Resilience Physiotherapy

Resilience Physiotherapy Chartered Physiotherapy Clinic

At Resilience Physiotherapy Mallow, we pride ourselves individualised, evidence-based treatment to facilitate your recov...
14/01/2026

At Resilience Physiotherapy Mallow, we pride ourselves individualised, evidence-based treatment to facilitate your recovery from injury, reduce pain, and move with confidence. 💪

From sports injuries, back or neck pain and post-operative rehab and running-related issues, we’re here to support your recovery.

Resilience Physiotherapy is staffed by CORU registered Chartered Physiotherapist.

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19/11/2025

ACL Rehabilitation Week 5 Progress 📈

5 weeks post-op and Conor is progressing really well. His knee is settling, he is walking/moving well and the musculature above and below the knee is tolerating loading stress.

Key Focus Areas This Week:

1️⃣ Increasing load through the quads to help develop that musculature. Split squat isometric holds are a nice introduction to heavier loading with longer times under tension to fatigue the muscle fibres.

2️⃣ Creating more movement variety in the knee - we begin to introduce some rotation with the side hurdle stepping and SL kettlebell side to side RLS.

3️⃣ Increasing stress on the patellar tendon through forward lunging movement /deep squats. This is an important facet of the rehabilitation pathway. Developing the ability to decelerate without pain/fear and with good quality through the operated knee/quadriceps is integral to good quality deceleration mechanics.

4️⃣ Working on his hip hinge and lateral lunge quality - tightness in his hip abductors and lower back affects this pattern, and can also be seen in how his lateral lunge to the left needs improvement to get more depth in the hip movement , and less work through the lower back.

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06/11/2025

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04/11/2025

Not all ACLR rehabs are equal and straightforward - while related to the ACLR, this post focuses on a calf injury during the recovery phase.

The road to recovery on a ACLR rehab is certainly not linear. ACLR Client (and now a valued colleague in Resilience Physiotherapy) Daithí, is 10 months down the road after a Left ACLR and Lateral stabilisation.

His return to running phase has not been straightforward - with a couple of calf strains in the previous 3 months on the unoperated leg. His most recent calf strain occurred after 500m of running, after a period of rest.

When David was assessed in the clinic, 6 weeks post injury he was pain free on most tests we did for the calf. No issues on a SL calf raise (straight knee and bent knee) were demonstrated and he could SL hop pain free. However he had some palpable tenderness along the medial calf, with what appeared like a reduced tone in this region.

His SL hopping quality seemed impaired, with an inability to control the heel consistently (lack of stiffness) on SL landing.

MRI confirmed an IMT (intramuscular tendon) of the Right Gastrocnemius, a nasty 3C - which was probably a repeat tear of an earlier injury.

The IMT acts as a key load-transfer structure during the eccentric-concentric contractions in running /jumping/change of direction. Think of it as a central scaffold/axle that the muscle fibres attach to. Injury to the IMT affects force transmission to the Achilles, which explains the impaired ability heel control/stiffness on landing.

IMT injuries are difficult to manage , as they can feel pain free relatively quickly, and can pass most objective testing (heel raise test, SL hopping tests, jogging). While MRI is the diagnostic tool of choice - as these can often be missed on an MRI.

We are lucky to have the resources of Prof. Eanna Falvey, Dr. Joe Jordan and Dr. Jon Patricios nearby in Cork to refer any suspect IMT injuries cases to.

This particular injury will take 12-14 weeks to fully recover structurally, hopefully not to be seen again for a long time.

23/10/2025

🦵 ACLR Rehab: Building Movement Confidence

An integral part of our ACLR Rehab Pathway is movement development. Loading through the operated knee in a variety of patterns is key to develop the scope of movement through the knee. 3 weeks post op, Conor's knee is tolerating his movement exposure well, allowing us to progress his loading and movement control.

This sessions theme was on Quad Loading (longer isometric holds with the Spanish Squat), working on Foot-Ankle-Knee coordination in movement. Running Posture progression (wall drills, stick overhead marching), and introducing some Trunk Stiffness/Control work (farmers carries) during gait practice.

Single leg Stability and loading confidence through the operated leg was challenged through using the football based exercises. At this stage of recovery, with improvements made in the flexion and extension of the knee, we begin expose the knee to internal and external rotation.

15/10/2025

Every knee post ACLR is different, and it follows that rehab post-ACLR is different for every knee. It is not cut and paste rehab.

We will also be showing the rehab journey of the great Aodhán Ó Luasa who has put a year of serious graft with his knee after an ACLR with a Lateral Stabilisation to get back to play his first full championship game in 2 years for Naomh Abán last weekend. Hats off to the diligent work put in 💪

Step One: Work on overcoming post op inhibition.

In this knee, 3 weeks post-op, there is more swelling due to the extra work involved in the surgery. More swelling = reduced muscular activation around the knee. To encourage more muscular activation we focused on:

- Knee movement focused movement (flexion and extension).
- Quad recruitment (long & short lengths) - using our Compex Wireless Electrical Stimulation Unit which drives more motor recruitment in the inhibited muscle, and allows for activation with movement.
- Co-contraction/activation of the posterior muscles that help stabilise behind the knee (soleus and hamstring). If the quad is lagging behind we can start to push on with other areas that can help the knee 🦿

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Our ethos regarding injury management is through education, movement and exercise that we can return to our pre-injured ...
11/10/2025

Our ethos regarding injury management is through education, movement and exercise that we can return to our pre-injured state, with the aim of becoming a more resilient and robust physical being 💪

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09/10/2025

“ACL rehab isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing the basics, better.”

ACL rehab isn’t about fancy drills or complex exercises in the early stages. Every knee is different after surgery, but the core rehab principles stay the same!

1️⃣ Step one: Calm the post-op knee.
From there, it’s about restoring clean movement patterns, building strength and control around the knee, and gradually improving load tolerance through the lower limb.

Progress comes from consistent exposure to these fundamentals not from rushing the process ⏳

Over the next few weeks, we’ll share some of the early rehab work we did with as part of his recovery journey.

2 weeks post-op, with stitches out, we focused on:

🔹 Inner-range knee extensor activation
🔹 Restoring knee movement through range
🔹 Introducing light calf loading

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Here at Resilience Physiotherapy, we pride ourselves in delivering an individualised evidence-based holistic approach to...
07/10/2025

Here at Resilience Physiotherapy, we pride ourselves in delivering an individualised evidence-based holistic approach to Injury Management and Rehabilitation.

For more information don’t hesitate to speak with one of our experts today!

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