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A SHANNON woman who special- ises in physical therapy is expanding her business, to incorporate pilates.
Caroline Hannan from ‘Tradaree found that many of her physical ther- apy clients would benefit from doing pilates and decided to organise class- es in Shannon and Sixmilebridge.
She felt that while treating muscle injuries and back pain was of huge benefit to clients, they also needed some type of rehabilitation in order to facilitate a full recovery.
“Pilates is an excellent treatment method for muscle injuries and back problems. The pilates exercises can be modified to fit the needs of each client,’ she said.
Caroline is extremely busy as she works at Halifax Insurance during the day and organises pilates classes in the evenings. As a physical thera- pist, she treats injuries including chronic neck and back pain, sciatica and sports injuries.
She has worked with the Sixmileb- ridge senior hurling team for the past two years.
Caroline has specialised in physi- cal therapy for the past two years. She was awarded her qualification with the Pilates Institute through the National Training Centre in Dublin.
She explained her decision to ex- pand her business: “There were four or five people who came back to me with issues. I felt I was referring them on to pilates so I decided to get into teaching pilates myself. I love it. My aim is to get into it full-time,” she added.
“The classes are very mixed and cater for all ages,” she added.
Caroline is well-known in Shannon, not least for her involvement with the special needs youth club, of which she is one of the main organisers.
The pilates classes take place on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the leisure centre in Shannon and on Thursdays at the old courthouse in Sixmilebridge, between 7pm and Spm.
If you are interested in joining one of Caroline’s pilates class- es, phone her on O87 6163384, or alternatively, email her at carneuromuscular@yahoo.co.uk.