Gara Therapy Clinic

06/06/2026

What a lovely message to receive at the end of a busy week! 🥰

23/05/2026

Well done to this fantastic bunch of footballers today. 🏐 Delighted to be involved with the Sligo U14 team throughout their campaign this year.🏁 Future super stars in the making. 🤩

10/05/2026

33 marathons in 33 consecutive days!.....the FTD Brothers are undertaking this mammoth challenge to help make dementia visible and to fund research. Starting with the London marathon with a 25kg fridge on Jordan's back, he and his brother Cian are now ticking off every county in Ireland. So inspiring to join them on their Leitim leg today - Day 15. If you get the opportunity, please join them as they continue their journey and donate to this very worthwhile cause. 🏃‍♂️💪💜

https://theftdbrothers.com/pages/donate

31/03/2026

A simple but effective message regarding foot mechanics. 🦶
📞 Contact the clinic today if you require a lower limb evaluation, to understand the real root cause of your discomfort.

WHY YOUR FOOT ARCHES ARE SO IMPORTANT

Proper arch mechanics allow for shock absorption when we walk. This requires the right amounts of both pronation and supination in the same step. We contact the ground in a supinated position and immediately pronate. This pronation increases the mobility of the foot to absorb the shock of your steps.

If you don’t pronate, such as with a high arched foot you cannot dissipate the shock. That shock will have to be taken on somewhere else. Often it is at the inside of the heel where it contributes to plantar fasciitis. Other times it travels up into the lower leg and causes shin splints.

If you overpronate, you repeatedly overstretch ↔ the plantar fascia, which can lead to tissue overload and pain. That motion will travel up the kinetic chain, internally rotating the knee and hip. This stresses the medial knee ligaments and meniscus, which just so happen to be the most common area to see degeneration. I wonder why? Internal rotation at the hip will also shut down the hip abductors, which are dynamic stabilizers of the hip and pelvis. This can lead to pain in the hip, SI joint, and low back. Noticing a trend yet?

The feet are the foundation of your entire body. If their mechanics are off, everything could be as well.