Author Archives: Garrett Dockery

Muscle and joint pain can be debilitating. Common symptoms of this particular type of pain can involve twitching or burning of the muscles and achy, stiff joints. It can also cause you to lose sleep. This pain can become chronic. Relying solely on pain medications for relief can be a quick fix and also have […]

What are the symptoms of Coronavirus COVID-19? Symptoms can range from mild to severe illness. Some people will recover easily, and others may get very sick very quickly. People with coronavirus may experience: fever flu-like symptoms such as coughing, sore throat and fatigue shortness of breath See www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/coronavirus.html which covers symptoms, causes and treatment The post Covid […]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the existing data protection framework under the EU Data Protection Directive. It is an EU Directive which enhances protection for consumers and creates new obligations for health professionals who collect and store data on patients. This will come in to effect on the 25th of May 2018. Why […]

Just two weeks of normal office life without exercise can put people on the path to diabetes, researchers have found Sitting at a desk all day, driving to work and lazing on the sofa at weekends triggered ill health in all the participants of a new study. The research team at Liverpool University warned that Britons’ […]

This is a really interesting article form the Health and Living supplement of the Irish Independent: https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/health-features/back-on-my-feet-why-ive-switched-to-a-standing-desk-36504065.html  

At Premier Physical Therapy Clinic I aim to keep our fees as low as possible, providing you with professional and effective care at the best value for money around. I will always do my best to reduce your number of visits and thereby keeping your expense to a minimum. If a persons symptoms are chronic […]

I recently did a John Gibbons 2 day course in Dublin in May 2017; Spinal Manipulation and METs and the Vital Glutes and Psoas. John is registered Osteopath and author on manual therapy (Vital Gluts and functional anatomy of the pelvis and sacroiliac joint to name just two). He is highly regarded lecturer in Oxford University and […]

While back pain can be very painful and worrying, it is very common and rarely dangerous. A total of 84% of people worldwide will experience back pain during their lifetime. It is equally common across all age groups; from young to old and doesn’t get worse with age. Therefore, it should not be seen as […]