5 Benefits of Adding Balance Exercises to Your Fitness Regime
Indoor Exercises for cold weather
Indoor exercises are a great way to stay active without needing to go outdoors. Here are several options that you can try, depending on your goals and preferences: 1. Bodyweight Exercises Push-ups: Great for building upper body strength. Squats: Effective for your legs and core. Lunges: Strengthens your legs and glutes. Planks: Strengthens your core. Mountain Climbers: Cardiovascular [...]
TMJ Disfunction
As a Chartered Physiotherapist, I often meet patients who are unaware that their jaw pain, headaches, or even neck discomfort could be linked to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. This complex joint, which connects your jawbone to your skull, plays a vital role in everyday activities like eating, talking, and yawning. When it’s not functioning [...]
The Role of Specialist Chartered Vestibular Physiotherapists
Navigating the World of Vertigo:The Role of Specialist Chartered Vestibular Physiotherapists Vertigo, a sensation of spinning or dizziness, can be a disorienting and debilitating condition. It affects balance and makes even simple daily tasks challenging. Fortunately, specialist physiotherapists at East Cork Physiotherapy Balance and Acupuncture Clinic, called vestibular physiotherapists, play a crucial role [...]
What is Synkinesis?
Synkinesis (pronounced sink-eye-nee-sis) means the development of linked or unwanted facial movements. It is common and occurs in the majority of people who are recovering from prolonged facial palsy. Synkinesis (pronounced sink-eye-nee-sis) means the development of linked or unwanted facial movements. It is common and occurs in the majority of people who [...]
What does facial palsy mean?
What does facial palsy mean? Facial Palsy is a general medical term which means weakness of the facial muscles, usually on one side of the face, as a result of damage to the facial nerve caused by swelling or pressure on the nerve. There is a facial nerve on each side of [...]
Navigating Daily Life With A Vestibular Condition
Navigating the World of Vertigo:The Role of Specialist Chartered Vestibular Physiotherapists The hustle and bustle of new routines can bring motivation and busy days in the new year. However, for individuals dealing with vestibular disorders, this new busy lifetsyle can bring about unique challenges. From dizzy spells to balance issues, managing a vestibular [...]
A Pain In The Joint
A PAIN IN THE JOINT The joints in our bodies are often a source of pain. This can be due to problems within the joint, for example arthritis (wear and tear/degeneration) or due to problems with the soft tissues that surround the joint. These joint problems arise due to age related [...]
10 Tips for office workers
10 Tips for office workers Some of the most common injuries we see coming in are office workers with neck, shoulder and repetitive strain injuries. Similarly if you commute to work in a sitting posture and then sit at your desk until lunch, maybe eat lunch at your desk, then work until it’s [...]