By Helen Rigney, Physiotherapist Healthcare Direct So how do we classify a fall? WHO aptly described it as “an unexpected event in which the individual comes to rest on ...Read More

Working in the nursing home environment during Covid-19 By Olivia Divilly - Occupational Therapist, HealthcareDirect The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on the ...Read More

WELL BEING MATTERS. THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. Managing occupational stress during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Source: HealthcareDirect with Mowlam Healthcare June 202...Read More

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A video diary from consultant physio David McWilliams shows ICU patients start their rehabilitation journey after Covid-19. Watch the film by the Guardian. Ekaterina Ochagavi...Read More

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HealthcareDirect Occupational Therapy Staff  Nicky and Sarah preparing to Work on the Front Line

Pictured at the recent 2020 UL Allied Health Care Careers Fair Mairead McKenna (Operations Director, Healthcare Direct), Gavin Connell (Head of Careers, University Limerick...Read More

Conan Lang, Our Occupational Therapy Manager, recently attended the AOTI House Advisory Group Workshop. Facilitating safety and independence in the home environment is a key g...Read More

Conan Lang (Occupational Therapist Manager with Healthcare Direct) at the Nursing Homes Ireland Annual Conference at City West & Simon Harris speaking at the conference. ...Read More

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Nursing Homes Ireland Annual Conference at City West in Dublin. George Smith (Business Development & Customer Care Manager with Healthcare Direct) and Tadhg Daly (Chief E...Read More

Living Life To Its Fullest™: Occupational Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities Ashley Opp Hoffmann https://www.aota.org/about-occupational-therapy/professionals/pa/arti...Read More

People can reduce their risk of developing dementia by exercising, becoming more active and making other healthy lifestyle changes. This is according to an updated quality s...Read More

ERGONOMICS AND WORKPLACE DESIGN The goal of Ergonomics is to provide maximum productivity with minimal cost; in this context cost is expressed as the physiological or he...Read More

Being active can be especially hard if you’re living with a condition such as arthritis and the symptoms that come with it, such as fatigue and reduced mobility. Here's ...Read More

Does your 9 to 5 leave no time for structured exercise..? Do you sit at a desk all day? Current UK exercise guidelines recommend adults aged 19-64 take at least 150 minute...Read More

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Carpal tunnel syndrome This leaflet provides general information about carpal tunnel syndrome and simple exercises that may help. Click on pages below to open in full scre...Read More

10 Things you should consider about your work chair Article written by James Courtney (Clinical Manager, Chartered Physiotherapist and Ergonomic Assessor at Healthcare Dire...Read More

I was going to skip my daily swim the other morning. I had already walked three miles with a friend and taken my dog to the park for his exercise. I was really tired, my back ...Read More

A 2-Minute Walk May Counter the Harms of Sitting By Gretchen Reynolds With evidence mounting that sitting for long stretches of time is unhealthy, many of us naturally won...Read More

Physiotherapy works: Falls and frailty As we age, we begin to notice changes, small at first, a little joint stiffness maybe, hips and knees or shoulders can be culprits. O...Read More

The 10,000 Steps Challenge Walking more, whether it's for work or leisure, is an easy way of being more active without trying too hard. Setting yourself a target of walk...Read More

All You Need to Know About Muscles Posted In: Physio Comes To You / General Health / Sports Physiotherapy Posted In General Health, Sports Physiotherapy by Liane-Rose o...Read More

Friday Feedback: The 'Brain Benefits' of Exercise Clinicians know exercise helps the heart, but should they also talk about its cognitive effects? by Molly Walker, Cont...Read More

How to Stretch, When to Stretch and Stretching Properly Answers to common stretching questions to make sure you’re stretching properly. by Brad Walker | First Publishe...Read More

Fleetwood Mac’s hit song, “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow,” got a second life as the anthem for then-candidate Bill Clinton’s first campaign for President. A new...Read More

Do Not Take Fatigue Lying Down Have you ever had one of those days where you are so weary, you can’t seem to do anything except binge-watch Netflix? Sure, everyone get...Read More

If you're taking on the role of caregiver for the first time, you probably have many questions: What exactly will it entail? Where can you find help? How do you even start? ...Read More

Physiotherapy enables people to stay in or return to work The UK challenge: health, work and austerity At a time when the NHS is serving a growing and ageing popula...Read More

Sofa Workout Article Link: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Documents/sofa-workout.jpg Chartered Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapy support can be accessed locally...Read More

Colin Taylor (Clinical Manager & Chartered Physiotherapist at Healthcare Direct) I recently attended a people handling instructor refresher training day and it was inte...Read More

Happy New Year from all at Healthcare Direct 3 Minute Seated Yoga Article Link: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Documents/seated-yoga-workout.jpg Please contact us...Read More

Simple lifestyle changes can make a world of difference to your quality of sleep. Following these 10 tips from The Sleep Council can help you have a more restful night. 1...Read More

Employers have a legal duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of employees and must do whatever is ‘reasonably practicable’ to achieve this. Occupational health ph...Read More

At HealthcareDirect we offer both group and individual exercise classes which include stretching as part of the session. Older adults adopt certain movement patterns and posit...Read More

Many of our clients suffer from knee arthritis. Knee arthritis is when the cartilage that coats the knee slowly dissolves, leading to painful bone rubbing on bone. It affects ...Read More

  Quitting – it is never easy. But thousands of people successfully quit smoking in Ireland every year. Some need the support from services such as HSE quit.ie onlin...Read More

This information sheet highlights the physical risks associated with manual handling in the transport and logistics sector.  Examples of risk reduction measures that could be...Read More

Sleep-Wake Cycle: Is the biological clock out of synch? Most of us feel the worse for a disturbed or fretful night’s sleep and this can carry through to the next day’s ...Read More

STRESS- Good or Bad for you? It is important how you think of it. It seems that every magazine we pick up these days has an article on how to ‘manage stress’ with recomme...Read More

National Diabetes Week 12-18 JUNE 2016 FACTS ABOUT DIABETES Diabetes is a common medical condition which affects 370 million people worldwide. In the UK, 3 million peopl...Read More

Back Exercises to Reduce Lower Back Pain  Do you want to prevent lower back pain? The 5 exercises described in this NHS link below will help keep your back fit and stro...Read More

10 Things you should consider about your work chair Article written by Colin Taylor (Clinical Manager, Chartered Physiotherapist and Ergonomic Assessor at Healthcare Direct) ...Read More

7 Tips to Keep Your Heart Happy Abbott: Read article at - http://www.abbott.com/newsroom/news/tips-to-keep-your-heart-happy.html?sf20842981=1# Did you know your heart beats ...Read More

BENEFITS OF STRETCHING Colin Taylor, Clinical Manager, & Annette Shanahan, Clinical Director, Healthcare Direct As you age, muscles become less flexible, losing their ...Read More

CARDI - Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland CARDI launched the report Keeping Active for Better Ageing at The International Association of Gerontology and...Read More

Healthcare Direct Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Graduates: Starting your career with Healthcare Direct will provide you with all the support and mentoring you wi...Read More