Lawlor Joan

Lawlor Joan in Ryde, Sydney, NSW is listed under the best Physiotherapists offering services such as Kinesiology Taping, Acupuncture, Casting & Splinting.

Other services by Lawlor Joan are Headache Physio, Shoulder injury Physio, Neck Pain Physio, Sports Taping, Joint Pain Physio, Back Pain Physio, Physiotherapy, Remedial Massage.

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Biography

Joan has over 20 years experience working in private practice as a musculo-skeletal physiotherapist treating a variety of musculo-skeletal conditions. She has been practicing the Ryde region for 16 years. During that time she has also worked in the related field of occupational health and ergonomics where the emphasis is on optimising musculo-skeletal health and prevention of problems with attention to the postures adopted in work tasks or workstation, unsafe work practices and work-pacing.

Female urinary incontinence and pelvic condtions related to pregnancy is an additional area of interest that Joan is experienced and interested in working with.

Joan is an advocate for optimising musculo-skeletal health with engagement in regular exercise, core strengthening and developing postural awareness in work or recreational activities. Joan is trained in Pilates exercise with DMA. For the last couple of years, she has been teaching small groups and is impressed at seeing how empowering it is for people to improve their longstanding conditons (both musculoskeletal and womems health) through their own work .

She is very interested in physiotherapy and regularly attends courses and lectures to remain up to date with the developments in the profession in the areas outlined above.

Joan Lawlor,
Dip. Phty, Grad. Dip. Appl. Sc. in Manipulative Phty, M.A.P.A, M.M.P.A.,
Cert in Acup.

Services

A personalised service is provided in a private room.

The two principal areas of practice are

• Musculo-skeletal conditions
• Women’s Health

Musculo-skeletal

This includes pain (spinal or limb(s)) or dysfunction relating to sport or work or of spontaneous onset.

The initial assessment involves a thorough history and physical examination after which any of the following treatments may be employed as deemed most appropriate with the patients consent.

• Manipulative therapy, which involves mobilisation or manipulation of joints both spinal and peripheral.
• Muscle Energy of the Pelvis
• Mechanical Traction
• Massage, which could be soft tissue massage, or deep connective tissue massage or friction massage.
• Taping or splinting with brace.
• Exercise instruction and prescription. This may include specific stretching or strengthening program or muscle imbalance retraining or core stability programs. Gym balls, theraband, steps and wobble boards may be used to facilitate strengthening
• Advice on posture and injury prevention with attention to ergonomics.
• Acupuncture
• Electrotherapy including laser, ultrasound, interferential TENS, Electrical muscle stimulation
• Ergonomic/ postural advice regarding injury prevention
• Form-thotics A soft form of orthotic

Common conditions treated

• Back pain, sciatica, SIJ (sacroiliac joint) dysfunction spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis
• Neck pain, brachialgia, pinched nerve, cervico-genic headache, thoracic outlet syndrome
• Shoulder pain, tendinitis, frozen shoulder Occupational overuse syndrome
• Tennis Elbow, carpal tunnel
• Patella-femoral pain, knee ligament strain post op rehabilitation of the knee
• Hip and or groin pain
• Sprained ankle, plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, shin splints

Women’s Health

Joan specialises in treatment of female incontinence with advice, bladder-retraining programs muscle strengthening/relaxation programs as determined by assessment of the individual patient.

Reviews

“I strongly suggest Joan Lawlor’s Physio for anyone in need of muscular physio help. She is really friendly and has helped me a lot with my back”