by Caitriona Conneely | Paediatric Physiotherapy, Common Injuries, Physiotherapy
Common childhood foot and leg conditions A child’s lower limbs (legs and feet) are constantly developing and changing shape during the first decade of their life. During this musculoskeletal development, some children’s lower limbs differ in appearance to their peers....
by Paul Conneely | Sports Injury Rehabilitation, Common Injuries, Exercise, Physiotherapy
Proactive Steps to Reduce Injury Risk Over the course of 2023, a lot of us will have had an injury or a niggle at some point that has prevented us from taking part in all the activities we would have liked to, or has side-lined us from sport. In the year 2024, we will...
by Paul Conneely | Sports Injury Rehabilitation, Common Injuries, Physiotherapy
Preventing Injury in Rugby with New Tackle Rules As of the 2023/2024 season, World Rugby has modified their rules in order to improve player safety at the community level. From this season forward, tackles must be made below the sternum, as opposed to below the...
by Paul Conneely | Paediatric Physiotherapy, Bone Health, Common Injuries, Physiotherapy
Navigating Growth Spurts: A Guide to Managing Youth Growth-Related Injuries Growth Related Injuries As we move through different stages of life, certain injuries can be more common at certain stages. The stage of life where we grow at the fastest rate (Peak Height...
by Paul Conneely | Sports Injury Rehabilitation, Common Injuries, Musculoskeletal (MSK), Pain Treatment, Physiotherapy
Let’s talk about Injury Reduction, not Prevention Injury prevention is a hot topic for Physiotherapists, athletes, coaches and indeed, the general public. Why wait for an injury to happen if you know there might be ways to prevent it from happening in the first place....
by Paul Conneely | Musculoskeletal (MSK), Common Injuries, Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia Prevention Tips Sarcopenia is a condition that can be defined as a loss of lean muscle mass and strength, causing a decrease in the ability to perform activities of daily living (Thompson, 2007). While this condition tends to be more prevalent in elderly...
