|  Paul set up his first practice some 20 years ago, after he qualified in massage and manipulative therapy at the Northern Institute in Blackpool where he went on to gain his honours diploma in manipulative therapy. This was augmented by a further two years of training when he gained his Diploma of Osteopathy at the Northern College of Osteopathy, then under the principle-ship of the late Harry Hawes.
Paul became particularly curious about the Cranial Osteopathic model and studied with the Cranial Osteopathic Association (now the International Cranial Osteopathic Association), of which he has been a full member since 1989. His interest in the cranial approach saw him continue his study with Hugh Milne D.O. and also to work as a volunteer at the Osteopathic Centre for Children for a period of about a year. Always keen to promote the benefits of Osteopathy for children, Paul has a perpetual interest in the development of postural problems in children, and has lectured locally to schools and midwives about the subject. ‘ The growing pains of the young become the arthritis of the old’. Other studies have included;
Osteopathy in Obstetrics
Biomechanics of the lower limb In his formative professional years, Paul had a thirst for knowledge and a desire to learn from the best in the profession. The result of which is that he has developed a wide repertoire of techniques, which he adapts to suit the needs of the wide range of patients that consult him. He has adopted a holistic approach in that he will assess the whole body and how it relates to the localised condition with which a patient might present. Paul has served in office on a number of professional bodies and has appeared on local radio and TV to promote Osteopathy as an effective modality for the ails of mankind. In the time that Paul has been practicing, he has helped over 5000 individual patients and delivering in excess of 40,000 treatments, making him one of the most experienced osteopaths in Derby and the surrounding area. |
