Meet the Team

Neasa Long M.I.S.C.P.

Neasa Long qualified from University College Dublin with a B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Physiotherapy. She gained a broad range of experience working in The Bon Secours Hospital, Cork and in private practices in Cork city and county before setting up Neasa Long Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic in Douglas.

Neasa has extensive experience in assessing musculoskeletal problems and sports injuries, being involved with athletes at club, county and national level.

Neasa specialises in the treatment of spinal musculoskeletal problems and has completed post-graduate courses in Manipulative Therapy with the McKenzie Institute, UK, in the assessment and treatment of mecnaical disorders and discal derangement of the spine. She is also qualified as a licensed Myofascial trigger Point Dry Needling clinician.

Neasa has also completed post-graduate courses in the area of women’s health and has developed specialist knowledge and considerable experience in the effective treatment and management of incontinence and pre- and post-natal care.

She is a member of the Clinical Interest Groups for Chartered Physiotherapists in Orthopaedic Medicine and also in Women’s Health. She is regularly requested to prepare medico-legal reports and provide expert witness evidence for the Courts in personal injury cases, particularly of a musculoskeletal and orthopaedic nature.

Rachel Ormond M.I.S.C.P.

Rachel completed her undergraduate training in Trinity College Dublin and graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Physiotherapy. She then developed a strong interest in Cerebral Palsy and neurological rehabilitation at Cope Foundation Cork and Cork University Hospital (C.U.H.). This led to her appointment as Senior Physiotherapist in Care of the Elderly and Neurological Rehabilitation at C.U.H.  She subsequently moved into private practice and has gained considerable experience in the management of musculoskeletal injuries and neurological disorders.

Her postgraduate training and continuing professional development profile includes completion of the Bobath Neurodevelopmental Therapy modules and courses relating to the management of spinal and peripheral musculoskeletal disorders.

She is qualified as both a licensed Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling clinician and as a certified Kinesio Taping Technique practitioner.

She also provides consultancy physiotherapy specialising in physiotherapy report writing and expert witness evidence to the Courts in personal injury cases resulting in neurological impairment and intellectual disability.  She is a member of the Clinical Interest Groups for Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology and Gerontology (CPNG) and also Intellectual Disability (CPID).

Barbara Downes M.I.S.C.P.

Barbara obtained her B.Sc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree from U.C.D.  After qualification, she worked in general and orthopaedic hospitals in Ireland before moving to Australia. There, she furthered her experience in general physiotherapy practice in university teaching hospitals and gained considerable expertise in manual musculoskeletal physiotherapy in private practice over a number of years.

Since returning to Ireland, Barbara has worked exclusively in private practice. As part of her commitment to continuing professional development, she has undertaken numerous postgraduate course, particularly in her specialist areas of musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries. Recently, she became a certified practitioner of the Kinesio Taping Technique. She has always enjoyed providing physiotherapy both on and off the field of play and she continues to work regularly with Gaelic Football, Camogie and Soccer teams in particular.

The vast clinical experience she has acquired has equipped her with a wide range of skills to accurately assess and diagnose the cause of pain or dysfunction and successfully implement the appropriate treatment and rehabilitation strategies.