The Olympic Games: Team Ireland
With the Olympic opening ceremony just over 4 days away we take a look at the Irish contingent who are competing in London Arguably the biggest sporting event in the World, few gatherings evoke as much excitement as these historic games. Sixty-five of our athletes are currently preparing for the biggest event of their lives, prior to the opening ceremony on Friday.
How Neck Pain Can Be Helped By Exercise
We have all experienced neck pain to some degree- it may be brought on from sitting at a computer the whole day, from playing sports or possibly from an accident. Neck pain is a relatively common complaint, affecting up to 70% of individuals at some point during their life. Approximately 40-50% of the population suffer neck pain in any one year.
How To Avoid Tennis Injuries This Season
The Summer Tennis season is in full swing in clubs and courts around Ireland and with the World’s most famous professional competition, Wimbledon into its third day, people may be encouraged to dust off the racquet and whites. Perhaps people may want to get out on the court for the first time and get some exercise during the milder weather.
Avoiding Pain During Golf Season
Back Pain and Arthritis are two major problems which prevent a large number of golfers from playing as much golf as they might like to. However there can be a number of other causes for discomfort during a game. This post discusses how to help you avoid enduring pain and stay comfortable during a game.
A Summer of Irish Sport
Across Europe domestic sporting seasons in games such as Rugby Union and Football are coming to a close for the Summer break. Despite this there is a terrific Summer of sport to look forward to which has a very strong Irish involvement across a wide range of sports and suggests that this year could be a truly memorable one for Irish sport.
Stretch For Success – A Guide to Stretching
Whether you are a gym-goer, aspiring sportsman or relatively inactive, there is a good chance that you should stretch more. There are numerous benefits to stretching for athlete and non-athlete alike, but in these busy times, stretching is often sacrificed. Chartered Physiotherapist John Jordan discusses the do’s and dont’s of stretching and the some of the benefits associated.
Knee Injuries – Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
The weekend brought about a brave effort but yet a very disappointing result for the Irish Rugby team in France. A 17-17 draw was not the outcome either team would have anticipated or desired and continues Ireland’s record of only one win in France in the past forty years. With two more big matches against Scotland and England remaining, Ireland will look to finish this year’s Six Nations on a high with wins against Scotland in Dublin and against England in Twickenham on St Patrick’s Day.
Core Conditioning – It’s More than than just Abs
Lots of us wish we had flatter stomachs and this is something which seems to get harder to achieve as we get older. The demands of daily life may not leave that much time or energy to focus on exercise. Despite all the magazine articles we read, “quick-fix” regimes, infomercials and information we sift through online, the only way to really get a “tighter tummy” is by expending more calories than we consume and exercising.
Learning About Groin Strain
A groin strain is a partial tear of the small fibers of the adductor muscles. The adductorsare a group of three muscles located on the inner aspect of the thigh. They start in the groin area and run down the inner thigh attaching to the inner side of the knee. Athletes competing in sports that require running, changes in direction, repetitive kicking and physical contact such as football, GAA, rugby and hockey, are at a relatively higher risk of experiencing episodes of groin injury.
Workplace Posture and Ergonomics
Poor workplace posture is a major cause of back pain, workplace stress and can lead to repetitive strain injuries. This can result in poor employee health and low morale which will ultimately lead onto reduced productivity, lost time and higher business costs. Chartered Physiotherapist, Eimear Fox discusses the ins and outs of posture and ergonomics
Thinking of Entering a Triathlon Part 2
How much training you need to do before your first triathlon depends on you. It depends on your level of fitness and your personal goals – do you want to do a sprint, a standard, middle or full distance? Do you want to be competitive or just be able to finish the race?
Run off The Winter Blues Part 6
If you have seen my previous entries you will know that the average 10 and a half stone runner puts 60-90 tonnes of force through each leg for every mile he/she runs *. This is a phenomenal amount of load to endure, which, with poor technique, can quickly lead to a variety of conditions ranging from shin splints and knee pain to the more serious stress fractures of the foot bones (metatarsals), shin bone (tibia) and long term wear and tear such as osteoarthritis. I see this happening to recreational and competitive runners in clinic every week.
Is Pilates The Answer To Back Pain
Have you thought about Pilates as an option for treating back pain? Our Chartered Physiotherapist Danielle Mah, discusses Pilates as a treatment option for Back Pain, one of the most commonly seen problems in our clinics. Here is Part 1 of the blog, where Danielle argues the “Yes” side of Pilates for Back pain treatment.
Run Off The Winter Blues
In the coming weeks we are going to be sharing a series of blogs which will discuss exercise, namely running during the Winter months. In this series, we will guide you through what you need to know and provide you with tips to keep you active over the cold period. Chartered Physiotherapy, Rob Hanley is the guest writer for these blogs. Rob who works in our clinic in Dooradoyle, Limerick, is a keen sportsman and runner who has recently completed the Waterford and Cork marathons amongst numerous other sporting activities, so he has an excellent understanding of what is required during running.
Running off the Winter Blues Part 5
Rob Hanley, Chartered Physiotherapist from our clinic in Limerick takes us into part 5 of our Running in Winter blog. This time around, Chi Running is the topic for discussion. This post is quite short as we provide you with links to a very interesting article documenting the basic of Chi Running.
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.
Can Exercise Help with Migraine Headaches?
Migraine headaches are a common painful condition that affects many people. They have been described as one of the worst pains anyone can suffer. People affected by migraines have found that there can be many different forms of triggers that lead to a migraine attack such as weather, noise, stress and alcohol. The precise mechanism of what causes a migraine remains ambiguous, “almost 40 to 50% of all triggers of migraine are due to…
