About Peter Forde Physical Injury Massage Clinic
I am a professionally qualified Sport & Remedial Massage Therapist, and a full member of the Irish Massage Therapist Association (I.M.T.A). Having qualified with a Diploma in Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy from National School For Remedial Therapy (N.S.R.T). My interest for sport & remedial massage therapy started following injury after injury from competing in multiple sports. I have suffered many of the injuries associated to each discipline & can relate to people with their injuries when they attend my clinic for differential diagnosis & injury treatment.
I am fully trained & qualified in various advanced techniques such as Soft Tissue Release (S.T.R), Muscle Energy Techniques (M.E.T), (P.I.R), (R.I), Advanced Sport & Remedial Massage, differential diagnosis, injury rehabilitation, resistance training.
I also recently qualified in group fitness instruction and Personal Training.
To offer the best service to my clients I have done an additional course in Advanced Kinesiology, Taping & Strapping, Occupational first aid level 5, sport first aid (pitch side), Advanced Dry Needling and Electro-Therapy courses.
Since qualifying I have gained extensive experience working with both sporting & non sporting clients tailoring my techniques to suit people from all walks of life-whether you are injured from a sports related incident or from repetitive strain injury associated with your job.
I have also worked with local GAA teams & the Galway Senior Hurling team covering games for pre/post event massage & training sessions: I am currently working with the Galway Senior Football team covering both training sessions and also games.
I have experience working with a huge variety of clients, from individuals with chronic back & neck pain issues to professional sports people & athletes.
I was selected as team soigneur for An Post RAS team in 2014. The team consisted of former Professional/International/Olympic cyclists & current U23 Irish Development rider.
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