by Lee Chambers | Back Pain, Common Injuries, Pain Treatment, Physiotherapy
Back pain means I have a serious injury While back pain can be really painful and worrying, it is very common and rarely dangerous. About 75% of people worldwide will experience back pain in their lifetime. About 90% of these injuries are what are referred to as...
by Paul Conneely | Back Pain, Exercise, Pain Treatment
Aspecific Low Back Pain Currently, the prevalence of Low Back Pain is estimated to be between 18.3% and 30.8% people who experience episodes of Low Back Pain every month, which places Low Back Pain 6th on the list of Overall disease burden worldwide. However, Low back...
by Lee Chambers | Arthritis, Exercise, Pain Treatment, Physiotherapy
National arthritis week 2022 (April 4-10) Here at PMC Physiotherapy Dunboyne we regularly treat patients with various stages of arthritis to improve the mobility and restore the use of affected joints, increase strength to support the joints, maintain fitness or...
by Lee Chambers | Vestibular rehabilitation, Pain Treatment, Physiotherapy
Housekeeping Your initial vestibular rehabilitation assessment will be about 1 hour long. You will be emailed a COVID 19 questionnaire to be filled out prior to your appointment and you will be required to wait in your car until your physiotherapist is ready to take...
by Paul Conneely | Physiotherapy, Elite Athletes, Pain Treatment, Personal Health
Injuries and the gait cycle At PMC Physiotherapy Dunboyne we are the first physiotherapy clinic in Ireland to use cutting edge gait cycle analysis technology to allow us measure your foot in motion and prescribe a fully bespoke orthotic to help you return to pain free...
by Paul Conneely | Musculoskeletal (MSK), Pain Treatment, Personal Health, Physiotherapy
Dry needling versus acupuncture. Dry needling and acupuncture both involve puncturing the skin with thin needles for therapeutic purposes. However, while both therapies aim is to provide relief from pain, the practices are otherwise very different. What is Dry...
