Neck & back pain
Effective treatment, and specific stretching exercises so the pain doesn't come back or become chronic.
City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, Kilkenny
Feel better. Move better. Live better.
One-to-one assessment, treatment and a recovery plan built around you, from a Chartered Physiotherapist who has looked after Kilkenny since 2004.
- Since 2004in Kilkenny
- One-to-oneassessment and treatment
- Health insuranceVhi, Laya, HSF, Irish Life
- Eveningsappointments on request
How we can help
Treat your pain. Recover from injury. Improve how you move.
Early treatment minimises pain, swelling and tissue damage, prevents stiffness and weakness, and gets you back to work, sport and everyday life sooner. Choose what's troubling you.
Sports injury
Tears, sprains or bruising: whatever the sport, you recover faster when you're treated early.
Orthotics
Insoles prescribed to your feet that correct how you stand, walk and run, for adults and children.
Arthritis
A strengthening programme that eases painful joints, plus treatment before and after joint replacement.
Repetitive strain injury
Often in the shoulder, forearm and hand. We treat the pain and find how the strain happened.
Neurological conditions
Stay strong, mobile and independent while living with Parkinson's, MS or after a stroke.
How we work
Book your assessmentWe assess your problem, find the origin of your pain, and most importantly provide a solution to prevent it coming back.
Treatments in the clinic
Hands-on care, backed by the right equipment.
Every treatment starts with a full assessment. Then we use whichever of these suits your condition.
Deep tissue massage
A hands-on treatment that mobilises tissues, encourages circulation and enhances lymphatic drainage.
Particularly effective for
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Soft tissue injuries
- Sports injuries
- Headache
- Muscle cramps
- Chronic muscle pain
- Scar tissue
Transverse friction massage
A specific technique that reduces adhesions and scar tissue in injured muscle, tendon and ligament.
Very useful for
- Tendonopathy
- Muscle tears
- Ligament tears
- Repetitive strain injury
- Scar tissue after surgery
Joint mobilisation
Manual therapy that relieves pain and muscle spasm, releases tension and improves flexibility in a joint, stretching and strengthening the tissue around the bone.
Particularly effective for
- After joint replacement
- After fracture
- Arthritic joints
- After surgery
- Scar tissue release
- Frozen shoulder
McKenzie back & neck programme
A comprehensive spinal technique that teaches you to safely reduce your neck, thoracic or back pain and improve function. It applies to acute, subacute and chronic conditions of the spine and sacroiliac joint, and the long-term goal is for you to manage pain through exercise.
Shockwave therapy
Shockwaves (not painful!) are sent to the affected area to break down scar tissue, decalcify tendons and promote better healing, for acute and chronic soft tissue conditions. Benefits include increased blood flow and cell activity, pain relief and breakdown of scar tissue.
Particularly effective for
- Plantar fasciitis
- Heel spurs
- Achilles tendonopathy
- Patellar tendonopathy
- Bursitis
- Shoulder tendonopathy
- Tennis and golfer's elbow
- Muscle tears
- Thumb basal joint arthritis
- Dupuytren's disease
- Trigger point pain
- Shin splints
Therapeutic ultrasound
Reduces swelling, inflammation and therefore pain, and stimulates good quality healing in damaged ligaments, tendons, muscles and joints.
Very effective for
- Muscle tears
- Ligament damage
- Tendon tears
- Swollen or painful joints
- Swelling after surgery
- Arthritis
- Shin splints
- Sacroiliac pain
- Mastitis
- Repetitive strain injury
Laser therapy
Very effective for inflammatory conditions. It helps reduce swelling and promotes healing of joints and soft tissue.
Particularly effective for
- Repetitive strain injury
- Muscle tears
- Ligament damage
- Tendonopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
Orthotic prescription
A full biomechanical assessment of how your weight transfers through your feet as you stand, walk and run. The Chartered Physiotherapist then advises which device you need and measures your feet for it.
