Exercise
therapy for chronic illness

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Helping you build capacity for life while living with pain, fatigue, and invisible illness.

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Living with pain, fatigue, or invisible illness can leave you feeling utterly spent

Each day demands more than your body has to give. Simple decisions become calculations. How much energy will this take? What will I have to trade off? Tasks that used to be simple now carry consequences. Experiences that used to bring you joy now leave you feeling drained. Over time, the things that make you feel like yourself start to slip further out of reach.

It’s difficult to explain this to others. Most people don’t see how much effort it takes just to get through a day. You’ve probably heard suggestions or read things that make sense in theory, but nothing fits the complexity of what you're feeling.

You don’t have to navigate this alone.

Here you’ll be supported by someone who understands the toll chronic illness takes on your body, your energy, and your sense of self. I offer support that meets you where you are, and respects what you already know about living in your body.

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  • Clinical Exercise Coaching

    Bespoke coaching programs to build strong mobility & strength foundations in spite of your chronic illness.

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  • Chartered Physiotherapy Consultations

    One-off consultations for quick support and problem-solving, without committing to a rehabilitation program.

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  • Online Studio Membership

    Online yoga & movement studio. With a monthly membership access all past classes and new weekly classes.

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Chartered Physiotherapist specialised in management of pain, fatigue, fibromyalgia, autoimmune conditions and other chronic and invisible illnesses.
Chartered Physiotherapy for chronic pain and fatigue, chronic illness, invisible illness, fibromyalgia.

Hi, I’m Yvonne

Yvonne Manzi, MISCP MSc

As a Chartered Physiotherapist and Yoga Therapist with a specialist focus on chronic illness, I integrate clinical expertise with embodied therapeutic movement. I have a passion for exercise therapy and in-depth experience of invisible illnesses, both professionally and personally. My approach bridges evidence-based physiotherapy with somatic awareness, breath-led practices, and restorative strength work—creating an experience that is both grounded in science and deeply attuned to the individual.

I use exercise and somatic movement in a way that’s precise, purposeful, and responsive to each person’s needs.

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Sessions are eligible for reimbursement with all major Irish health insurers, depending on your plan.

Sessions with neurokinetica and chartered physiotherapists are eligible for reimbursement via health insurance.
Sessions with neurokinetica and chartered physiotherapists are eligible for reimbursement via health insurance.
Sessions with neurokinetica and chartered physiotherapists are eligible for reimbursement via health insurance.

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From the journal

Journal
Fibromyalgia and the Brain: A New Model of the Painful Self
Fibromyalgia and the Brain: A New Model of the Painful Self

This study shows that fibromyalgia involves altered brain connectivity between self-awareness and pain-processing regions. Increased internal focus and reduced pain regulation may help explain persistent symptoms. The findings support using therapies like mindfulness, movement, and ACT to target both pain modulation and the way the brain constructs bodily experience.

Beyond hands-on: why chronic illness needs a new kind of physio
Beyond hands-on: why chronic illness needs a new kind of physio

Physiotherapy is not a treatment but a clinical profession — and chronic illness requires a very different approach than short-term symptom relief. This post explores why manual therapy often falls short, and why movement, when used intentionally, becomes one of the most powerful tools for long-term change.

Healing as a practice: reflections on recovery
Healing as a practice: reflections on recovery

Healing isn’t passive — it’s something we engage in with intention and care. In Recovery, Gavin Francis reminds us that convalescence is an active process, not a waiting room. True recovery involves movement, reflection, and creating the right conditions for the body and mind to restore themselves over time.

How movement therapy supports the health of your fascia
How movement therapy supports the health of your fascia

Fascia is a living tissue that adapts to how we move. Its structure and function are essential for coordination, force transmission, and sensory awareness. Regular, well-rounded exercise supports its ability to glide, hydrate, and remodel — making movement smoother, more efficient, and less likely to contribute to chronic pain.