Girivasan Rajarathinam (PT)
Physiotherapist
Latest Blogs!
Fibromyalgia Patient Education & Awareness Campaign
- March 20, 2023
“I have heard that Fibromyalgia does not involve any tissue damage or known pathology. However, I still experience pain despite the absence of tissue damage. Why is this so?” Many people believe that pain is only felt in the presence of tissue damage. Nevertheless, recent research has demonstrated that the pain mechanism is a complicated neurophysiological process. Chronic pain may occur due to a pain processing disorder (how pain signals travel to the brain) and pain perception disorder (how pain signals are perceived by the brain) without any tissue damage. This phenomenon is known as central sensitization. I have Fibromyalgia,…
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Fibromyalgia
- February 8, 2023
What is fibromyalgia (fi-bro-my-al-gia)? Fibro = Fibrous tissue my(o) = Muscle algia = Pain What Causes Fibromyalgia? Research has identified chemical changes in brain which resulted in a disordered sensory processing. As a result, the brain registers pain when others might experience a slight ache or stiffness What are the Symptoms of Fibromyalgia? How Fibromyalgia is diagnosed Fibromyalgia is a clinical diagnosis which means the diagnosis is made based upon the symptoms, signs and physical examination. There is no specific diagnostic test (ie. blood test, scan etc) is available yet. However, some lab tests will be used to rule out other conditions. Your rheumatologist will…
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Girivasan is a highly skilled specialist physiotherapist with 17 years of clinical experience as a senior physiotherapist in orthopaedic / Musculoskeletal physiotherapy out-patient and In-patient settings at Bon Secours hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Girivasan has completed MSc in Musculoskeletal physiotherapy from University of Birmingham, UK. He is an Irish Indian and has obtained a Bachelor degree in physiotherapy from Dr MGR medical University, India.
He emphasises evidence-based clinical reasoning approach to treat Musculoskeletal conditions.
- Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions:
- Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Hip Pain
- Knee Pain
- Ankle Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Elbow & Hand Pain
- Chronic musculoskeletal pain:
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic back pain & neck pain
- CRPS- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- other conditions with Central Sensitisation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Cervicogenic Dizziness
- Whiplash injury
- HCPC – Licence to practise in UK
- CORU – Licence to practise in Ireland
- MACP – Organisation that recognises the standard of excellence in musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice in UK
- Pain mechanism-based treatment approach
- Exercise prescription
- Education & self management
- Load management
- Dry needling
- Kinesio taping
- Manual therapy / Mulligan technique / Manipulation
- Myofascial technique
- Electrotherapy: Ultrasound, TENS, Shockwave
- English
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Telugu