Sligo Physio Space Physiotherapist Claire Mc Guinness recently completed her Sports Physiotherapy Masters. For this She was required to carry out research and write up a thesis. Below is a summary of the findings from her thesis. A comparison of yoga and meditation for improving mindfulness and well-being and reducing perceived stress, perceived stress [...]
Reformer Pilates at Sligo Physio Space! What are reformers? Reformers are a relatively new form of exercise equipment for performing resistive exercise in a safe and controlled manner. While you can be forgiven for thinking they look like a piece of medieval torture equipment, they are in fact a fantastic piece of equipment. Reformers [...]
Patellar tendinopathy/Jumpers’ knee What is the patella tendon? The patella tendon is formed by the quadriceps muscle of the thigh, it crosses the knee cap (the patella) and attaches to the shin bone (the tibia). The patellar tendon transmits load from the quadriceps to the knee. What is Patellar tendinopathy? Patellar tendinopathy is an [...]
Thinking of focusing on your running during lockdown? A few tips from your physiotherapist! Here we go again, another lockdown! With the gyms closed a lot of people will be turning to running to help shed the Xmas kilos and more importantly to help with mental health and wellbeing. Regardless of your fitness or [...]
Spondylolysis - A stress Fracture of the lower back What are Stress Fractures? A stress fracture is a crack that forms in the bone. They can range from inflammation of the bone right through to a complete stress fracture which is a cortical break. Stress fractures are the result of excessive, repetitive loads on [...]
Achilles Tendon Pain Why do tendons cause pain? Tendons transfer load from our muscles to bone. If we put too much load through a tendon and do this frequently then the amount of tissue breakdown starts to surpass the tissue synthesis. The structure of the tendon then starts to change and it can [...]
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) A most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners A sharp pain, with an increasing tightness on running Noble et al 1980 found 84% of ITB was related to training error Athletes often complain of pain with Stairs, Squats and Running. Who gets ITBS? Predominantly runners who have changed [...]
Post-Concussion Syndrome/Persistent Symptoms following Concussion If your symptoms persist beyond expected timeframes following concussion you need further evaluation from a concussion healthcare practitioner. Adults >10-14 days Children (5-12) & Adolescents (13-18) >4 weeks Persistent Symptoms include: Headache Dizziness Poor memory and attention Fatigue Sleep Disturbance Light sensitivity Irritability Neck pain Headache Headache is the [...]
Sports Concussion Concussion is one of the most common injuries in sports and recreation activities accounts for 15% of all injuries in youth sports is a type of brain injury that is caused by a direct blow to the head or a force transmitted to the head Concussion may reduce further participation in [...]
Hip and Groin Physiotherapy Evidence based Physiotherapy Diagnosis of Hip and Groin pain Classification: Adductor related- adductor tenderness & pain on resisted adductor testing Illiopsoas related – pain on resisted hip flexion &/0r pain on stretching the hip flexors Inguinal related – pain & tenderness inguinal canal region . no palpable hernia is present, [...]