Killarney Physical Therapy Clinic

21/04/2019

The feet is where it all starts!

23/02/2019

Brilliant glute activation exercises! A strong glute Medius means your glute max will fire up making them stronger so don't ignore them!

05/10/2018

Very practical advice. You CANNOT underestimate the benefits of yoga!

Shona Vertue helped make David Beckham more flexible - here's why you should follow suit.

01/10/2018

We’ve been taught that the voluntary skeletal muscle system is the largest single organ in the body measuring more than 40 percent of body weight. It is maintained in a sophisticated state of balance and coordination throughout a wide range of postures and activities. Voluntary muscles are not onl...

27/09/2018

As a practitioner who specialises in improving human movement I’m continually fascinated by the differences between us.

We learn from examples of ‘norms’ but what is normal movement?

Your joints will dictate where your foot lands not someone’s idea of how we should all place our feet

And we ALL have lordosis! This is not an abnormal condition, but a natural curve in the spine

The degree by which your lumbar spine curves might actually differ to the ‘norms’ too....naturally!

AND...

Everyone’s pelvis tilts anteriorly too!
Again the degree by which it does this might differ too!

Be careful about picking up & throwing terminology around that is ambiguous

25/07/2018

The importance of a strong Glute Medius!

15/07/2018

For those who suffer with sciatic pain.

22 Exercises For Sciatica 1. Peanut Foam Rolling (0:35) 2. TFL Release (1:16) 3. Psoas Release (1:49) 4. Piriformis Lying Stretch (2:09) 5. Figure 4 heel on ...

26/04/2018

All you need is a ball!

Use these 18 Med Ball Exercises to get in a great full-body, core-intensive workout that really gets your blood pumping!

31/03/2018

The media today often condemns the use of barbell training for young children. There are some that claim lifting weights at a young age will lead to stunted growth, fractured growth plates and limi…

04/03/2018

Hugely important.

This Important Glute Muscle - The Gluteus Medius is key to preventing lower body aches and pains AND getting our glutes to function optimally!

10/08/2017

08/02/2017

You often hear people speak of this? Have a read!

There are three ways snapping hip can originate. Each type of snapping hip, while typically harmless, may lead to pain and joint damage for some athletes.

16/08/2016

Hi everyone, just to let you all know that I will be finishing up on Maternity Leave at the end of the month. If anyone needs an appointment before then please give me a call or PM me here. Thanks.

09/08/2016

Curraha GAA star Danny Battersby is lucky to be alive.

25/07/2016

Talented GAA players, who from their late teens have endured an endless regime of training and playing for club, college and county, are suffering irreparable hip damage by their mid 20

29/06/2016

For all you crossfit people!

A muscle strain is a stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon. Strains can occur in joints and muscles across the body, but the shoulders in particular are very susceptible to strains. Treatment options for shoulder strains vary depending on the severity of the strain, but generally follow the RI...

28/06/2016

Tendon injuries go by several different names. This post will help you sort out the differences and better understand your diagnosis.

15/06/2016

We could learn a thing or two from this little one!! Great mobility but you'd expect that at her tiny age! Very cute!