The Court Clinic

MISCP Gillian trained in the Physiotherapy School of Trinity College Dublin. Founder of the practice, with over 25 years experience in musculoskeletal therapy. Having worked extensively in the field of sports medicine with the FAI, Irish Swimming and The Olympic Council, she now has a specific interest in Lower Limb biomechanics, rehabilitation and orthotic prescription. Most of these injuries require a multifaceted approach from addressing the soft tissue changes with physiotherapy modalities to providing shoe advice and orthotics where necessary. The Clinic now uses state of the art gait analysis with their Scanning system from Orthomed Systems. Over the years Gillian and her team have built the practice into what it is today.

MISCP, Lic. Acup. Sheenagh has been working in The Court Clinic since 2003. She has had an interest in biomechanics and foot and ankle problems since graduating from Trinity College Dublin in 1992. She gained experience in this area working in Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital, |St James Hospital and Tallaght Hospital. She also gained extensive experience while working in the USA. She is experienced in all areas of physiotherapy having worked in acute and rehab hospitals,sports clubs and private practice. Sheenagh has a keen interest in treating general musculoskeletal problems, including back and neck conditions, and likes to look at the alignment and movement patterns of the whole body in diagnosing and treating. Sheenagh is a qualified acupuncturist (UCD School of Physiotherapy 2002). Her training in this field has been in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This combination of physiotherapy and acupuncture is very effective in treating painful musculoskeletal problems. Sheenagh is a certified APPI Pilates instructor and teaches Clinical Pilates on a one to one level and in a class setting.

MISCP Aine graduated from Dublin City University in 1998 with an MSc in Science Communication. She worked as an Instructor on ITEC's Sports Massage and Personal Training courses teaching Anatomy & Physiology. She also qualified as a Fitness Instructor and was one of Team Ireland's Table Tennis coaches in the Special Olympics World Games 2003. After qualifying as a Chartered Physiotherapist from the University in Southampton in 2009, she worked for a number of years in the NHS in acute and community settings, doing rotations in ICU, respiratory, outpatients, surgical, neuro rehabilitation, community and care of the elderly. She also spent time working privately with Solent University's elite sports teams and high performance athletes. Since then she has worked mainly in private practice, treating musculoskeletal conditions and performing biomechanical assessment and treatments. As a keen sportswoman herself, she is particularly interested in sports injury rehabilitation.