Pearse street physio?

Anyone any experience with Pearse street physio?

Upping the intensity of my training and really looking to make progress over the next few months and one thing that holds me back is mobility.

Is it okay to attend with just general poor mobility (as opposed to a specific injury)? Hoping they can point me in the right direction and establish some kind of programme etc.

karlitob

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058210334/pearse-street-physio

Aidan’s a great guy and an excellent therapist. You won’t go wrong.

Don’t need to be injured to go see a physio. They’ll see you right.

Black Sheep

I went there a number of years ago. I initially saw Aidan Woods and would concur he seems like an excellent physio, I went on the strength of multiple recommendations. He was obviously absolutely snowed under with clients and he referred me on to one of his juniors in the business (Who wasn't as accomplished, unfortunately).

Augme

If it is just a general mobility programme you can easily make one up yourself from a bit of research online and YouTube.

PoisonIvyBelle

He got me to get an MRI years ago and then never referred me to a consultant in that area; as a result I had longstanding damage. When I eventually went to a surgeon years later I was told I should have been referred after my initial scan. Wouldn't be my first recommendation.

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117997820#Comment_117997820

As an alternative suggestion, Andrew Watson on Fitzwilliam Square is quite good.

karlitob

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117997820#Comment_117997820

Consultants only accept referrals from GPs - not chartered physiotherapists. If they do, I’ve never heard of it.

While private radiology groups will accept a referral from anyone, they typically only do so on referral from GP - and they ALWAYS send the report to your GP.

The surgeon is not the arbiter of health or physio practice. Just cos she or he said that - it doesn’t make it true. I’ve treated some awful messes by surgeons who shouldn’t have operated n my patients. But that’s just my opinion - just like your surgeon.

And finally - the harm that brought you to the physio was the cause of your longstanding damage - not the absence of a referral to a consultant that is not the practice of a physio or receipt of a referral which is not the practice of surgeon.

If you have an issue with the clinical care of a chartered physiotherapist I recommend you contact Coru. You should also refer your GP to the Medical Council for not following up on your results which - in the view of your surgeon - led to an adverse outcome in your care.

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117998475#Comment_117998475

I went straight to him, not via a GP. He didn't even refer me to a GP. It was only when I went to GP I got referred to surgical consultant, and by that time I had nerve damage worsened by the fact he had not advised me to seek further assistance and just left me with a sheet of exercises and advised I could never (as in, never) take part in the physical activity again that I had been doing, which also turned out to inhibit my recovery. Various physios I saw after couldn't understand the approach either.

If I could have reported anyone, it would have been him. I let it go. People make mistakes. But if someone if asking for advise on whether to attend, I'm clearly not going to lie about my experience.

caviardreams

For the record I have been referred to consultants by physios direct in 3 cases with 3 different physios so it is absolutely possible (one of whom was pearse street physio as it happens)

karlitob

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117999827#Comment_117999827

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PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117999827#Comment_117999827

Hope you got sorted!👍

MrMusician18

Just to note you need to be referred to the physio by your GP in order to claim the expenses back from the taxman. Physio can end up expensive over the course of a couple of months treatment