Ascience-based, health-care profession, Chartered Physiotherapy involves evaluating, diagnosing and treating a range of injuries, disorders, disabilities and diseases. Fully accepted as an important part of modern-day conventional medicine and governed by a professional code of conduct and ethics, Chartered Physiotherapy's primary aim is to correct a patient's injury whilst simultaneously reducing and eliminating pain.
After fully assessing one's condition, our Chartered Physiotherapists may consider acupuncture as an appropriate treatment method to help achieve a reduction in pain and a restoration of function.
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By identifying the cause of poor balance and devising exercise programmes to counter such deficiencies, Gold Standard's proactive Chartered Physiotherapists can minimise the risk of older adults falling, thus preventing the many complications that unfortunately accompany such mishaps.
Biomechanics is the science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on the human body and the effects produced by these forces.
Orthopedic braces and supports (such as back braces, knee braces, posture supports, medical socks and hosiery) can not only assist in the reduction of one's pain but can also shorten the recovery times of certain conditions.
Continuously evolving in a bid to further benefit a patient's health and well-being whilst remaining true to the profession's core philosophy and practices, modernday Physiotherapy now incorporates proven Complementary Therapies.
The Gold Standard Core Stability Programme is a comprehensive, exact exercise plan, which aims to improve stabilisation and support to the spine and pelvis.
A highly successful, scientifically proven medical treatment, Dry Needling (a.k.a Trigger Point Needling) targets 'trigger points', thus treating both pain and dysfunction caused by muscle problems, sinus trouble, headaches and certain nerve problems.
Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities.
While the majority of Irish people appreciate that regular Exercise has massive health benefits, the same majority often under-estimate its importance as a means of physical rehabilitation.
Flexibility refers to the absolute range of movement in a joint or series of joints, and length in muscles that cross the joints.
Heat Therapy involves the application of heat to the body for the purposes of pain relief and health improvement.
Injury prevention attempts to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries caused by external mechanisms, such as accidents, before they occur.
Ice Therapy, which is also known as Cold Compression Therapy, combines the Ice and Compression principles of R.I.C.E to reduce pain, inflammation, uscle spasms and swelling from a sports or activity injury.
Based upon an expert understanding of Anatomy and Physiology, Manipulation and Mobilisation Therapy involves the skilful restoration of mobility to soft tissues and joints.
The type of Massage that Gold Standard typically favour employing is known as a Deep Tissue Massage.
Experienced, skilled and trusted, Gold Standard provide top-of-the-range Match-Day Physiotherapy services to sporting teams of all disciplines and ability levels.
Fusing elements of Gold Standard's Balance and Mobility Assessment and Biomechanical Assessment, the practice's Movement Assessment is used to counter any movement-related deficiencies one may have.
A Musculoskeletal Injury is one that occurs to a skeletal muscle, tendon, ligament, joint or blood vessel that services skeletal muscle or any related tissue.
Orthotics are orthopaedic insoles, which fit comfortably inside one's shoes. Restoring normal pressure/balance to your muscles and joints, orthotics enable one to enjoy daily life and/or sport in a pain-free manner.
Pain unquestionably has a major impact upon not only our physical health, but on our mental wellbeing, and our overall happiness.
After undergoing surgery, pain and swelling often exists while muscles and joints can waste and stiffen respectively.
Over the course of time, a combination of poor posture and unbalanced motion not only leads to joint wear but creates a muscle imbalance.
Designed to help those who suffer from back and neck pain as a result of poor posture, Gold Standard's One-on-One and Small Group Posture Rehabilitation Classes are suitable for all ages and abilities.
Preventive Healthcare refers to measures taken to prevent diseases and/or injuries, rather than curing them or treating their symptoms.
At Gold Standard, we offer a variety of excellent Rehabilitation Programmes, these ranging from Post-Surgery plans to Sports Injury ones.
A former Fitzgibbon Cup hurler as well as a current member of the Burgess Senior Hurling team, Gold Standard's Head Physiotherapist, Cian McDonnell has a strong interest in all sports, which enables him to fully relate to his sporting clients and patients.
A healthcare service that is offered primarily to sports-people and athletes, Sports Massage is particularly effective before, during and after a game or training session.
The strains and pressures of modern Irish life can undoubtedly leave one feeling greatly stressed.
Taping and Strapping techniques are used by Gold Standard's Chartered Physiotherapists not only to help to prevent injury, but to protect a sportsperson from re-injury whilst he/she is in the process of returning to action.
Traction (a.k.a Spinal Decompression Therapy) is a physiotherapy discipline that addresses the functional and mechanical aspects of discogenic pain.
Alongside Match Day Physiotherapy Services, Gold Standard provide Training Session services to teams from all sporting disciplines and backgrounds.
Trigger points (also known as muscle knots) are hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle, which are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibres.
