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What Is Shockwave Therapy? Alrene Cornish Shockwave therapy, also known as Radial Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (RSWT),) is a non-invasive treatment that delivers acoustic pressure waves into damaged tissues to stimulate biological healing responses at specific affected areas. How Does It Work? When shockwave therapy is applied, it triggers several beneficial effects in the body: Improved […]

Why does strength training matter if I’m over 55 years young… Tom Byrne Why does strength training matter if I’m over 55 years young…Aging brings predictable losses in muscle mass, strength and power (often called sarcopenia). That decline directly affects independence, walking, climbing stairs and getting up from a chair — so keeping or rebuilding

Resistance Training for Older Adults Diarmuid Geraghty Everywhere we look these days, be it TV, radio or social media, people are espousing the benefits of strength training. But what is it and why is it important, particularly as we age? Also known as resistance training, it’s a type of exercise that makes your muscles work against a weight

Management of Ankle Sprains Tom Byrne Background: The most common ankle sprain is a lateral ankle sprain (1a) which involves rolling over on the outside of the ankle causing damage to the lateral ankle ligaments (ATFL, CFL, PTFL). The least common injury is a medial ankle sprain (1b) which involves rolling over on the inside of the

Conservative Management Following Shoulder Dislocation The shoulder or ‘Glenohumeral Joint’ is the most commonly dislocated joint, accounting for up to 45% of all dislocations. Anterior dislocation (forward dislocation) accounts for 96% of cases and is often the result of a force directed to the shoulder joint while the arm is abducted (raised out to the

I just got ACL reconstruction, what will my rehab look like? After getting your ACL reconstruction surgery, rehab is a long 9-12 month process. Rehab is split up into early, mid and late stage rehab. Each stage of rehab looks slightly different with different goals that we want you to achieve before progressing you onto

Ergonomics Ensuring an optimal workspace whether it is in the hub, sitting room or company office! At MDC Physiotherapy we want to help you transform your workspace into a healthier and happier one! Below, we will go through what it is, its meaning and how you can implement it with some easy tips! Let’s look

Common golf injuries By MDC Physiotherapy Although a perfectly executed golf swing may not look like an overly stressful activity, it is a highly complex movement that requires a high degree of coordination. The golf swing brings the trunk, hip, shoulder and wrist joints through extreme ranges of motion at a high velocity. Due to

Concussion By Emmet Magee Diagnosis, protocols, and a treatment shift away from dark room rest! Firstly, let’s look at the definition of a concussion. Concussion has been defined as ‘’a traumatically induced transient disturbance of brain function occurring when external forces of different intensities provoke rapid acceleration–deceleration of the brain’’ (McCrory et al., 2017).  

Groaning about your groin? MDC Physiotherapy The rate of occurrence of groin injuries should not be underestimated, ranking behind only fracture and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in terms of time out of training and play (1). It is an injury that should not be ignored when mild symptoms first arise. The average days lost due