Last Updated on 8 March 2024 by Brisbane Livewell Clinic
A Physiotherapist brings well-being to the body, especially when recovering from an injury or illness. It is also beneficial for those who require extra assistance with the mobility of affected limbs. Don’t think this is just about bones and muscles. Physiotherapy also promotes, sustains, and restores psychological and social well-being.
While being mindful of your unique health conditions. It is a holistic therapy because it considers the patient as an individual who is not isolated but also lives within a whole. It analyzes the current situation in a global way taking into account all its multiple interactions. In clearer terms, it does not only study the tree but also analyzes the whole forest in which it lives.
How can treatment with Ciaran help me? A physiotherapist can help you cope with pain, and Musculoskeletal pain (1) is one of the most common reasons in primary health care for consulting a physiotherapist. By increasing physical activity and therapeutic exercise, the patient will start to feel less pain and be able to function daily to carry out their activities. Above all, leave behind disability caused by the disease.
Conditions such as fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, neuropathic pain (pain caused by tissue or nerve injury), chronic headache, or rheumatoid arthritis involve chronic pain. Chronic pain can be one of the most limiting conditions that can be experienced.
Ciaran’s physical therapy techniques can help mobilize those sore joints and soft tissues, as well as restore muscle function, reducing or eliminating chronic pain. Physical therapy can greatly alleviate all these discomforts and improve the patient’s quality of life, as supported by a clinical trial published in 2006. Citing the study’s (2) conclusions: “Physical therapy improved sleep time and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia chronic pain.”
Another study (3) published in 2021 aimed to explore and describe the experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain patients who received Physiotherapy treatment. Researchers emphasize how the trusting relationship and ongoing communication with the physical therapist were crucial during the treatments done for this study. “It was rewarding how participants were actively involved in the process as exercises, activities, and other treatment modalities were individualized” researchers stated.
A physical therapist asks questions to understand each particular pain and what can be done to manage it. In this way, patients are treated individually and with the technique that best suits their circumstances. According to this study’s findings, physiotherapy treatment provides positive strategies and beneficial behaviour changes for people suffering from chronic pain. One of the lesser-known advantages of physical therapy is that it helps with many age-related health problems, such as joint pain, arthritis, and osteoporosis. The physical therapy approach is safer and more conservative for older patients as it offers a less invasive alternative to going under the knife to repair joints in some way.
Nowadays, it is a core treatment in the management of arthritis. From prevention to postoperative rehabilitation, physiotherapy can be the appropriate care technique at all stages of the disease. Generally, it seeks to minimize the impact of arthritis-related disability while improving patients’ functional abilities. A 2019 study (4) examined eight systematic reviews to assess the efficacy of several nondrug arthritis treatments.
Exercise and physical therapy were found to reduce rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and pain. Physical therapy has also been shown to be effective for all those suffering from cardiac problems as it aids cardiovascular function. Ciaran uses the most effective resources of physiotherapy based on his vast experience and the best scientific evidence. Attending one of his sessions you can expect the following:
- Manipulation of joints and bones
- Manual therapy using hands or tools on soft tissues.
- Movement and exercise therapy
- Dry needling treatment
Within each of these categories, there are a variety of treatments. Exercise, for example, may involve walking on a treadmill or swimming in a pool, depending on the person’s pain and physical abilities.
Areas of expertise of our physiotherapist Ciaran Caldwell are:
- Achilles pain
- Sciatic nerve pain
- Frozen Shoulder
- Tendinopathies
- Plantar fasciitis and foot pain
- Muscle tears
- Neck pain
- Headaches
- Whiplash
- Back pain
- Hip bursitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Ankle Sprains
With over ten years of private practice experience, Ciaran is a trusted choice if you have pain or any sore area in your body that requires manual therapy or rehabilitation.
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