Casted orthosis
A highly correcting orthotic made from a mould of your feet, to your own prescription. High-density material corrects, supports and absorbs shock, without bulk, for casual wear, work or sport.
Prescription insoles
A simpler customised device, ideal if you need less correction and control. They can be covered in materials to suit boots, shoes, wellingtons, work boots and sports shoes.
Off-the-shelf insoles
Prefabricated orthotics already engineered to a specific prescription. After your assessment we pick the one best suited to your feet. Heel cups are particularly effective for children who need support.
Rehabilitation after fracture
Physiotherapy starts as soon as the fracture is immobilised, to reduce pain and swelling, promote healing, encourage weight bearing and keep surrounding muscles and joints strong and moving. Once the cast is off, we continue until you've regained full function, including sport-specific rehabilitation.
Neurological rehabilitation
People living with injury, disease or disorders of the nervous system benefit from regular physiotherapy. It can reduce symptoms, improve function and make everyday activities easier, with one-to-one assessment and a rehabilitation plan.
Home visits
We can visit you at home or in a residential care facility. On the first visit the physiotherapist assesses your condition and how you move in your own surroundings, gives advice, and can measure you for a mobility aid. Then you get a treatment and exercise plan you can start straight away.
Family members are encouraged to come to the first session to learn how they can help. Visits can continue regularly for your rehabilitation.
10,000
steps a day for many of us. Every one of them starts at your feet.
Orthotics
A lot of pain starts at your feet.
People take between 5,000 and 10,000 steps every day. Feet that roll inward (flat feet) or outward (supinating) cause twisting and uneven weight through your foot joints, ankles, knees, hips and back. A properly measured orthotic corrects it.
- 1Custom made
Moulded to the shape of your foot, to your prescription.
- 2Prescription insoles
Softer, and can include your personal prescription.
- 3Off the shelf
Ready-made devices adapted to your needs.
Can help with bunions, plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, Achilles and patellar tendonopathy, ankle pain, shin splints, knee, hip and sacroiliac pain, trochanteric bursitis and low back pain.
About the clinic
Established in 2004 by Niamh Duggan, Chartered Physiotherapist.
Our highly qualified and experienced Chartered Physiotherapists give you a full assessment, treatment and rehabilitation programme for back pain, neck pain, sports injury or a chronic condition.
Here you can expect a high level of service, one-to-one treatment, and friendly, tailored advice backed by many years of experience helping people like you recover.
- 1Full assessment
At your first visit we look at your condition in full.
- 2Find the cause
Where the pain really comes from, not just where it hurts.
- 3Your treatment plan
Specific to your needs, with treatment in the clinic.
- 4Keep it away
Exercises and advice to stop it coming back.
From the clinic
Short videos from Niamh.
Practical advice you can use at home. Videos play from YouTube when you press play.
Health insurance
Are you covered by your health insurance?
We work with all the major health insurers. Check your own policy to see what cover you have, and if you'd like to book for a specific member benefit, mention it when you book so we can look after it.
Free guides
Help yourself between visits.
Three short guides written by the clinic. Download them straight away, no email needed.
Top 10 tips for arthritis pain relief
Effective ways of avoiding and relieving neck & back pain
Orthotics: what are they, and do I need them?
Visit the clinic
Let us help you get and feel better.
- Phone
- 056 778 6211
- Address
- City Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic
Sandy Ridge, Bleach Road, Kilkenny, R95 KP83 - Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm
Evening appointments on request
Sandy Ridge, Bleach RoadKilkenny, R95 KP83
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We treat people from across Kilkenny city and county, including Castlecomer, Paulstown, Gowran, Thomastown, Ballyhale, Callan, Johnstown, Urlingford, Freshford and Ballyragget.
Request an appointment
Tell us when suits and we'll call you back to confirm. At your first consultation you'll have a full assessment and a treatment plan made for you.
Or call 056 778 6211