Some great tips here from www.internetmatters.org on how to manage children’s screen time.
Thanks to our paediatric physiotherapist Aisling Dolan for highlighting it.
Category Archives: Team
Congratulations to Noreen on representing Ireland
Alongside Irish Women’s hockey’s amazing few weeks, we were delighted to see our own physiotherapist Noreen Dockery represent Ireland in the Master’s hockey World Cup in Spain. Noreen received her 50th cap for Ireland during the tournament and also was the captain.
Congratulations Noreen, some going!!
Occupational Therapy at Milltown Physiotherapy
We are delighted to welcome Laura O’Donnell (BSc Hons OT) to Milltown Physiotherapy. Laura is an experienced Occupational Therapist who will be available here on Saturdays. She graduated from Trinity College in 2009 with an honours degree in Occupational Therapy.
Laura has extensive experience working with adults with acute and chronic conditions across a wide range of clinical areas. These include Neurology (e.g. Stroke, Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, neuropathies), Frail Elderly (e.g. falls, mild cognitive impairments, Dementia), Chronic Pain and pulmonary, cardiac, endocrinology (e.g. diabetes) and orthopaedic conditions. She specialises in Stroke/Neurological rehabilitation and Chronic Pain management.
The Stress of Should – Michael Comyn at Milltown Physiotherapy
We were delighted to host an in-service on “The Stress of Should” by Michael Comyn. It was a very enjoyable Friday evening speaking about resilience and giving the staff here lots of tips that hopefully we can pass on to patients in the coming months.
Michael advises to become more resilient we are required to work on sleep, exercise, nutrition, reality checking and meditiation.
A really nice website that we were recommended to look at for further information was www.sixdayreset.com
Milltown Physiotherapy goes to the 1st UK Pelvic Floor Summit
Telford in Birmingham was the venue for the UKCS and Pelvic Floor Society first Pelvic Floor Summit. Presentations included sexual function, urogynae, urology and colorectal they were varied and most informative. We headed over for the conference as the African heatwave hit Birmingham.
In the photo from left to right Sarah Mullins, Helen MacDevitt, Grainne Wall, Sharon McNally and Maeve Whelan. Eimear Murphy not in the photo was also at the conference.
Probably the most topical and frequently appearing at the conference was the question of mesh which appears in the media so often at the moment. There was reassuring information on the safety through the data on mid-urethral sling (MUS) procedures for stress incontinence where other mesh procedures for pelvic organ prolapse are falling in number. It varies from country to country whether mesh for prolapse is allowed and it is still allowed in England and Ireland but not in Scotland. Gynaecologist and Urologists now fear that a surgery for stress incontinence which should be beneficial where conservative treatment has failed will be banned because of lack of knowledge and fear rather than on data that is collected by the profession and on the recommended guidance. The profession is now watching what happens at a political level to see what is going to happen going forward.
In the meantime, physiotherapy gains more recognition for its role in chronic pelvic pain and theories for chronic pain continue to be researched.
Sexual health is promoted and never better than by physiotherapist and comedienne Elaine Miller who through Twitter has get up #pelvicroar to promote better awareness of pelvic floor problems as a barrier to optimal sexual health.
For more information on mesh see https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/news/rcog-response-to-nice-guidance-on-transvaginal-mesh-repair-for-prolapse/
Our Winter Olympian and physiotherapist in the news
With the Winter Olympics ongoing in South Korea, it was great to see our own Winter Olympian, and Milltown physiotherapist in a lovely article on The42.ie.
Kirsty McGarry represented Ireland in not one but two Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy and Vancouver Canada.
All Kirsty’s patients in Milltown will be familiar with her passion for the job and wishing to help her patients. Kirsty sums it up nicely here,
“Even when I was working, I wanted to be the best physio. I wanted to keep learning, I wanted to do courses. I find I’m quite empathetic as well, so I really want to do the best for each patient and person. Even when I was in college and doing exams, [my competitiveness] definitely came into everyday life.”
http://www.the42.ie/kirsty-mcgarry-interview-3849940-Feb2018/
Emily Power Smith starts her clinic in Milltown Physiotherapy
Milltown Physiotherapy is delighted to announce that the renowned sexologist Emily Power Smith has started clinic at Milltown Physiotherapy. Emily Power Smith is the only clinical sexologist in Ireland and as such has a unique skill-set and knowledge base. Emily runs a busy private practice in Dun Laoghaire as well as attending clinic in Milltown Physiotherapy.
Emily has a Masters Degree in Sexology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Art Psychotherapy, with years of experience as a facilitator, educator and trainer. She teaches at third and post graduate levels, trains, writes, runs seminars and is a regular contributor to Irish National Press, radio and TV. Emily’s mission is to normalise sexuality and to create informed, mature and non-judgmental dialogue around all aspects of sexuality (a sex positive approach). She is consultant and advisor for clients attending Milltown Physiotherapy who may wish to follow up with more intensive therapy.
Listen to Emily Power Smith and Maeve Whelan in interview with Irish Times Women’s Podcast.
Neurological Physiotherapy now available at Milltown
Milltown Physiotherapy are delighted to introduce new Neurological Physiotherapy service led by Chartered Physiotheraist Una Cusack who has expertise as a Neurological Physiotherapist with extensive clinical experience in adult and paediatric Neurological rehabilitation as well as having completed a Masters in Clinical Neuroscience from Kings College London.
Dublin Marathon – Congrats Gráinne
Congratulations to our chartered physiotherapist Gráinne Wall who completed the Dublin Marathon on Sunday. Despite hitting the wall on mile 22, she finished in a great time. With her first marathon now under her belt she says she can’t wait to sign up again for next year. Registration for the 2018 Dublin marathon opens up tomorrow!
Well done Grainne!
Hurricane Ophelia Update
For the safety of our patients and staff we have made the decision to close the practice from 10am today Monday the 16th of October.
The last appointment will be at 9:30am today, and there will be limited reception cover following this. We aim to reopen tomorrow at 7:30am Tuesday the 17th of October.
Please have a look here to see how you can stay safe:
