About Me

About Me

Here you will find out more about my views in regard to healthcare and how I got here.

You will also have the chance to gain a greater insight as to what my profession aims to provide you.

My Philosophy

I am constantly learning new things and new ways in which the body functions, compensates and copes with everything that it has to deal with everyday. This includes all ranges of activity and inactivity, professions, hobbies, sports, diet and stress whether emotional, physical or psychological. It is truly incredible that, on the whole, the body can function at 95% for almost 100% of the time despite being bombarded with all the external stressors that occur everyday. 

It is my aim to help my patients remain in that 95% or experience even greater function (toward 'optimal') but without it having to be a large financial investment. I do believe that it cannot be achieved solely with exercise programmes and lifestyle regimes (i.e. free) because at some point or another the body just needs some TLC in the form of accurate and tailored hands on treatment.

I'm also a firm believer in 'practice what you preach' hence why I spend 5+ hours per week exercising, try my best to keep well hydrated with sound nutritional practices and also aim to give my body a 'service' in the form of an osteopathic treatment every 2 months (or more if I have time!) regardless if I have any aches or pains. I also like to enjoy the outdoors and experience new sports, hobbies and disciplines whether physically intensive or technical skill execution. I also firmly believe in having down time from all the 'good behaviour' and spending a week not exercising, 'eating badly' and 'being lazy' in order to recuperate the mind and body. It's also an excellent way to regain motivation and drive for returning to good health! 

"Into the archives"

At the age of 15 I injured my low back whilst training for a gymnastics competition. From here I was referred from an elite level UK gymnastics coach to an osteopath in Jersey. 
I've always had a keen interest in the anatomy and physiology of humans and animals. The improvements I made in just three sessions, not just pain but both physical function and emotional confidence enabled to train harder and better than I had for months. This feeling combined with my insatiable interest in how the treatment was 'fixing me' inspired me to focus all my efforts to gaining the entry requirements for an osteopathic university and in turn, become an osteopath.
Upon visiting three of the major universities for osteopathy I realised just how profound and incredible nutrition was. Naturopathy encompasses nutrition and so it became clear that I was going to spend four years at the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London.

During my fourth year I achieved the highest result in a continued clinical assessment exam, won college 4 prizes and achieved a First degree honors. Since graduation I have delivered multiple presentations regarding osteopathy and nutrition at various charity and non-charity events. I have great enthusiasm toward spreading the knowledge and philosophy of my practice. This enthusiasm is kept alive by my interest in reading the most up to date medical and scientific literature regarding treatment, management and diagnosis of many conditions.
 
Through BCOM I completed the required 1,000 clinical hours required to register as an Osteopath. I am registered with the General Osteopathic Council and also a member of the Institute of Osteopathy. As of January 5th 2017 I opened up a practice in the Little Grove Clinic where I will be predominantly based during on-site hours.
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I have always had a passion for sport and anyone who knows me will know that I train to achieve a high athletic standard in whichever discipline I choose. This is illustrated by my gymnastics history, to which I competed in the 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2017 Island Games. Prior to training gymnastics exclusively, I have performed at competitive/Island team level in tennis, squash and swimming. I have a great interest in working with sports performers, competitors and general fitness enthusiasts in an attempt to improve their performance via improving the function of their body and muscle recruitment.

Osteopathic Philosophy

Osteopathy focuses on health promotion and disease prevention in order to help each person achieve a high level of wellness.
 
Osteopathy uses conventional medical assessment and techniques when gathering detail during diagnostic procedures. However, the real strength of osteopathy lies within the unique approach to which a patient and the condition are assessed and treated. Each patient is assessed from both a mechanical and functional viewpoint and treatment is based on these findings and patient requirements. Manual treatment methods are applied to suit the needs of the individual patient.

The Osteopathic Philosophy is based on four primary principles which are collected together to form an overall philosophy. Therefore, to succinctly define Osteopathy it is a near impossible task.

The four principles are:
"1. The human being is a dynamic unit of function.
2. The body possesses self-regulatory mechanisms that are self-healing in nature.
3. Structure and function are interrelated at all levels
4. Rational treatment is based on these principles."*


*The core principles of osteopathic philosophy . Stephen Paulus . International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (2013) 16, 11-16.

Naturopathic Philosophy

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary care focusing on disease-prevention by utilising natural therapies. Naturopathic philosophy lays the groundwork for the practice of naturopathic medicine, and helps guide the treatment decisions.

As with the Osteopathic Philosophy, Naturopathy is also near impossible to define, however, it is composed of 6 core principles:

1. The healing power of nature. 
2. Identify and treat the causes.
3. First do no harm. In essence: do not interfere with the bodies' healing process, only aid and optimise it with natural interventions.
4. Doctor As Teacher. Naturopathic doctors educate their patients and promote self-responsibility for health.
5. Treat the whole person. Naturopathic doctors do not simply see and treat symptoms, they see and treat a patients whole-self including: physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental, and other factors.
6. Prevention.

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