Knee Ankle and Foot Physio

Knee pain is one of the most common complaints in the clinic which means we love assessing and treating your knee issue. We will aim to settle your knee pain and then build up the strength as quick as possible returning you to function and sport. The knee is a hinge joint and has some strong muscles acting on it with the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles.

Assessment involves a thorough history, a few simple tests of the knee structures, the strength of the muscles and then a physiotherapy plan is implemented. Initially the focus is on settling down your knee pain, restoring your range of movement and then building up the strength. We will use massage, dry needling, taping, strapping and bracing to get you going again. Strengthening the muscles around the knee will improve the current function and aim to reduce the possibility of future incidents of pain or injury.

Common Knee Injuries:

Meniscal tears
ACL tears
Illiotibial band syndrome
Medial collateral ligament sprain
Lateral collateral ligament sprain
Patellar tendon issues
Patello-femoral joint issues
Osgood Schlatters disease
Osteoarthritis
Chondromalacia patella

Foot and Ankle

The foot and ankle are complex joints with numerous bones, ligaments and muscles in a small area. The foot is important in transferring load to the rest of the body and can become injured through overuse such as in running, especially in the presence of poor biomechanics.

The ankle is especially vulnerable to acute injuries such as ligament sprains which if left untreated tend to reoccur and can cause ongoing problems. Other injuries in the foot and ankle typically occur in the heel, the arch of the foot and the toes.

Once again a thorough examination is essential, even with the simplest of ankle injuries, assessing the function and structures in the foot, analyzing a person’s walk/run and biomechanics.

An individualized treatment and rehabilitation program will be devised to get you back on your feet again and most importantly making sure that the injury doesn’t reoccur.

Common Foot and ankle conditions:

Achilles tendon issues
Calf muscle tears
Shin splints
Ankle sprains
Stress fractures

So for an expert assessment and treatment by a qualified and experienced physiotherapist Book online or Call.

Excellent pilates classes with Claire. The classes are small allowing for 1-to-1 tuition and are tailored to my goals and abilities. Claire has vast experience across physiotherapy, pilates and yoga and with her instruction I have seen great benefit in strengthening my body post partum in an encouraging and safe environment. I have and will continue to recommend Claire for pilates and her physiotherapy services in the North West.

Michelle Hennigan

2021-12-15

Claire Has given me back my confidence that I was able to exercise again after recovering from spinal fusion. She sets a program that suits your needs and will modify weekly is she has to. I look forward to continuing with her class after Christmas. Thank you Claire

Karen Harris

As an avid surfer Claire understands the importance of sport and exercise to an injured patient and the affect and frustration that results from having to take time off from your chosen sport. For this reason she is committed to finding the solution which allows you to return to normality (and sanity!) as soon as possible. I felt reassured and hopeful throughout my treatment plan and impressed with the results. Claire's experience in private practice in Australia and in the public domain at home have provided her with a niche client focused approach.

Elizabeth Flynn

2021-12-06

Claire is an excellent physio, I initially visited her for a consultation for my hip, and also joined her pilates reformer classes to strengthen and remedy my injury. The classes are great, and have worked wonders for me. She is really invested in fixing and getting to the root cause of the injury. I would highly recommend Claire for any physio needs.

Annemarie Smyth

2021-10-12

Claire is an excellent physio who is knowledgable and proactive in treatments and excercise remedies. I recommend her highly

Andrew Feakins

2021-08-16

Excellent and knowledgeable Physio, takes a wholistic approach to your injuries.

Kieran Kearins

I could not recommend Claire@Sligophysiospace highly enough. She has treated me on numerous occasions over the years but most recently on my hip. I'm a runner so being injured is not something we take well!! Claire gave me a programme to strengthen the areas i needed to strengthen & she was nothing but professional & extremely knowledgeable, and thankfully I'm back on the road again. 5 * service from start to finish!

Martina Prunty

2020-07-07

In March 2019, following a skiing accident I had shoulder surgery to repair a fracture and detached rotator cuff injury. My surgeon advised physiotherapy and I was very fortunate to come under the care of Claire McGuinness who has a wealth of experience in managing sports injuries. Following my first visit Claire designed a schedule of exercises specific for my needs and the rehabilitation of my shoulder. This combined with her excellent treatments have speeded up my recover and I am back playing golf and skiing again. I highly recommend the services of Sligo Physio Space and am very grateful to Claire in getting my shoulder fully mobile again.

Peter Griffin

Claire has really helped me in the past with injuries. She is a fantastic physio. She really tries to understand where your pain is coming from to help you get on the road to recovery. I would highly recommend a visit to Claire. Strandhill are lucky to gain a physio with such great experience

Breda McConnon

2020-07-02

After breaking my ankle a few months ago, Claire went above and beyond to help me regain the strength and movement back into it. Her guidance, advice and professionalism were fantastic and would highly recommend Claire's services to anyone.

Deborah Toye