About Us

Dooradoyle Physiotherapy Clinic is a long established and highly respected Chartered Physiotherapy Clinic located in Limerick. Cynthia Murphy and Mark Van Drumpt are both registered members of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and have 25 years plus experience in the assessment and treatment of a wide variety of musculoskeletal injuries/disorders.  Over the years, Cynthia and Mark have built up excellent relationships with Consultants, Doctors and many other Health Care Professionals.

Our primary focus is to restore function and quality of life through a caring, skilful and personalised application of a variety of treatment methods.

You will be assessed and treated in individual treatment rooms. We have ample car parking space and are conveniently located next to Regional Hospital in Limerick.

Our aim is to perform a thorough physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse and complex conditions, using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques. This will be used to determine an accurate clinical diagnosis, and to formulate and deliver a patient focused treatment program, helping our patients to resume as active and independent a life, as quickly as possible.

Chartered Physiotherapists are bound to abide by a Code of Conduct which sets out expected standards of professional practice and have  professional indemnity insurance.

Physios

After service in the Royal Netherlands Army, Mark attended and graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, The Netherlands in 1993. While working in Switzerland, he completed a postgraduate in Maitland Manual Concept and Trigger Point Therapy. He also attended a two-year postgraduate in Sports & Exercise Medicine in NUI Galway in 2009-2010. In 1995, he moved to Limerick and became a member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. After extensively working in private practice for over 20 years in Limerick City, he opened his own clinic in Killaloe Ballina and joined Dooradoyle Physiotherapy Clinic in 2012. He divides his work schedule between different sports teams and private practice. He has been working as Senior Physiotherapist with Limerick County GAA for the last 10 years and Garryowen Rugby Club for the last 20 years. Mark accompanied Garryowen Senior Team to the Amateur World Championship in France in 2007 where they represented Ireland after winning the championship and league. For the Limerick County GAA, he has worked with the Senior Footballers from 2005 to 2012 and with all levels of Hurling Squads from 2010 to present (Senior, Minor, U21, Intermediate, Bord na nOg). Mark has also treated the Limerick County Senior Camogie squad from 2012 to present.  He worked with St. Munchin’s School rugby teams from 1998 to 2007 and with CBS Nenagh, who won the Dr. Croke Cup in 2012, in 2012 and 2013. Up until 2007, he worked with Marathon Basketball Club’s Senior Team who played in the First Division. In 2003, Mark accompanied the Irish Olympic High Performance Boxing Squad in their training camp in Russia, under coach Billy Walsh. He is currently the Sports Injury Physiotherapist of choice for a number of GAA Club Teams in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary.

Previously, Mark was Senior Physiotherapist with the Midwestern Spina Bifida Association from 1996 to 2003. He worked in the private practice of Charles Engel, President of the Society of Manual Therapists in Biel Switzerland from 1994 to 1996, in Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield England in 1994, and in the private practice of DR Med H.U. Bieri in Biel Switzerland.

Over the years Mark has been a clinical tutor for the University Of Limerick, the Institute of Allied Health Studies in Enschede and the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, The Netherlands.  He has run courses in strapping & dynamic tapping for Fleming Medical and he continues to support many newly qualified physiotherapists in gaining practical experience in pitch side physiotherapy.

Mark has a blackbelt in Tae-Kwon-Do and was an accomplished kick boxer in his time. It was these pursuits that first sparked his interest in sport injury and prevention and subsequently in sports physiotherapy.

Mark Van Drumpt
BSc (Hons), MISCP, CPSEM

Cynthia qualified in 1986 from Arnhem Physiotherapy College in the Netherlands with a BSc. in Physiotherapy.  Cynthia worked in a general hospital setting in the Netherlands before moving to Germany to start working in private practice. She then moved to Switzerland, where she gained valuable experience in one of her specialised fields, musculoskeletal physiotherapy, moving from a small clinic with mainly rheumatology workload to large private practice with hydrotherapy pool.  Working in a large team with a lecturer from the physiotherapy college in the University Hospital in Bern, who provided weekly in-service training in the clinic, she specialised in Sports Injuries, Maitland Spinal Mobilisation, Soft Tissue Massage and post–op Rehabilitation.

In 1993, she moved to Ireland and founded the Dooradoyle Physiotherapy Clinic while working part time in Limerick Regional Hospital Physiotherapy Department.  In 1996, after the birth of her first child, she commenced working with patients with incontinence in Limerick Regional Hospital. She started postgraduate training in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction with Dr. J. Laycock, a leading women’s health physiotherapist in England.  She has completed and continues to attend many women’s and men’s health courses in Holland, England and Ireland, seizing every opportunity to further her understanding of the many issues relating to treating patients with bladder and bowel conditions, pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic pain.

Due to her interest in hands-on treatments, she completed her Myofascial Tiggerpoint Therapy training in Switzerland, continued courses in Limerick, and specialised in Manual Therapy/Triggerpoint Therapy of the pelvic floor with Maeve Whelan in Dublin.

