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…
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.
Top 10 Stupid Injuries Suffered By Sports Stars
Read about the 10 most stupid injuries sports stars suffered!
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
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?
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.
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.
Training Tips For Triathlon Beginners
Starting triathlon training? The read part one of our guide to beginning triathlon training for some really useful advice!
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.
A Quick Guide to Taking up Exercise
With the summer fast approaching there is no better time to start an exercise program. The weather is getting better and the evenings are longer. So let us help you with our exercise quick guide.
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
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 Can Physiotherapy Aid Joint Injuries
Joint related pain is a common complaint seen within a clinic setting. To shed some light on such injuries I will discuss anatomy, function and how physiotherapy can assist to alleviate pain and return a person to full recovery. Movement The human movement system is a physiological system of the body that produces motion of […]
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 […]
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
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
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 […]
