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If you are fed with putting up with aches and pains, being unable to exercise because of injury and want a physio who will listen and talk to you, not at you, then look no further. We are a physio clinic that focuses on helping you get long lasting changes to their health and wellbeing. We believe that everyone is capable of improving how they feel, move and look through the right advice, help and guidance even if you have suffered with pain for years.

06/03/2026

When Aisling came to the clinic she was struggling with back pain which was greatly affecting her ability to walk.

She was worried, as you would be , that it might be something serious as she was in quite a lot of pain.

But after listening to her story of how the pain came about and then assessing her movements, I was confident that it was a muscular problem, which put her mind at ease almost immediately.

With some hands-on treatment and two exercises , I was able to help her walk out of the clinic feeling a lot easier that day.

Over the course of the next 4 weeks we then worked on building better mobility and strength as her goal was to get back exercising as she did not want it happening again.

All went well and Aisling flew through her rehab. .

➡️Aisling said "I went into the clinic with a lot of pain in my lower back. I could barely walk. I was greeted by a really friendly receptionist.

Derek the physio asked me a few questions and checked my posture. Within about 10 minutes he could tell exactly what the problem was. He did some physio and told me it was muscular. He gave me a care plan on what to do when I got home.

He also emailed me videos of the physio to do. Within 24 hrs there was a huge improvement. Within 48 hrs I'm starting to forget about my back pain. He also stayed in touch to make sure the physio at home was working. I would highly recommend him.".⬅️

If you are struggling with back pain that is affecting your daily activities and stopping you from exercising, then get in touch to see how I can help.

Call 09064 66761 or message me the words ‘back pain’👍

02/03/2026

Be wary of any physio, chiropractor or healthcare professional whose advice consists of one of these myths.

This advice was given 40 years ago.

It didn;t help people back then and it sure won't help you know.

If you want to know what can help then get a free copy of my back pain help guide.

Comment BACK and I'll send it on

23/02/2026

Knee pain is a very common complaint that I see in my clinic.

The first thing people want to know is ‘why have I knee pain?’.

Sometimes the answer is obvious, often it is not, so to figure this out you need to first understand these 2 things.

Was the knee pain caused by:
1 - A rapid lengthening of the tissue

or

2 - Overload.

A rapid lengthening will usually involve a specific incident such a fall, a slip, a twist or a dodgy tackle on the pitch.

This can result in injury to a muscle, a ligament, cartilage, bone.

Overload can be the less obvious and one where someone often says ‘I didn’t fall, slip or twist. I don’t know why my knee is at me.’

But, as the name suggests, something is after getting overloaded and when parts of your body get overloaded it usually results in stiffness, pain and potentially injury if the right action is not taken.

Overload can occur from poor training habits, previous injuries, a lack of strength, a lack of mobility, stress, or repetitive strain at work.

Often I find the overloaded area, (usually the painful area, to be compensating for an under loaded area elsewhere.

This can be very hard to figure out yourself and in order to really get the problem sorted it can be necessary to get assessed by someone who knows what they are doing, (for example a physio, like myself)

The good news is that in most cases, knee pain can be helped with the right approach and rehab plan.

If you are struggling with knee pain and need some help then get in touch and I’ll be happy to advise.

18/02/2026

Our bodies have an amazing ability to heal after injury.

Pain will decrease, movement will improve and before long you’ll be back walking as good as before.

However, one of the big pitfalls that many people can make when recovering from pain or injury is thinking ‘are sure the pain is gone, I’m walking fine, I must be ready to go back to the gym again.’

This ‘pitfall’ can lead to 2 problems.

1 - The same area gets reinjured.

2 - A new problem develops elsewhere.

To prevent this from happening to you, and anyone you know (spread the word) , ask yourself this

‘have I earned the right to go back to ….. Insert X,Y,Z

For example, have I earned the right to go back running,

lifting weights….. My fitness class …..etc

Because while the pain will nearly always settle with time, this does not mean that the strength or mobility is there to be able to do what you want to do.

