six guidelines that we use in our clinics with every injury and can also be applied to a successful and healthy start to 2017. 1. Set SMART Goals Goals need to be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and (have a)…
Thinking of Starting Beginners Pilates in Dublin? What you need to know Starting a new activity or hobby can be daunting. Often it involves putting ourselves outside of our comfort zone which can be a bit intimidating. Exercise comes easy to some but to others it can be completely alien. Whether you have some or…
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…
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…