Hereford Osteopathic Centre
Gentle care and safe treatment for over 30 years
Nicholas Handoll, D.O., M.S.C.C.
Nicholas Handoll qualified at the British School of Osteopathy, London, in 1971. He is a a regional osteopathic careers co-ordinator for the British School of Osteopathy.
He attended the first cranial course ever held in this country in 1972.
He established the practice in Hereford in 1975 and in Ross-on-Wye soon after.
He was a member of the Editorial Board of the British Osteopathic Journal for six years.
Books written include Osteopathy:Your Questions Answered (1983), Osteopathy in Br
itain (1986) and Anatomy of Potency (2000), an examination of quantum physics and how it
can help us to understand who we are. Anatomy of Potency has since been translated into German, French and Italian.
His articles and papers have been published in various journals, including The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
and the Journal of the Health Visitors Association.
The Osteopathic Management of Children with Down's Syndrome was published in the British Osteopathic Journal in 1988, and his paper on Energy Medicine was published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine in 2004.
Nicholas Handoll has taught for over 20 years to both under-graduate and post-graduate osteopaths, in England and overseas. He has taught at the British School of Osteopathy, the European School of Osteopathy and the British College of Osteopathic Medicine and he has designed and directed a number of advanced courses.
In 1993 he founded the Sutherland Cranial College the independent post-graduate educational institution for teaching the cranial concept to fully qualified osteopaths. He still teaches on College courses and has been instrumental in the development of the teaching of the cranial concept in this country.
In 1995 and again in 1996 his name was put forward twice by the profession on the short lists given to the Privy Council for appointment to the inaugural General Council of the General Osteopathic Council, the statutory registration body set up by the Osteopaths Act 1993, to regulate the profession for the protection of the public.
Nicholas lectures regularly osteopathic groups, to doctors, dentists and osteopathic associations both within the UK and internationally.
He still enjoys caring for his patients in Hereford and Ross-on-Wye.
Brian McKenna, BSc (Hons) Ost
In 2002 he was elected as the Welsh representative on the General Osteopathic Council. He is a committee member of the South Wales Osteopathic Society and is a regional osteopathic co-ordinator for the British School of Osteopathy. He is currently undertaking research into the efficacy of osteopathic treatment on infantile colic and pursuing the four year post-graduation "Osteopathy in the Cranial Field" course with the Sutherland Cranial College, leading to membership (MSCC). He has written for both osteopathic and nursing professional journals. He has completed postgraduate learning in dry needling and trigger point therapy and speaks regularly at post-natal groups on the osteopathic treatment of infants. He also has a special interest in shoulder dysfunction.
Carol Bond, BSc (Hons) Ost
Carol Bond trained at the European School of Osteopathy, which affords a thorough grounding in a wide range of osteopathic techniques. She has also been actively involved with the John Wernham School of Classical Osteopathy, so her approach encompasses a breadth of osteopathic opinions, whilst being true to the fundamental principles of osteopathic thinking. She is particularly interested in myofascial work and indirect, functional techniques, including cranial osteopathy. A firm believer in life-long learning, Carol joined the team with Nicholas Handoll to develop her skills in cranial osteopathy while undertaking postgraduate study with the Sutherland Cranial College. Earlier experience in children’s and maternity clinics led to Carol’s great interest in osteopathy’s role during pregnancy and during a child’s early years.
Having taught Hatha Yoga for more than a decade and as one of the Yoga Biomedical Trust’s first yoga therapists in the UK, Carol enjoys exploring exercise in both maintaining health and specific rehabilitation. She enjoys practicing yoga herself and is considering opening a Hatha Yoga class locally. She also enjoys dancing and going for long walks in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside.