Aidan Raftery
Sports Injury Therapist
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ABOUT ME
My name is Aidan Raftery, I am a qualified Gym Instructor and sports massage therapist.
I have been doing Sports Therapy and Massage Therapy for 12 years. I started with Frampton Cotterell RFC in Bristol, England. Then with Roscommon Gaels Club Under 8’s, 10’s and 15’s and Minor Hurlers, Manor United FC and also Bohemians FC. I am also a volunteer with the Civil Defence, the Quad Foroige Youth Organisation in Roscommon and the Roscommon Cancer Support Centre as a Massage Therapist.
I am an associate member of STA (Swimming Teachers Association) and enjoy helping youngsters and adults with any injuries they may have.
My Affinity With GAA Sports
I have played Gaelic football and hurling for a number of years from U16 level up to and including Senior level in both sports. I have had Sprained ankles, Groin Strain Injuries, Pulled pulled ligaments to name a few so from that point of view when a client comes to me I have a great understanding of how the athlete feels when he or she comes to me for treatment.
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Because I hold weekly podcasts, it is unrealistic to list and host them all on this site, so I encourage you to click the button below and visit my M-XCloud Channel for all my podcasts!
My Radio Show
Listen on ROS FM 94.6
I host a weekly radio show on ROS FM which you can listen to every Thursday at 10 am and Fridays at 5 pm. The button below clicks to a link with more details
In recent years, I have developed an interest in Futsal because I acted as sports physio to the Irish Diabetic Futsal Team in a tournament in Kiev. Latterly, I have also acted in this capacity for the Sparta Futsal team in Belfast.
Currently I am actively working with Arklow Redkites RFC as the team physio, and Athlone Town AFC as cover physio with the 1st team and underage men’s and women’s teams.
Athlone-Town-AFC
Arklow Redkites RFC
Sport Injuries Happen
I am here to help Teams & Individuals To both prevent and to treat sports injury
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Learn about what the GPA is all about? I recently did a podcast from which you can learn about what the GPA does in real life. The Gaelic players association or the GPA as it is commonly known as, has been around for a while since 1999 and whilst we have all...
Award From Ballinagare Manor Utd FC- 2023 A new year in 2023 got off well for me as I received an Award From Ballinagare Manor Utd FC on the 2nd of January during a fundraiser and presentation night. As a part of the backend staff, being the 1st team Sports Therapist...
Hats Off To Buccaneers R.F.C u14's Congratulations are in order for the Buccaneers RFC u14s who won the Connacht U14 League A Final on the 11th December 2021 where they beat Sligo RFC. A tremendous achievement for this group of players and staff and indeed the club...
Irish Tennis Coach Helping Refugees I recently spoke to Wesley O Brien who is an Irish Tennis Coach Helping Refugees on ROS FM. Wesley uses his HIT and HOPE Tennis Programs - to bring Tennis to Kids affected by War and Conflict in Refugee Camps. He created a Facebook...
Hats Off To Buccaneers R.F.C u14's Congratulations are in order for the Buccaneers RFC u14s who won the Connacht U14 League A Final on the 11th December 2021 where they beat Sligo RFC. A tremendous achievement for this group of players and staff and indeed the club...