Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy treatment aims to correct postures and movements which lead to injury or damage to the body. If you have suffered an injury such as a ligament sprain or muscle strain, the physio treatment augments the body’s normal healing process and will speed the recovery of a strong tissue repair. Regaining muscle control and strength…
Sports Physiotherapy
Physical Activity and Sports Injuries Sports physiotherapy is a specific field of physiotherapy which specialises in the treatment and management of a wide variety of injuries sustained during physical activity or sports (both social and competitive). Sports physiotherapy involves a thorough assessment of the injured area and a wider biomechanical assessment of your movement patterns…
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation refers to a specific program of exercises and stretches prescribed for you by a health or exercise practitioner, and progressed over a period of time. The program is designed to address your weaknesses, improve your quality of life and help you reach achievable functional goals. You might need rehabilitation from an orthopaedic injury or…
Pilates and Reformer Based Rehab
Clinical Pilates Clinical Pilates involves the integration of Pilates assessment and rehabilitation exercises into Physiotherapy management of injuries and musculoskeletal pains. The techniques and exercises chosen are based on assessment findings and therefore individually prescribed to address the causes of pain, rather than being part of a generic program or exercise class. Reformer Pilates…
Dry Needling
What is Dry Needling? Dry Needling uses acupuncture needles to assist your recovery in a number of ways, often by releasing tension in myofascial trigger points (knots in the muscle). Our senior physiotherapist Stephen Mahony has been incorporating Dry Needling into his treatment plans since 2008, and has completed introductory and two advanced levels of…
Nordic Walking
Nordic Walking is fitness walking with specially designed poles and a learned technique to create a low stress, total body workout. It is applicable to almost anyone and can be done on a variety of surfaces – grass, footpaths, forest trails, the beach and even in snow. As the name suggests, Nordic Walking was developed…
Biomechanical Running Analysis
Many running injuries can be caused or contributed to by your technique. Consider these questions: Who taught you how to run? (in most cases nobody!) Do you think that we are born with an innately perfect running technique? (of course not!) Is there any difference between learning a sporting skill like kicking a football and…
Laser Neck Rehabilitation
When you sprain your ankle we have always included rehabilitation balance exercises that retrain your brain’s awareness of your position and movement – contributing to your joint stability. Physiotherapy researchers from the University of Queensland have shown that we should also retrain this function if you have had a significant neck injury eg from a…