• Orlagh Sampson

Grad.Dip
Phys. (Eng.) M.C.S.P
M.I.S.C.P., R.P.T.(U.S.A.) Dip. Hom.
M.Med. Sci.(Sports Physiotherapy)
Orlagh graduated from Guy’s Hospital in London. She
was attracted to the profession having played badminton for Ireland. Upon
qualifying she worked with babies and children in Crumlin Hospital doing
chest physio.
She did her 2 years basic training in a large teaching hospital on the South
side of Chicago called Michael Reese Hospital. It was here that she was
introduced to the techniques of Myofascial Release and became proficient
in rehabing patients from gun shot wounds amongst other things.
She then moved to Inglewood in California to take up a senior Orthopaedic
post at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital. It was in California where she
gained experience in strength and conditioning exercises, gym rehab. and
core strengthening. Included in the list of clients that she had was Andre
Young aka Dr. Dre.
Orlagh then went on to become a partner in a home health agency in Burbank
Ca., called Pacific Coast Healthcare. This proved to be invaluable experience
for her, treating a wide range of conditions in the patient’s home.
Requiring the physiotherapist to think on her feet and to be creative with
her treatment plan, there wasn’t much that Orlagh didn’t see
or treat from this opportunity. Seeing a wide variety for patients from
Compton, Watts to Malibu and everything in between.
At this time Orlagh became interested in Homeopathic Medicine and received
a diploma in same from Santa Monica College and attended courses in Naturopathic
Medicine in Portland, Oregan.
Orlagh returned to Ireland to pursue her first love, that is sport and received
a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from UCD. Her thesis was on isokinetic
testing of the shoulder muscles in badminton players. Since returning she
has pursued courses in dry needling (Travell & Simons) and is a huge
advocate of same getting super results from her patients.
She set up in Private practise 7 years ago and was privileged to be involved
and to have treated so many wonderful clients.
She was the physiotherapist on set of the Hollywood movie “King Arthur”,
working with the likes of Clive Owen and Ray Winstone. She also attended
the World Canoe Slalom championships and has worked with Eoin Rheinisch.
She is also the Dublin based physiotherapist to the Irish Boxing team and
has treated Kenny Egan, Katie Taylor, Darren Sutheralnd, Paddy Barne, John
Joe Nevin, Andy Lee. She had the privilege of being the physio with Andy
Lee whilst he was at the Olympic training camp in France preparing for Athens.
She has currently completed 2 years of a 3 year diploma in Chinese Medicine
and Acupuncture under the expert tutelage of Dr. Vincent Carroll.
Above all of this, Orlagh’s greatest achievement is her little boy
James Robert, the little miracle she was told she could never have!
So, medical science doesn’t get it right all the time, we are human
we do make mistakes but we strive to our best each day for each patient.
• Kevin Murray
MISCP BSc Physiotherapy (Hons)
Kevin graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with an honours degree in Physiotherapy with clinical distinction. Since graduating, he has worked with a number of rugby and Gaelic football teams throughout Ireland, the most recent being the Meath Senior Ladies Football Team.
Currently, Kevin is pursuing a Masters Degree in Advanced Physiotherapy Practice at University College Dublin, with Sports and Exercise Medicine and Health Promotion being the main areas of focus. He is also qualified in the use of dry-needling as a means of treating myofascial pain.
Kevin treats a variety of both sport and non-sport related neuro-musculoskeletal injuries, with patient safety, comfort and satisfaction always being his highest priorities. Kevin is constantly striving to further himself as a Physiotherapist by maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of emerging literature regarding treatment and rehabilitation. He implements this knowledge accordingly, treating each patient based on their needs and requirements, therefore achieving the most effective and efficient rehabilitation.
Kevin’s great love for sports arose from years of swimming competitively at both the provincial and national level in Ireland. He nurtures his sports enthusiasm by playing golf and continually improving his single-digit handicap.
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