Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
BPhysio, MSc (Msk Manips),MSOM [Cyriax], HDip. Healthcare [Acupuncture] MISCP
Tara qualified from University College Dublin with an honours degree in 1996. After a few years gaining hospital experience she moved to Australia where she gained invaluable experience working alongside specialist physiotherapists in the management and treatment of elite athletes in an Olympic athlete accredited practice.
She returned to Ireland and completed post graduate qualifications in Orthopaedic Medicine and Cyriax Manipulative techniques. She is also a licensed acupuncturist having completed a two year Graduate Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine in UCD in 2002. She completed her Stott Pilates qualification in 2011. She has lectured in the areas of peripheral joint problems and the anatomy of the core stability muscles to various groups both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Tara has worked within the professional sporting circuit in Ireland in sports as diverse as golf, rally-driving and fencing. She spent some time working as Team Physio to the Mitsubishi Ralliart Team on the UK circuit. Her main interests are in sports injuries and spinal assessment and rehab. She also has a special interest in jaw pain (Temporomandibular Joint dysfunction) and headaches.
Tara has worked in private practice since 1998 and she opened Rathfarnham Physiotherapy & Acupuncture Clinic in 2004. Most recently, in 2019, Tara was awarded honours in an Msc in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Manips) from UCD after completing a two year masters.
