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Plantar Fasciitis: The Most Misunderstood Foot Problem
If you've ever stepped out of bed in the morning and felt a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel with those first few steps, you'll know exactly what plantar fasciitis feels like. It's one of the most common causes of heel pain, and also one of the most commonly...
What Is Sciatica? (And What Actually Helps)
Sciatica is one of the most commonly searched musculoskeletal conditions online,¹ and also one of the most misunderstood. People use the word loosely to describe almost any pain that runs down the leg, but the term has a specific meaning, and understanding it properly...
More Than Muscles: The Emotional Side of Physiotherapy
When most people think about physiotherapy, they picture something physical. A sore back, a stiff shoulder, a knee that hasn't been right since that one match two years ago. They come in expecting to be assessed, moved around, given exercises, and sent on their way....
Love Padel? Your Body Has Some Questions.
If you haven't played padel yet, you probably know someone who has. It's taken over sports centres across Ireland at a speed that's hard to keep up with, and it's easy to see why. It's social, it's fast, it's genuinely fun, and the learning curve is gentle enough that...
Physio or Physical Therapy? What’s in a Name (And Why It Matters to You)
If you've ever typed "physio near me" into Google, or wondered whether you should be searching for a "physical therapist" instead, you're not alone. It's a surprisingly good question. So let's clear it up, and while we're at it, talk about what the research now tells...
Temporomandibular Joint dysfunction: the mysterious source of pain.
What is the Temporomandibular Joint? The Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ), is the hardest working little joint in your body, the hinge between the upper and lower jaw. The average person will open and close their mouth approximately 2000 times a day this can be load...
Working from home advice
Working from home can be challenging, particularly in a stressful situation like the one our workforce is currently experiencing. Here are some tips to protect your health and wellbeing during this time. Routine Start and end the day with a routine. If you always get...
MRI scans and Back pain
A large number of people who don’t present at the Doctor with pain symptoms have a lot of “abnormal” findings on MRI scans. So what can we deduce from this? This research by Brinjki et al (2014), illustrates the fact that changes happen in the spine as we age, these...
The fear of pain is worse than the pain itself
Persistent or chronic pain is a debilitating condition, in Ireland one person in four suffer from it. The condition affects people physically as well as psychologically. Physical activity has been shown to reduce the severity of symptoms and improve quality of life in...
Shoulder Stuff
Your shoulder is the most mobile joint in your body. A ball and socket joint like no other, one where the socket is a lot smaller then the ball, it has to work with (think of a golf ball sitting on a tee). This arrangement provides us with a hugely flexible joint, but...
Imaging, what is it good for?
There is no doubt that the advances in imaging technology has been a great benefit for healthcare. Being able to look inside the body and see what is happening is truly amazing and a time traveller from a recently as a hundred years ago would look on it as close to...
Rehabilitation & Exercises
Rehabilitation is the process to regain full function following injury and involves restoring strength, flexibility, endurance and power. It is achieved through various exercises and drills. Rehabilitation is as important as treatment following an injury but...
