Back, Joint Pain,
Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia

Sports Injury &
Prevention

Pilates & Therapeutic Exercise

Medical Acupuncture & Dry Needling

Women's Health and Pregnancy Related issues

Women's Health &
Pregnancy Related issues

Foot Biomechanics & Orthotics

TherapyXperts Mount Merrion Physiotherapy Clinic
105 Upper Trees Road
Mount Merrion
Co. Dublin

Tel: 01 283 4303

mountmerrion@therapyxperts.ie

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Mount Merrion Clinic Team Bios

Specialties: Manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, medical acupuncture

Lorraine Carroll MPhty BPhysio MISCP BMAS

Practice Principal

Lorraine qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist from University College Dublin in 1999 and started her career in Our Lady’s Hospital, Harold’s Cross, Dublin. This was followed by a years experience at St Joseph’s Hospitals’ busy musculoskeletal outpatient department in Raheny. Lorraine has always had a passion for sports injuries and the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. As such, Lorraine attended the University of Queensland, Australia where in 2001 she completed the prestigious Masters in Manipulative Physiotherapy with high distinction and was placed top of her class.

On returning home Lorraine worked in private practice treating a case load of complex musculoskeletal patients. She also enjoyed the opportunity to work with the Leinster Rugby Squad, diagnosing and treating a wide range of acute sporting injuries.

In 2003 Lorraine was off on her travels again. This time as Chief Medical Officer and Physiotherapist with the touring Riverdance troupe. This was a fantastic opportunity for her to be at the forefront of professional sport. Lorraine was a dancer herself for 13 years and so knows a great deal about dance injuries! After a year of being on the road Lorraine returned to Dublin to establish a private Physiotherapy Clinic for her previous employer in Naas, Co Kildare. She also at this stage became involved with the Irish Swimming Team.

In 2005, Lorraine took over the Mount Merrion Physiotherapy Clinic which is now known as TherapyXperts Mount Merrion. It was a good opportunity to combine her clinical Xpertise and business Xperience in a new and challenging setting. She is now practice principal alongside her husband, Simon Coghlan. Lorraine specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal pain. Her areas of special interest are headaches, neck and back pain. She manages patients with a ‘hands on’ approach using manual therapy, specific therapeutic exercises and medical acupuncture/dry needling.

As an adjunct to Lorraine’s clinical and practice management work, she lectures at the University College Dublin (UCD). Here she lectures and examines on the undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programmes in areas of manual therapy, exercise rehabilitation and pain physiology. She was involved in the establishment and accreditation of the Masters in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy at UCD which is the first and only course in Ireland recognised by the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy. This was a huge achievement for UCD and for physiotherapy in Ireland.

Aside from Lorraine’s work, she is a big fan of “Work-Life Balance” and enjoys yoga, running, swimming and surfing.....and of course.....travelling.

Lorraine’s ethos for TherapyXperts Mount Merrion is to promote clinical Xcellence in all aspects of patient care and to partake in and promote lifelong learning.

Specialities: Medical acupuncture, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy

Simon Coghlan - MSc BSc(Hons)Physio DipMedAc MISCP BMAS

Practice Principal
Simon graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2000 with an honours degree in physiotherapy. His early experience was in sports physiotherapy working closely with the Natal Rugby Union in sunny Durban, South Africa. In 2001, Simon returned to the UK to pursue his interest in the field of medical acupuncture. He is now an accredited member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society and specialises in the use of medical acupuncture/dry needling in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. In particular the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome and integrating acupuncture into the treatment of sports injuries.

Simon moved to Dublin in 2006 and has continued to gain extensive clinical experience in private practice. Simon joined TherapyXperts Mount Merrion in 2006 and is now practice principal, alongside his wife, Lorraine Carroll.

In conjunction with his clinical work, Simon completed an MSc in 2008 at the University College Dublin (UCD). This involved a research project exploring the use of neuromuscular stimulation and real time ultrasound imaging in the treatment of low back pain. Since then he has been invited to present his research throughout the world, the most recent being at the EMBC Biomedical Engineering Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

As a clinical educator, Simon lectures at the UCD School of Physiotherapy and Performance Science in spinal manual therapy and therapeutic exercise. In association with the British Medical Acupuncture Society he provides training in acupuncture to medical and allied health professionals in the UK and Ireland.

In his spare time Simon enjoys keeping fit with a keen interest in health and nutrition. He finds the practice of yoga particularly useful for maintaining core strength and flexibility which compliments his love of surfing.

Specialties: Pilates, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, medical acupuncture

Jennifer Nelson BSc (Hons) Physio MISCP

Senior Associate
Jennifer obtained her BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree from Trinity College in 2005. After graduating she spent two years working in The Royal Hospital, Donnybrook where she gained extensive experience treating a range of neurological conditions. From there she went on to spend a year working in Naas general hospital, working in the areas of respiratory and orthopaedics. To further her knowledge and gain valuable experience she spent a year working in a busy private practice in New Zealand. Here she worked with a premiership rugby and swimming team and developed her skills in treating a variety of musculoskeletal, occupational and sports injuries. Since returning to Ireland, Jennifer has continued working in private practice. She has completed a number of post graduate courses including myofascial dry needling, orthotic prescription and biomechanical assessment. She uses a combined approach to patient treatment using manual therapy, dry needling and exercise prescription.

In her free time she enjoys hiking, mountain running, rock climbing and anything that involves being outdoors - preferably up a mountain!

Katie Gill BSc(Physio) Hons MISCP BMAS
Associate Chartered Physiotherapist

Katie, a local Mount Merrion lady, is also a graduate of University College Dublin where she qualified with an Honours Degree in Physiotherapy. She has a keen interest in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and women’s health physiotherapy.

Katie has gained great experience in outpatients departments in St Vincent’s University Hospital and Louth County Hospital treating a varied caseload of complex presentations. She has completed her Medical Acupuncture Course with the British Medical Acupuncture Society and uses medical acupuncture and dry needling alongside manual therapy and exercise prescription to enhance patient care. Katie has a keen interest in sport, especially hockey, and played with UCD for four years and now plays for the YMCA Dragons. She has combined this interest with her training in physiotherapy and worked with Three Rock Rovers Men’s 1st XI team for two years. She has gained valuable experience in the onsite treatment and management of acute sporting injuries as well as post injury rehabilitation. Katie is also a Pilates instructor having completed a course with the well renowned Stott Pilates Company in London and runs daily classes at TherapyXperts Mount Merrion.

Katie developed an interest in the area of women’s health early in her career and has subsequently completed a post graduate course to master her skills in the assessment and evidence based treatment of women’s health problems such as incontinence and abnormalities that women have post partum.

In her spare time Katie loves to travel, her most recent trip was to Delhi where she worked as a volunteer Physiotherapist in a men’s shelter with patients suffering from a variety of musculoskeletal and neurological complaints.

Caroline Daly Dip. Holistic Massage

Massage Therapist
Caroline qualified as a Massage Therapist in 2007 with an ITEC Diploma in Holistic Massage and also began studying for a Physiotherapy degree in UCD. Throughout this time Caroline has worked part-time as a Massage Therapist incorporating sports massage, swedish massage, deep tissue massage and pregnancy massage. Now a final year Physiotherapy student, Caroline uses her expanding expert knowledge of musculoskeletal disorders and soft tissue conditions to enhance the massage technique. As such Caroline offers a therapeutic service which is complementary to Physiotherapy treatment.

More Information

TherapyXperts Mount Merrion:
Registered business address: 105 Upper Trees Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin, Ireland

Phone: +353 1 283 4303

Email: mountmerrion@therapyxperts.ie