Top 5 Tips for Workers who Stand all day.
Another fabulous friend suggested writing about: ‘A good few of us are shop workers, hairdressers, beauticians that stand for hours at a time, since starting yoga I correct my posture a bit better (when I think of it), maybe some pointers to reduce leg swelling, ankle strengthening stuff, and lower back protection….’ Let’s start with […]
What’s the difference between Yoga and Pilates?
I spent a few years working in the Sports Surgery Clinic with Chartered Physiotherapists and Strength and Conditioning Coaches. This is a question we thrashed out a number of times. What’s the difference? And what’s better? Key differences we came up with: Yoga has more standing and balance poses, the effects of which carry over […]
5 Easy Post Work Out Stretches.
Stretching, such a controversial issue! Are you supposed to stretch at all anymore and if so when? So many opinions, who’s right? With Performance Yoga I aim to get rid of the stigma out there that ‘Yoga’ is all about flexibility and stretching. Because it is not. The physical aspect of Yoga is about returning […]
Top 5 Neck Exercises for Desk Workers
I asked my clients what they really want from physio blogs. First on the request list: ‘Neck exercises would be great because so many of us are hunched over a computer screen not to mention phones etc’ I think that speaks for a lot of us including me (straightening up as I write this!). Top […]
Why Choose a Chartered Physiotherapist?
Chartered Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. We maintain physical health for people of all ages, helping patients to manage pain and prevent disease. The profession helps to encourage development and facilitate recovery, enabling people to stay in work while helping them to remain […]
Summer Yoga Video Week 9
Getting excited now, classes resume in Clonmel in Sept. Contact orla@performanceyoga.ie for details. Meanwhile, here’s Video 9. http://youtu.be/9Rii7_8gg2Y
Summer Yoga Videos Week 8
The penultimate in the 2015 Summer Yoga series. Beginners: Advanced: One more video next week. Classes start back on Mon 7th Sept. Contact orla@performanceyoga.ie.
Yoga for Surfers Workshop in Lahinch with Tanya Fitzpatrick of Align Somatics
How to save your surfing with Somatic Movement When surfs up, the demands on the body increases, causing muscles to tighten up. When we do not fully release this tension daily, compensatory patterns can develop affecting our performance. As we surf more our muscle memory can start becoming inefficient and key areas like the […]
Summer Yoga Video Week 7
Keep up the great work. Taking it back a level this week to get the basics right before Sept classes. https://youtu.be/qwYWDVk86_Y
Kneecap Pain. Interesting Info.
I recently attended a professional development course about patellofemoral pain syndrome. What!? That’s ‘FRONT of KNEE pain’ to you and I. It interests me as someone who has had it while training for a marathon and it’s a symptom I hear about daily in clinic from my patients. It was time to update the knowledge […]