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…
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…
If you have a fitness goal in mind whether it be to lose weight, tone up, gain muscle, rehabilitate an injury or even just to be more active; then Personal Training is for you. Meet your goal one-on-one with your PhysioCare personal trainer in our private and spacious PhysioGym. Your sessions last for an hour…
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…
Arthritis – How PhysioCare Can Help You Information: Arthritis (also known as osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease) is the oft times painful ‘wear and tear’ of joint. Associated symptoms and sources of discomfort can include an overgrowth of bone (osteophytes), narrowing of the joint space, sclerosis or hardening of bone at the joint surface and…
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…
Arthritis and Appointment Waiting Times A recent survey by Arthritis Ireland uncovered that appointment waiting times to be treated for the condition are not getting any quicker. Specifically focusing on adolescent arthritis as part of their ‘Children with Arthritis Awareness Month’, the survey revealed that 32% of parents had been waiting six months or more…
For the attention of all knee pain sufferers. A very interesting study for those with knee meniscal problems:
Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) or ‘Cervical Acceleration-Deceleration’ describes the mechanism of injury of the neck during a high velocity trauma. This happens when someone’s head moves forwards and then backwards quickly. This quick back and forth movement may cause injury to the neck. This is most commonly seen in car accidents but is also a…
During the month of March, we are holding a series of free informative seminars in relation to our Home Visit service and as to what Home Visits can achieve. These serve to educate you on how home based care can help for you or a loved one and also what to expect as part of…