A few words about Charmaine
Charmaine graduated from the BSO, London (now University College of Osteopathy) with a masters degree in osteopathic medicine (M.Ost). This is a four-year full-time course requiring the minimum completion of 1000 clinical hours, and an annual requirement of 30 hours of continuous professional development (CPD). She is a full member of the General Osteopathic Council and the Institute of Osteopathy.
Charmaine enjoys treating a wide variety of patients from office workers, trades people and farmers to professional musicians, sports people, and busy full-time mums. Her holistic approach to treatment uses a combination of gentle osteopathic techniques to help ease pain and restore normal movement and function. Her interest in anatomy likes to try to the cause of each patient's discomfort and help them understand how their body works, and what they can do to help themselves. Charmaine helps to provide a greater understanding, using a hands-on manual treatment and by providing individually tailored lifestyle and exercise advice for her patients. She believes that her methodology can be key to managing current problems and avoiding future discomfort.
Since graduation, Charmaine has undertaken ongoing to continuous post graduate learning (CPD). She undertakes courses and learning from the best minds in Osteopathy, Physiotherapy and the allied health professions.
The post graduate courses she has taken include cranial osteopathy which included training with the Sutherland Cranial College; Visceral Osteopathy with the Barral Institute; Pilates training with APPI (Australian Physiotherapy Pilates Institute); Myofascial release therapy which she completed with world leaders ART (active release technique). She is also trained in Dry needling and has extensive sports massage qualifications. She studied Equine and Canine osteopathy at the osteopathic centre for animals under Stuart McGregor.
Charmaine’s interest in anatomy helps to provide patients with greater understanding of their body and how they can help themselves. Employing a hands-on manual treatment approach, in addition providing individual lifestyle and exercise advice for patients as appropriate. She believes that this approach can be key to managing acute and chronic problems and avoiding future discomfort.
This can be done through changing daily habits as well as exercise rehabilitation. Charmaine believes that each person is unique, and therefore spends time and attention working through the presenting issues, to help her patients to gain maximum benefit from treatment .
When she isn’t at work you will probably find Charmaine either walking her dogs in the beautiful countryside...or lately attempting to play tennis.
