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?…
World Physiotherapy Day 2016 – Add Life to Years World Physiotherapy Day 2016 takes place on Thursday 8th September and the theme this year is ‘Add Life to Years.’ This theme means to highlight how Physiotherapy Treatment and Exercise Therapy can add to the quality of life of the older patient by keeping them active and…
A Neurofen ad was recently banned over misleading claims that the painkiller could specifically target back and joint pain. After complains about this misleading nature were made, the UK Advertising Standards Authority banned the ad and were in agreement “Because the ad implied the product had a special mechanism which meant it specifically targeted back…
Carrying out the tasks that your job requires can place a stress on the body. Whether based mostly at a desk/in an office environment (sedentary) or in a more physical role such as on a building site (active); the constant wear and tear of your joints and muscles can result in pain and discomfort. PhysioCare…
The physical activities involved with sports can have a high impact on the body. As a result of this, it is no surprise that bodily injuries and conditions arise due to sporting injuries; so much so that some injuries are named after them i.e. swimmer’s shoulder. Physiotherapy treatment can help those with sports injuries to…
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…
How Exercise Therapy Can Help You Exercise therapy is a proven and researched method to treat many physical conditions such as arthritis, back pain, sports injuries and more. Research has shown that getting the body moving is a huge factor when it comes to the rehabilitation of injuries and conditions – this is known as…