She is also trained and is highly experienced in EMG Biofeedback for the pelvic floor, an effective tool for teaching patients with bladder and/or bowel problems the right way to perform their pelvic floor exercises.

Her workload is a combination of orthopedic/sports and women’s/men’s health.

Cynthia is married with 3 children, all eager sport players, and is involved with school hockey teams and with the girls under age Munster hockey team at inter pro level.

Cynthia Murphy
BSc (Hons), MISCP

We Treat

We offer the following treatments and services at Dooradoyle Physiotherapy Clinic

Women's and Male Health Issues

  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Fecal Incontinence
  • Pelvic pain
  • Chronic pelvic pain
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Vulvodynia
  • Pudendal Neuralgia
  • Pre- and Post-Prostatectomy
  • Male pelvic pain
  • Dyspareunia
  • Post-surgical Rehab
  • Abdominal/Bladder Pain
  • Pregnancy and Post Partum Issues
  • Constipation

Shoulder Injuries

  • Shoulder Instability
  • Frozen Shoulder/Arthritis
  • Shoulder Impingement
  • Rotator Cuff Tear
  • Shoulder Dislocation
  • Rotator cuff tendinopathy
  • Adhesive Capsulitis/frozen shoulder
  • Labral tear/SLAP lesion
  • Bursitis

Foot and Ankle

  • Achilles Tendinopathy
  • Ankle Sprains
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction
  • Ankle Impingement Syndromes
  • Sinus Tarsi Syndrome
  • Osteochondral Lesions
  • Morton’s Neuroma
  • Sever’s Disease
  • Ankle / Foot pain
  • Tendonitis
  • Haglund’s Deformity
  • Heel Pain / Heel Spur
  • Metatarsalgia

Lower Back

  • RTA
  • Posture
  • Acute Low Back Pain
  • Chronic Low Back Pain / Arthritis
  • Sciatica
  • Lumbar Disc Injury
  • Lumbar Spine and Back Care
  • Nerve Root Irritation
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Pre/Post Pregnancy
  • Sacro-Iliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction

Sports Inuries - elbow / AC Joint / Knee

  • Golfer’s Elbow
  • Tennis Elbow
  • AC Joint Ligament Sprain
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury (ACL)
  • Fat Pad Irritation
  • Runner’s Knee
  • Knee Pain / Arthritis
  • Meniscus Injury
  • Ligament injuries
  • Patellafemoral pain
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • ITBF Syndrome
  • Bursitis
  • Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease
  • Post-op rehabilitation
  • Calf and Hamstring Injuries

Pelvic Injuries

  • Osteitis Pubis (groin pain)
  • Adductor Tendinopathy
  • Pelvic Girdle Pain during Pregnancy
  • Gilmore’s Groin

 

Neck Problems

  • Facet Joint Dysfunction
  • Cervical Disc Disorders
  • Musculoligamentous injuries post road traffic accident - Whiplash
  • Posture Related Neck Pain
  • Arthritis

Mid Back / Thoracic

  • Scoliosis
  • Posture

 

Hip Injuries

  • Hip Labral tears
  • Bursitis
  • Arthritis

 

Shin Injuries

  • Shin Splints

 

Rib Injuries

  • Rib cartilage Injuries

 

Hand and Wrist Injuries

  • Wrist Injuries
  • De Quervain’s Syndrome
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Wrist Pain
  • Post Fracture rehabiliatation
  • Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

 

Therapies

We treat a wide range of conditions including sports injuries, women’s and male health issues, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal and chronic pain.

Sports Physiotherapy

Hands on Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy for Neck or Back Pain

Sports Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Rehab and treatment for Sports Injuries

Exercise Therapy

Strapping and Dynamic Tapping

Electrotherapy

Massage Therapy

Myofascial Trigger Therapy

Joint Mobilisation

Physiotherapy for Neck or Back Pain

Physiotherapy Treatment after RTA or Whiplash injury

Women's Health

Men's Health

Physiotherapy for Arthritis

Women's Health Services and Treatments

Bladder Problems - Urinary Incontinence

Bowel Treatments

Physiotherapy Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain

Physiotherapy Treatment for Bowel Problems

Chronic Pelvic Pain

Prolapse

Physiotherapy Treatment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Pelvic Girdle pain

Biofeedback Treatment

Men's Health Services and Treatments

Physiotherapy Treatment for Urinary Incontinece Post Prostatectomy and TURP

Chronic Pelvis Pain

Physiotherapy Therapy for Chronic Pelvis Pain

Constipation

Physiotherapy for Constipation

Physiotherapy for Arthritis

Contact Us

Address: 1b Graney Close, Raheen, Limerick

Office Phone: (061) 304944

Opening Hours

8.30am to 8pm Monday to Friday

Health Insurance

We are recognized by all major insurance companies. Just check your own policy for terms and conditions to see what cover you have.

Rates

Treatments €60

Specialised Treatments, Women’s & Men’s Health

Please contact the clinic for Special Club Rates.