Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar

- Core stability training- Soft tissue/myofascial/trigger point release- Use of traction- Designing home exercise programme, use of Physio ToolsOutcome measures used -- Goniometry- Jamar Hand Dynamometer- Visual Analogue Pain Scale- Rowland-Morris Disability Questionnaire- Falls Risk Assessment Tool- Berg Balance Scale- Rivermead Mobility Index- Various Post Surgery Protocols e.g. ACL reconstructionOther activities may be available -- Assessment and treatment at Falls programme- Assisting at Back Class- Observe acupuncture- Observe and assist at foot biomechanics and orthotic assessmentSuggested Reading -- Brukner, P & Khan, K (2002) Clinical Sports Medicine, 2nd Ed., TheMcGraw Hill companies Inc. London.- Corrigan, B., Maitland, G., (1994)Practical orthopaedic medicine,Butterworth Heinemann, Cambridge- Kesson, M, Atkins, E (2011) Orthopaedic Medicine, A Practical Approach.3 rd Ed., Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann- Maitland, G. (1991) Peripheral Manipulation. 3rd Ed., ButterworthHeinemann, London- McRae R: Practical Fracture Treatment (Churchill Livingstone 1994)- Petty, N, Moore, A., (2002) Neuromuscular examination and assessment:a handbook for therapists, 2nd edition, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh4