The Health Team

Chiropractors

Dr. Heather Thompson, BSc(Kin), DC.

Honours degree Kinesiology (Physical Education),McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada (1995)
Doctor of Chiropractic, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Canada (1999)

Dr. Thompson holds Nova Scotia Provincial and Canadian National Board Examinations and is a member of the Irish Chiropractic Association and European Chiropractic Association.

Dr. Thompson started her chiropractic career in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she worked for two years (1999-2001) with Dr. Brian Seaman. She established and built a second practice within his existing clinic as the first associate to join his clinic.

In July 2001 Heather travelled to Ennis where she joined Advanced Chiropractic Clinic.  Dr. Thompson has built a very stable and successful practice over the past eight years and is pleased to announce that she is now the Clinic Director of Advanced Chirorpactic Clinic.  

Heather has a passion for sports and applying chiropractic to sports injuries.  She has a strong background in sports, both as an athlete and treating athletes. She was a competitive swimmer at provincial levels in Canada and continued to swim on various Masters Swim Teams. She was also involved in very competitive basketball and volleyball in University. Dr. Thompson even became involved in Gaelic Football here in Clare, as a member of the Fergus Rovers and as the Chiropractor for the Clare Ladies Football Team in 2002-2003. She has also been very active on the sideline of the Clarecastle Senior Hurling Team as their Chiropractor in 2003 when they won the Championship. Currently, Heather is a member of the Shannon Pheonix Basketball team.

Heather is also very passionate about the benefits of chiropractic care in children and pregnant women.  As a mother of three young boys, she is very in tune with these patients needs.  This is an area that is very under utilized in Ireland  and she is keen on providing excellent screening and care for both children and expecting moms. 
 

Dr. Anthony Barnett, BSc. (Chiropractic), B.App. Science, DC
 

 

 

Dr Daniel Harkin, MChiro, DC.

Doctor of Chiropractic, Welsh Institute of Chiropractic, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, South Wales, U.K. (2010)

Member of Chiropractic Association of Ireland and European Chiropractic Association.

Daniel hails from Dublin and graduated from The Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at Glamorgan University in 2010. Prior to Chiropractic, Daniel was working in the computer industry when he found that he and his colleagues were all suffering from back pain. Through chiropractic care he managed the hours of computer work and found his passion for health and the body. Daniel then enrolled in The Welsh Institute of Chiropractic to follow his drive to help others in pain and educate them in wellness care. He has great experience in working with patients with disc related pain and injuries after completing special studies in his clinic year dealing with disc patients. Over the past year, Daniel has been helping pitch side and in clinics with GAA and soccer clubs in both Dublin and Clare and hopes to get involved with more teams in Clare now that he has joined the clinic in Ennis. 

 

Dr. Brandon MacMillan, BSc(Phys. Ed), DC

 

Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation and Fitness Consulting

Richard Rocker - Pro Performance  

Richard Rocker has worked in the health and fitness industry for the past 18 years.
His qualifications and certifications are as a Performance Nutritionist, Athletic trainer, Rehabilitation therapist (massage, acupuncture, shiatsu, physio) and Clinical Psychotherapist & Hypnotherapist.

Richard comes from Canada where he studied in the city of Toronto.
Richard has been residing in Ireland for 6 years. Richard brings with him his knowledge in the health, fitness and rehabilitation fields and has had great success in helping people live better balanced and pain free lives.

Richard has contributed to various newspapers, newsletters and magazines by writing informative health articles and has also contributed a weekly health series on FM Radio as well as conducting lectures and seminars and promoting health awareness around the country. Richard has had the privilege of working for the retired heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, NFL and CFL football players, Olympic athletes and other professional and amateur athletes and teams as well as music and television personalities.

“ if we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.”
Hippocrates (c. 460-377 BC)
 

Nutritional Therapy

Bernadette O'Connor joined Advanced Chiropractic in November 2007. She qualified in Food Science and Technology from CIT, Cork Institute of Technology and worked in research and development in the Biotechnology/Food Ingredient industry for 6 years where she specialised in food additives and colours.

She holds the National Certificate in Exercise and Fitness (NCEF) from University of Limerick and ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Exercise Specialist Certification. She was recently selected to become part of the General Practitioner Exercise Referral Scheme which is soon to start in the Mid-West area. She holds FETAC Level 5 in Special Needs.

Bernadette studied with the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Dublin graduating with a Diploma in Nutritional Therapy and is a professional member of the Irish and British Associations of Nutritional Therapists, MNTOI, MBANT. She worked as a health advisor with a leading manufacturer of natural remedies and provider of nutritional supplements prior to joining the clinic. She also has a practice in Limerick.

