Exercise For Parkinsons Disease
Yesterday was the 70th birthday of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The ex-heavyweight fighter is one of the most distinguished and admired athletes in sports history who is best known for his flashy, entertaining style of boxing, his confident trash talking and lethal knock-out punches. Today, he is also seen as one of the most famous personalities who suffers with Parkinson’s disease and rarely is his name not associated with Parkinson’s in the media.
Run off the Winter Blues Part 8
We all have muscular imbalances. Those of us that are right footed or right handed will have muscles that are, on average, 10-15% stronger than those of our left side and vice versa. This is normal but for some people this difference can he heightened further.
Run off the Winter Blues Part 9
To run well you must have a great core. Chartered Physiotherapist, Rob Hanley discusses core stability in the second last instalment of this blog series.
Are You Sitting Comfortably? 4 Tips To Prevent Office Related Back Pain
Everyone suffering from back pain has the exact same move- one hand behind your back, shoulders arched and a look on your face that screams pure discomfort. Why does the worst pain on the human body have to be in such an awkward place?To help you avoid this terrible affliction we’ve put together 4 tips from our team of expert physios that will help prevent back pain before it even begins.
Why It’s So Important To Stretch Before Exercise?
Learn why stretching is so important in helping you keep injury free and why you should be doing it more
DSE Refresher, Posture and Exercise Course
The Physio Company will hold the following course ‘DSE Refresher, Posture and Exercise Course’ in the IFSC Physio Company Clinic from June 27 to September 26 2015.
For further information, please contact Michael McCormack, tel 01 6799685, email
michael@thephysiocompany.com
Injury Recovery: WhyEarly Intervention Is Critical
If you’ve put off treatment of an injury before then you are more than likely damaging your recovery and increasing the treatment cost & time. Click here to find out how.
Dry Needling For Injury Recovery
It is often the case that an injury will need to be treated with a number of different techniques. One of the lesser known, yet highly effective technique is call Dry Needling. While it should gruesome (and even when explained it sounds no better), if you ask anyone that has had the procedure applied to them […]
Pregnancy Pilates
Pilates is a form of exercise that focuses on strengthening the body’s core muscles from the pelvis into the rib cage and diaphragm usually with the spine and pelvis in a neutral position. It is when the lumbar spine and pelvis are in neutral, that there is least pressure on the intervertebral discs compared with […]
7 Exercises You Should Not Do While Pregnant
Becoming pregnant on your first, second or even sixth child is an exciting time. There are a lot changes ahead that will have an affect your body during the months leading up to the new arrival.
Training Tips For Triathlon Beginners
Starting triathlon training? The read part one of our guide to beginning triathlon training for some really useful advice!
Why Cycling Is A Great Exercise
Do your joints ache when you run or walk? Do you dread exercising because you feel pain during physical activity? Do you want a fun way to stay fit and healthy? Have you tried cycling?
How Often Should I Exercise?
Are you feeling pain or picking up injuries when exercising? Raheny physio Brian Crinnon looks at the “how often should I exercise?” question from a physiotherapy angle.
Why Use a Chartered Physiotherapist for Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a technique based on Traditional Chinese Medicine which successfully treats pain through the insertion of needles at specific acupuncture points to balance the body’s Chi. Acupuncture is a safe, drug free intervention and painless procedure in which very fine needles are inserted at particular acupuncture points on the body to relieve the symptoms […]
How Physiotherapy Can Help Older People
Older people often lose mobility and flexibility, find out how physiotherapy can help them maintain their mobility, movement and balance
What is Orthopaedic Physiotherapy?
Learn more about Orthopaedic Physiotherapy and whether you can benefit from it.
What Are Soft Tissue Injuries?
Soft tissue refers to any of the connective tissues that surround the bones and joints in our bodies. The term ‘soft tissue injury’ therefore covers damage to any of the muscles, tendons or ligaments of the body. Injuries can range from commonly seen mild sprains or strains to tendon rupture.
Winter Exercise Guide
Want to start exercising this Winter but not sure how to start? Then you’ve come to the right place. Read our Winter Exercise Guide and we’ll give you tonnes of help on how to get started
