Do you have a ‘weak’ back? Given that up to 80 percent of people in the developed world will suffer with back pain at some stage, most of...

This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, during which individuals, clubs, schools and workplaces all over the world are being asked...

The Rugby World Cup is upon us. Can this Irish team do what none of their predecessors have managed and progress beyond the...

It was suggested recently that I write about farming injuries. It would seem a sensible suggestion. We are, after all, in a rural area...

Men. Apparently we are the root of all evil, oppressing women, children, other men, even small puppies if we get the chance. With...

A fortnight ago in these pages, we looked at the relative insignificance of foot strike in relation to running injuries. For those who...

‘Four legs good, two legs bad’ claimed the pigs in George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ in a simplistic summary of their beliefs. While not as...

Exercise, stretches, massage, sport, knees, backs, shoulders. These are all words that people readily associate with Chartered...

Life is all about balance. Good and evil, chaos and order, sweet and sour, whiskey and water. Put simply, balance is the ability to cope...

Did anyone notice that strange yellow thing in the sky over the bank holiday weekend? I believe it was a relative of the sun. It couldn’t...

‘I wouldn’t be fit for that, now’. It’s a statement that physiotherapists hear all the time from people of all ages and all walks of...

So Ireland have beaten the All Blacks again to make it two wins in the last three games. It seems Joe Schmidt’s men are making a habit of...

Ever had a sore neck? That nagging ache that runs from your neck down to the top of your shoulders. If you spend much time at a desk or...

As a chartered physiotherapist, lower back pain is the most common complaint I deal with. In fact, according to the statistics, it’s...