Bespoke Physiotherapy Cork

Physiotherapy is a health profession concerned with helping to restore wellness to people following injury, pain or disability. Physiotherapists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and management of all musculoskeletal injuries. Physiotherapists are responsible for promoting health to prevent further injury, whilst maintaining or restoring movement and functional ability throughout your lifespan, whilst using evidence-based practice.

·       Take a detailed medical history and carry out a through clinical examination to determine a clinical diagnosis of your presenting complaint

·       Reduce/relieve Pain using a variety of modalities such as mobilisations, massage, dry needling, taping, breathwork, rehabilitation and lifestyle advice

·       Promote physical independence and empower patients, and their carers, to manage their condition outside the clinical settings.

·       Educate patients on their clinical diagnosis and the best ways to manage their symptoms

·       Where needed your Physiotherapist will liase with your GP, Orthopedic consultant or pain management specialist to give you the best care you need.

No, physiotherapists are autonomous health care professionals who are able to diagnose your condition. In certain circumstances you may be referred back to your GP if your physiotherapist feels you need further investigation, blood tests or a professional opinion from a Orthopedic Consultant.

If you are not sure if you feel you need physiotherapy, please feel free to call us and ask to speak to one of our Physiotherapists who can discuss this is more detail.

Yes the majority of health insurance will cover a percentage of your session. We would recommend calling your insurance and checking to see how much you can claim back.

Dress comfortably. During your assessment the physiotherapist will be getting you to be doing certain movements so you will want to be comfortable. You can bring your own shorts also if you would prefer to change when arriving at the clinic.

This will all depend on your injury and how long you have been suffering with it. Your Goals are also taken into account in regards to what you want to achieve from Physiotherapy. Your Physiotherapist will be able to give you an idea of the number of visits and a likely time frame after your initial assessment.

Yes. We would advise you to bring any relevant medical reports of your current injury such as an MRI scan or XRAYS, no matter how old the reports are. Any referral letters from Gp’s or consultants would also need to be brought along.

This will all depend on how the assessment and sometimes if manual therapy has taken place. We do advice that following a physiotherapy session you may feel tenderness for 24-48 hours post session. This is very normal and should not be of concern.

You are more than welcome to have someone chaperone you during your treatment. In some cases a chaperone is compulsory, such as for children or someone with additional needs.

Yes. We will provide you an exercise programme to do between visits to ensure your recovery is optimized. You will have access to our exercise prescription app called Physiapp which will outline the specific exercises you have been advised to do during your session. Your exercise programme will normally increase over the duration of your physiotherapy sessions.

Monday:8am-3pm

Tuesday:12pm-8pm

Wednesday:8am-6pm

Thursday:12pm-8pm

Friday:12pm-8pm