In this video I give a simple way to help you figure out how to ‘earn the right’

That is by working backwards from what it is that you want to get back doing.

A lot of people can get stuck in a limbo or been afraid to go back to the things they enjoy for fear of hurting themselves again,

Or getting stuck in a cycle of feeling good, getting injured, feeling good and so on

If you feel like you are stuck in this limbo and need help getting out of it then reach out and let me know.

DM me the word ‘limbo’ or get in touch at the links in my bio.

15/02/2026

Keeping your knees moving well and feeling good is essential over the age of 40 so you can keep active for as many years as possible.

If you are struggling to exercise, run or walk because of knee pain then get in touch and I'll be happy to help

13/02/2026

Having an MRI for your back can be scary,

Getting the report can often be worse

However, despite all the worrying sounding names and multiple findings that you will find in your report, a lot of them can be normal signs of wear and tear and may not be a factor in your back pain. 7

So in this video I’ll be breaking down the most common findings in MRI reports to help you understand what they mean to you and your back pain.

It’s social media so I am keeping it light hearted but of course back pain can be worrying and very distressing.

If you are struggling with back pain and need some specific advice then get in touch and I’ll be happy to help..

And hit the follow button for more back pain advice 🙂

12/02/2026

Back pain can be confusing.

When it gets bad, your instinct might be to lie down and rest…
Or you might wonder if you should try to “walk it off.”

The truth is — it can depend.

Back in the day people were often advised to rest in bed until the pain settled, however evidence showed that this led to fear of movement, deconditioning, more sick days off work and worse long term outcomes.

The best practice nowadays is to encourage appropriate movement whenever possible to try and relax the nervous system, reduce the pain and speed up the recovery.

However, that can often be easier said than done if you are in a lot of pain and not all back pain will respond the same way.

So, here is my advice.

➡️See what movements you can do.

➡️Try to relax your body and breathe as you do them.

➡️Only move within a pain free range and importantly, don’t try to push through the pain.

➡️And if any positions are sharp and very painful to do then try to avoid them until the pain settles.

If you’re dealing with back pain at the moment, feel free to shoot me a message.

I’ll be happy advise and point you in the right direction.

10/02/2026

If you are struggling to overcome back pain even though you are going for treatments and doing your exercises, it might be time to ask why?🤔

The answer could be down to your beliefs, your previous experiences and what you’ve been told for years.

These can really shape how your nervous system holds onto tension in your body.

If you want proper evidence based guidance and more importantly, guidance that I have used to have helped countless people overcome back pain then get in touch.

If you want to start with my free back pain guide then comment the word guide below.👇

09/02/2026

There are some good clinics out there, but there are plenty of mediocre ones too.

To help you decide if my clinic is the right one for you, here is a little flavour of how you will be treated at my clinic.

1 - Take the time to listen
You wouldn’t believe how many stories I have heard of clinicians talking at people and NOT ACTUALLY listening to what they have to say

2 - Help you understand the root cause.
It’s very easy to find the painful area and focus on that. But more often than not the painful area is a reaction to an issue elsewhere in the body.

In order to get LASTING change this needs to be identified and addressed.

3 - A treatment plan

Every journey needs a plan. Once I understand what your goals and what you need and want to do, I will map out a plan to help get you there.

4 - Honest and upfront

I’m not a magician. Overcoming pain and injury can take time and a commitment. I’ll let you know what that entails.

5. Lasting solution

Panadol can relieve pain. But it can’t help you build the strength and mobility needed to help you confidently do the things you love, for as many years as you are able to.

If you have a problem and want to know if I can help then DM the word ‘PHYSIO’ and I’ll let you know if I can help.

To Boon an appointment:
Call 09064 66761
Go to the online booking link in my bio

06/11/2025

Let me tell you how I used an iceberg to help Paula finally overcome her back pain for good.

And this after 2 years of trying a mix of different things that only gave short term relief.

When Paula came to see me for her first session, I listened to her story of how her pain came about and even before assessing her movements, I had a good idea of what was happening.

