Inspiration for New Year Health Resolutions! Increase activity levels: The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has put emphasis this year on the fact that activity doesn’t necessarily have to mean exercise. Activity can be anything from gardening or cycling to dancing or dare I say it housework! Once you are moving you cannot go wrong.The…
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain throughout the body that has been ongoing for over 3 months duration with no other disorder that can otherwise explain the pain. Other hallmark features of fibromyalgia include disturbance in sleep, physical exhaustion, mood disturbance and cognitive difficulties.…
DESK SUPPORT How to support your body at work Stretching at your desk can work wonders, but it’s even more important to be set up comfortably at your desk. This can reduce Back Pain among other problems. Here’s a handy reminder. Keep your chair close to your desk. Adjust the height and make sure your feet are…
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…
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…
Osteoporosis Class – Why Balance Exercises? As mentioned in previous blog posts (link to mine and Cal’s blogs), Osteoporosis is a disease which affects the density of bones. One of the major implications this has, is that it increases a person’s risk of sustaining a fracture, particularly after a fall or traumatic injury.As a result…
Healthy Bones Class – A Look Inside the Class What is Healthy Bones Class? We aim to help treat Osteoporosis sufferers. Osteoporosis is a condition that affects the density and strength of your bones, increasing the risk of fracture. There are no symptoms of Osteoporosis so often it is not diagnosed until after a fracture.…
Osteoporosis Class Starting at PhysioCare What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition which causes the bones to become weak and brittle. Osteoporosis affects the density of the bone, causing it to become more fragile and thus increasing the risk of fractures. It typically affects women more than men, but it is not exclusive to women. One…
A Look at our Dublin Physiotherapy Clinics We work hard to offer an unrivalled positive experience to all of our patients across all of our Dublin physiotherapy clinics. Each of our clinics are custom designed and built with the patient outcome in mind.This means that the space, equipment and staff within each of our clinics…
Semi Private Pilates Classes at PhysioCare Semi private Pilates classes are available in our PhysioCare Castleknock and Rathfarnham clinics. A maximum of four participants make up each class and the classes are led by our Chartered Physiotherapist Maggie Helm. The small class size means that the class instructors can spend one-on-one time with each participant. These…