Nutritional Therapy has been shown to be beneficial for many conditions, particularly chronic health problems that have not been resolved by conventional treatments. If our body does not get the nutrition it requires our health can suffer and we become ill.

Bernadette will conduct a thourough review of your current health status and explain how your diet and lifestyle may be contributing to your symptoms and health concerns. She will provide you with a personal plan and help you with support and practical guidance to effect nutritional changes, as you move towards optimal health. She has had great success with people who have chronic digestive disorders, high cholesterol, allergies/intolerances, low immunity, insomnia, multiple sclerosis, stress and weight gain.
 

Cranial Sacral and Physical Therapy

Lily Enright is a Certified Craniosacral Therapist and a Registered Physical Therapist.

In 2005 I graduated from the Institute of Physical Therapy and Applied Science and set up a clinic in Newmarket on Fergus. Prior to 2001, I had a background in the business world and later in providing organisational support to community and non government organisations. Since 2005, I have completed training as a Certified Craniosacral Therapist with the Upledger Institute. I am trained to the level of Craniosacral Therapy including CST for paediatrics, somato emotional release TM and also Craniosacral Therapy in the water. Having an interest in horses, I’m currently training in Equine Craniosacral Therapy. I am a full member of both the Irish Association of Physical Therapists and the Irish Association of Craniosacral Therapists.
 

Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non invasive hands on therapy that encourages whole body health. It is an approach that touches many levels of our experience while also being firmly grounded in the anatomy and physiology of the body. Early treatment in babies can release restrictive patterns and help prevent disease and dysfunction in later life. In children it can reduce a wide variety of difficulties, many of which do not come to light until a child starts school. For adults it is beneficial in the treatment of muscular and neurological conditions as well as allergies, sinusitis, stress and anxiety to name a few.

 

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy is a natural hands-on approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions such as neck, shoulder and back pain. It is suitable for all ages from the young to the not so young. I have won titles in athletics at county, provincial and national level in track and field and cross country. This background has served me well especially when it comes to the treatment of sporting injuries. Over the years I have worked with Banner Ladies Football - All Ireland Féile Champions, Clare Ladies Football, Clare Senior Hurlers, Clarecastle GAA Club, Doonbeg GAA Club, Kilmaley and Lissycasey GAA Club. 
Physical Therapy treatments are recognised by the principal health insurance providers including: VHI; Quinn Healthcare; Hibernian Aviva Health and Garda Medical Aid Society.
 

Homeopathy

The science and art of homeopathy embody what many envision as a truly twenty-first century medicine. Homeopathy is a healing system that respects the wisdom of the body and recognises that symptoms of ill health are expressions of imbalance in the whole person.

It is a system that uses minute doses of medicine to stimulate the patient's own healing responses and individualises these according to the totality of the patient's physical emotional and mental symptoms. Homeopathy is a truly holistic medicine and seeks to restore the patient to health in the gentlest, most effective and permanent way possible. The restoration of a patient's health is realised according to clearly established and proven homeopathic principles.

Breda O'Connor is a graduate of the Burren school of Homoeopathy. She has a busy practice in our Tulla Road Clinic. Bride has a lot of experience dealing with children's eczema and other skin conditions, menopausal symptoms and pregnancy issues to name but a few. She has also completed a one year post-graduate course with Ali Glasscott in disease pathology. (Qualifications: LIC. BSH)

 

Psychotherapy

Eileen Holly joined the clinic in February of 2008 as a senior resident completing her practical hours for completion of her course. She has now fully qualified.

 

Maureen McCabe DipTHP MHCH(Acc) HypSup
Aquarius Health


Maureen McCabe joined our clinic in October 2008. She graduated as a Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist in 1985 through the National School of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (N-SHAP) London, and as an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner in 2004 through The Association for the Advancement of Meridian Therapies, UK. Maureen has taken advanced training in the following fields: NLP( Neuro Linguistic Programming), bereavement counselling, past life regression, Depressive Disorders, eating disorders and smoking cessation.

Maureen has been in private practice for over twenty years and has worked in an NHS general practitioners practice in Bromley in Kent, and has run a successful private practice in Harley Street, London, before setting up in private practice in Galway in 2005.

Maureen is a tutor and a supervisor, and is a member of the following professional bodies: The national Council for Hypnotherapy ( NCH), UK,
The Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists, Cork, (ICHP),
The Association for the Advancement of Meridian Therapies, UK.
A foundation course in hypnotherapy will be starting in September 2009 in Galway and the course will be taught by Maureen McCabe.

Herbal Medicine and Holistic Massage

Angela Feih 

BSc (Hons) Herbal Medicine, ITEC, MIIMH, Phytobiophysics®