With the Dublin Marathon on Sunday 25 October, you’re now in the taper. Your long runs come down, your weekly distance drops, and your legs finally get a chance to absorb everything you’ve put them through since the summer. It’s also when most runners feel at their worst. Phantom aches appear, you feel sluggish, and
The Irish Life Dublin Marathon is on Sunday 25 October. If you’re one of the 20,000-plus runners lining up, you’re in your biggest training weeks right now, and that’s exactly when we see most running injuries come through the door: sore Achilles, tight calves, and the knee that only hurts on the downhills. It’s rarely
DEXA vs. BIA: Which One Should You Use to Track Bone Health in Your 60s? By Yordan Delchev, Senior Physiotherapist, MSc Sport & Exercise Medicine If you’ve been told your bone density needs attention — or you’re simply being proactive about healthy ageing — you’ve likely come across two names: DEXA and BIA. Both are
Claim Your Medical Expenses! All major health insurers recognise care provided by Chartered Physiotherapists at Peak Physio. To check your own cover, please review your own policy for its terms and conditions. We will provide receipts for all your treatment sessions either session by session or a full receipt of all visits at the end
In these 3 video’s we look at early, mid and end stage Rehab of an ankle sprain.
Starting a pilates class and unsure what to expect? Here at Peak Physio, all our classes are run by a chartered physiotherapist. If you are new to our clinic or pilates, we carry out a Free 15 min ‘Pre-Pilates Screening’. This enables the physiotherapist to provide a baseline and education on pilates before beginning the
Looking to improve your golfing performance? 4 steps to achieve this.
The graph above represents the power output, which can also be thought of as the intensity of an activity (x-axis), with regard to the corresponding heart rate (left axis) and lactate produced (right axis).
What is Dry Needling? Myofascial trigger point dry needling is a technique used to release myofascial trigger points. It involves the insertion of sterile single use acupuncture needles into the muscle to target a trigger point. This causes a local twitch response, the muscle contracts and relaxes. This causes a chemical response which helps to
German-born Joseph Pilates invented the classical pilates method while working to rehabilitate soldiers badly injured in war. He used resistance devices attached to beds to allow bed ridden patients to exercise their muscles. He only wrote one book on his technique before he died. Since the passing of Joseph Pilates, the techniques have been modified