So I drew an iceberg and began to explain that the painful area, which was her low back, wasn’t her problem area.

And she had spent the last two areas focusing on addressing the tip of the iceberg and not the main bulk of it underneath.

The main problem area for Paula happened to be a mixture of a weakness in her right leg that stemmed from a calf injury,

Poor advice that she had received over the past 2 years which had to her been overly protective of her back and afraid to move,

And this led to poor daily movement habits which were causing her back to get overloaded.

And while she had gotten some relief from addressing the 20% of the iceberg, which was her low back, her pain kept coming back because she hadn’t addressed the 80%, which was the rest of things I mentioned above.

Once we set about addressing the 80%, her back pain went away and she was able to return to enjoying exercise again, without her back pain returning.

If you are in a similar situation and you need help getting lasting back pain then get in touch.

The best option is to book an initial assessment.

You can do this at my booking link in my bio or by sending me a DM.

04/11/2025

If ice, rest and waiting for the pain to go away is your solution to a throbbing knee after running then let me tell you…..

That I have done this before in order to keep running and it will only ever be a SHORT TERM fix and your knee pain WILL return.

Fortunately I learned from my own mistake and over the last 10 years as a physio helping tonnes or runners I now have a much better approach for runners over the age of 30.

However, if you want more than just the information in these few images and want to be able to enjoy your running pain and injury free,

Then you will like the sound of my new online program specifically for runners over the age of 30 who want to hit their running goals without pain and injury getting in the way.

I’ll have more details on the program at the end of the week so keep an eye out.

20/10/2025

When someone comes to see me with knee pain there is often one vital thing that they are missing.

Because it plays such a vital role in overcoming knee pain, it is usually the first thing I look to address with my knee pain patients.

What is it?

It is how the muscles below and above the knee interact with each other.

Let me briefly explain.⬇️

When you walk, run, get out of a chair or lunge to pick something, there is a force that comes up from the ground that your body needs to be able to absorb.

It starts at the foot and goes through the ankle, knee, hip, pelvis, core and the rest of your body.

Each muscle along the way has to interact with the muscle below and above to absorb this tension and pass it on to the next area.

This is how we move in a controlled and efficient way. 🙂

When it comes to knee pain clients I see, I commonly find that the muscles below the knee (and calf and foot muscles) and the muscles above the knee (hamstring, quads and glutes) are not working effectively together.

Which means that excessive tension can be absorbed by the knee joint instead of being absorbed by the muscles.

Even if you rest your knee, take pain killers or do all the best stretches for your knee, there is a strong chance that your knee pain will return unless you rectify this problem.

How do you rectify it?

In my clinic I follow this approach,

👉identify the cause of the problem,

👉Figure out what needs to happen to resolve the problem.

👉Put a plan in place and help my patient through this plan.

If you are struggling with knee pain and need help, then reach out and get in touch.

DM me the word knee pain

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Church Street
Moate
WESTMEATH

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 8pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 8pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Thursday	9:30am - 8pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 2pm

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Hi, it’s Derek here, physio and clinic owner at Midlands Physio & Back Pain Clinic. My clinic is based in Moate, Co. Westmeath and our aim is to people get back to doing the things they love and need to do, without pains, aches or stiffness getting in the way. We are a small clinic but we put a big focus on finding the true ‘stressor’ or cause of a problem in order to get long lasting results and not just short term pain relief. The people we help at Midlands Physio & Back Pain Clinic range from the 60 year old lady who wants to have the confidence and ability to be able to pick up their grand-kids without her back ‘giving out’, to the 50 year old who want be able to go to their gym class 3 times a week without knee pain, to the office worker whose goal is be able to sleep through the night again and wake up without having a stiff and sore neck and to the 25 year old male who has had reoccurring hamstring problems and wants to make it through this years GAA season without missing a vital championship game through injury. Basically we are here to help and if you have a problem and need help, then get in touch and see if are the right clinic for you. To find out more simply visit our website on www.midlandsphysio.ie or leave a message through Facebook and we will get back to you as soon as we are able to.