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Exercise is the best Medicine
Exercise…We all know it’s good for us, but unfortunately, we are not great at making time for exercise in our busy modern-day lifestyles. A recent survey showed only 45% of the Irish population meet the international physical activity guidelines. As a result, the incidence of obesity and chronic health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, […]
We are open for business
Due to the ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 We are providing a mixture of Face to Face and Telehealth/Online Consultations. If you feel you need a hands on/Face to Face Consultation then please contact us or Book Online However for your safety and convenience we are providing an Online Consultation service. All you need is […]
Interview with Gavan Hennigan
Let us introduce Gavin Hennigan, a long term friend and patient of Galway Bay Physio. Fresh from his last adventure, WINNING the 2020 Iditarod Trail Invitational 350 mile footrace in Alaska our very own Gavan Hennigan will be joining us from his new home in Chammonix for an interview. Gavan is no stranger to injuries, […]
Exercising your way to a shoulder injury?
A well known Sydney-based shoulder specialist (Simon Tan) once said to me if ever you see someone do a shoulder dip just hand them a physio card!!! It sounded pretty radical and possibly a bit cheeky to put into action, but he certainly had a point! Rotator cuff injuries are easily the most common shoulder […]
Does Dry Needling Work?
I get asked the above questions on a weekly basis and short answer to the first question, “does dry needling work?” is YES!! It does work. How do we know it works? When carrying out our assessments and treatments we apply a test re-test philosophy. This means that on an initial examination we will take […]
Barbara Trant and Danielle McElwee join the team at Galway Bay Physio
We are delighted to announce that Barbara Trant MISCP and Danielle McElwee MISCP have joined the team at Galway Bay Physio. Barbara will be working from our Oranmore clinic and Galway clinic and Danielle will be working mainly from our Galway clinic.