Leo Daniel Ryan.ie

Leo Daniel Ryan.ie 20+ years experience helping you to breathe, move and live at your best

Relax, Restore, and Rebuild your body & mind. 🔥 Melt away daily stresses with a deep tissue Sports Massage 🤸 Increase su...
19/11/2025

Relax, Restore, and Rebuild your body & mind.

🔥 Melt away daily stresses with a deep tissue Sports Massage

🤸 Increase suppleness and range of movement with an assisted Stretch Therapy session

Or

🏅 use an individualised Neuromuscular Therapy approach to target pain and feel great again

No matter which approach you choose, you're sure to feel better, move better and return your sport quicker than you'd ever believe possible.

Book now via the link in bio 🌐
Or call me 🤙 085 8531000

11/11/2025

yes, its winter
yes, its raining
yes, i'm tired
yes, I'm sore
yes, I'm injured
yes....I'm training

why?
because I know too much the pain of being broken and hopeless.

long ago, I learned that motion is Lotion.
no matter what's going on for you - get moving and you'll feel better. 💯 guaranteed

PARIS you were AMAZING! 🗼The judo didnt turn out the way i wanted or envisioned, but such is life. I was as ready as I c...
06/11/2025

PARIS you were AMAZING! 🗼

The judo didnt turn out the way i wanted or envisioned, but such is life.

I was as ready as I could have been.
I gave a good account of myself....then I got smashed by a more skillful opponent! 🤯

Que sera

That is judo.

It doesnt take anything away from the whole experience.
It was amazing to participate at the World Veterans Championships. It was brilliant having my good friend and my family with me. Thank you to them for their support.

Thank you to everybody at our club, for all the lovely messages ans well wishes.

Thank you to the Irish Masters Judo team for their support, and to head coach and coach Donal Tanamm especially. They put a huge amount of effort in and its deeply appreciated.

And thank you to my family and friends at home for the well wishes - I really appreciate it all ❤️

I wish all the remaining irish competitors the very best for the rest of the tournament. Éire abú 🇮🇪☘️

As for me, its time to eat, lick my wounds, heal myself and contemplate the next stage for me.

02/11/2025

final preparations today....

A beautiful Sauna, Cold Plunges, breathwork and Visualisation.

all along ive been focused on being on the mats in Paris. that moment is about to arrive and I want to be fully prepared, physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

physical - move your body to change your mind. the sauna and plunge is a superb way to get into your body. breathwork is a physical entrainment tool to tie all spokes of the week together.

mentally - visualising every second of the day

emotionally - feeling how I'll feel throughout the trip

spiritually - remembering why I am doing this. finding that deeper meaning in the pursuit, and then letting it go.

thank you to for magnificent space as always

02/11/2025

one week to the day since I sprained my ankle
4 weeks since I tore a my shoulder labrum
12 weeks post-medial meniscus tear.

all of them rehabbed
all of them ready to go!
Now its time to turn my attention fully on the judo

let's give this everything i've got!

01/11/2025

Superior Labral Anterior to Posterior Tear or SLAP tear rehab. I started this phase after just one week at phase 1!

it took me only 3 weeks to get back to judo. Not that I was in perfect health, but 95% ROM was restored and strength was at 60% and I have a deadline to world championships.

this is phase 2 of the rehab process, and the first strength work I added to the mix.

1. tendon strength in a safe position
2. tendon strength at mid range
3. tendon strength in a challenged position.
4. strength through range of movement

notice the focus is on tendon strength, because thats what was weakened in the SLAP tear. this is different to muscle strength.

I could have (and maybe should have) started with isometrics, but honestly, I tried the pertubations and I was happier to start there.
💪
in the end, it made it back on the mats for the irish open after 3 weeks. I won gold and the shoulder held up excellently.

next stop, Judo world Veterans Championships in Paris


31/10/2025

now that pain-free movement and Pain-free stretching is restored, I've got to challenge the ligaments and ankle.

time for strength.

starting simply, I am standing on one leg for Balance and strength.

level one: standing only
level two: one leg plus juggling
(*juggling is to challenge movement and fun - it doesnt have to be juggling!)
level three: stand on one leg with eyes closed challenging my balance system more.

I'll do this as training several times a day AND I'll do it as I brush my teeth day and night - i find the handiest way to train rehab is to build it into your life !

even if you dont have to rehab your ankle, give this a shot, it'll be great to strengthen the feet and improve balance.

29/10/2025

day one rehab.

acute phase of injury - and there's still stuff we can do to get better.

get in early with the right tools and you'll heal fast.

what did I do?
ASSESS for the weaknesses
COMPRESS for safety, and fluid dynamics
MOVE gently for nervous system, blood flow and to regain range of movement.

I'm 3 days down - Range is 90% restored. definitely still weak. back walking and loading tissues again - pain-free.

moral of the story: when you get injured, get to work so that you can get back to doing what you love ❤️


28/10/2025

mummified!
💪 kinesiotaping has been an awesome aid in my recovery process, helping me to return to sport on the double.

what's it good for?
🦿joint support
💧hydration
🫀blood flow
💪muscle tensioning/lengthening (depending on how its applied)
🤸 balance
💥pain reduction
🦄psychological safety

one of my teachers described to me as additional homepage, without needing to do the homepage!
lucky for my clients, I add it to their treatments complimentary, ensuring great results (if needed).

27/10/2025

Judo Worrld Veterans Championships here we come

but the journey hasn't been without its ups and downs.

12 weeks out: a medial meniscus tear
4 weeks out: a torn shoulder labrum
10 days out: a sprained ankle

never have i had so many injuries in my life.

such is life and sport.

it doesnt matter. I'll be ready by doing the best that I can with what I have

Superb day out at the Irish Masters Judo Open. 🥋Getting to share it with Joe was extra special - Well done to him at his...
26/10/2025

Superb day out at the Irish Masters Judo Open. 🥋

Getting to share it with Joe was extra special -
Well done to him at his first ever Judo comp, bringing home the bling. 🥇

It was so much fun being out there, competing with people from Ireland, the UK and beyond. 🌍

Thank you to the Irish Masters Judo team, and all of his helpers for putting on a great day. 🇮🇪

Thank you to my fellow competitors for the losses, the wins ....and the dance itself.

Gold in my category 🥇
4 wins, 1 loss...a good innings to prepare me for what's next.

Today, i feel like humpty dumpty being pieced back together again. The preparations for the world Masters has been brutal on me - torn meniscus, shoulder labrum and ankle ligaments. One of these was bad, 3 has been disastrous

However, I've been surprised by my ability to spring back so quickly - that is thanks to the rehab work I've put in over the years, the skills and tools I have for helping my body and mind, and the support I've gotten from fellow pros , , and

9 days to Paris - one last ditch effort to get me on the mats to show what I can do.

Lets go!

NEJA abú

♥️💛

09/10/2025

I can't believe i didnt shoot this earlier?! 😫

On monday I injured my shoulder. I let it settle. By Tuesday I had 5% strength - lots of pain.

After some testing and a 20minute self-treatment, I restored much of my range of movement and decreased pain hugely.

Next step is to get a pro involved as I can't access where I want on myself !

Hopefully back training in a week

Incredible, right?!

A Q for you - what on muscle did I work on to give me such a brilliant result???

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