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Emphasis on rehab at Kerry Physiotherapy
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Ideally located in the heart of Killarney town, Kerry Physiotherapy provides a wealth of expertise and the very best treatments to help you get back to your best as quickly as possible. Whether you’re dealing with a sports injury or nagging back pain, a hip replacement or post-natal issues, the team at Kerry Physiotherapy are on hand to point you in the right direction. The emphasis is on rehab and helping clients to help themselves, says chartered physiotherapist Ruth Allen.
“It’s not just about coming in and getting a loosening out,” she explains. “Yes, we’ll assess you and we’ll do some manual therapy but I’m not going to do that for the next six months. What we want to do is identify problems and then address them, and the best way of addressing weaknesses is by strengthening. We’ll give you exercises to do, be it stretching or yoga, and try to get you into the gym.
“We work closely with personal trainers. Myself and Bobby from Peak Performance do a movement therapy clinic once a month where we deal with some sort of problem, such as back pain, hamstring problems and shoulder pain. I talk about what we do from a physio’s perspective and then we bring you through to the gym where you get supervised strength and conditioning tips.”
Ruth and her team, which also includes chartered physiotherapist Kieran O’Shea, athletic therapist Cillian Fitzgerald and women’s pelvic health specialist Fiona Healy O’Connor, are all about encouraging you to maintain your active lifestyle.
“I’d be very slow to tell someone that they couldn’t play a football match, unless they really couldn’t,” Ruth says. “If you pull your hamstring, for example, you can’t run, so you can’t do it. But we definitely try to facilitate patients as much as possible to partake in their activity. I guess the fact that we’ve got such experience in sport as well, that obviously helps.”
Ruth is currently in her third year working with the Kerry juniors having previously been part of the Kerry senior set-up for two years, as well as the U-21 set-up for three years. She has also done physio for a host of GAA clubs around the county including Spa, Dr Crokes, Glenflesk, Kilcummin and Dromid, while Kieran O’Shea has also worked with the Kerry minors for a couple of years.
Kerry Physiotherapy is the only clinic in Kerry that offers shockwave therapy, which is a novel form of treating tendons and heel spurs. “It’s really, really effective with heel spurs and plantar faciitis. It tries to stimulate the tendon to push through the processes of healing and inflammation,” Ruth explains.
The modern facility, which is located above Sewell’s Pharmacy on New Street, has separate treatment rooms allowing multiple patients to be treated at once. Office Manager Gemma Eames is on hand to make sure the whole operation runs as smoothly as possible and there is always someone on hand to take calls at reception.
For more information or to book an appointment, visit kerryphysiotherapy.ie, call 064-6670960 or email info@kerryphysiotherapy.ie.
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