Meet The Team

Stephen Palmer D.O. Clinic Director
Four years of full time study at the British School of Osteopathy culminated in my graduation in 1991. In the same year, here in Crawley, I set up my practice - the ‘Bodycare Clinic’ - at the Crawley Leisure Centre. The Bodycare Clinic is now based in ‘K2’ in Pease Pottage, Crawley’s fabulous new sport and leisure centre. I have attended many post graduate courses including Acupuncture & Dry Needling and Post Operative Rehabilitation in a Hospital environment. In addition I have many years of experience in the field of Cranial Osteopathy, an area that can be particularly effective in treating both headaches and migraines in adults and colic in young babies. My youngest patient to date was a 2.5 lb premature baby, my oldest was 104 years of age and my largest was a Shire Horse as I am also a practitioner in Equine Osteopathy. So, you can see that Osteopathy has benefits for people of all ages. I was fortunate to have been one of the first Osteopaths to work in the Primary Care Trust for the NHS. For five years I worked with twelve GP’s in three local practices. During this period I was also able to attend a number of courses including those on sports injury and treating pregnant ladies. Recently I have been studying regularly with Dental and Osteopathic specialists both here and in the USA on courses concerned with new treatment in TMJ the relief of jaw pain and headaches. As a consequence of my collaboration and study with these highly respected teachers I am now treating patients from all over the UK, Europe and even the United States of America.

Richard Searle BSc (Hons) Ost. Med.  D.O.  N.D. - Senior Osteopath
Richard has been at the clinic since September 1999. He qualified from the British School of Osteopathy & Naturopathy in July 1999. He completed the course after spending 2 years at an American University, studying sports physiology.

He has special interest in treating acute and chronic, occupational and sports injuries and has also developed his knowledge recently by completing a course in dry needling (a form of acupuncture).

Mark Bolton BSc (Hons) Ost Med - senior associate
Originally from Ireland, Mark graduated from the Surrey Institute of Osteopathic Medicine in 2003 and joined the practice in early 2004. Mark has since completed post graduate courses in Cranial Osteopathy and Dry Needling as well as completing an MSc in Paediatric Osteopathy having worked at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in London.
Mark's sporting background has lead to a special interest in treating sports injuries as well as rehabilitation. His treatment approach often emphasises the importance of the rehabilitative process in aiding recovery and he is planning to complete further training in this field in the near future.

Dave Robinson BSc (Hons) Ost Med
Dave graduated from The European School of Osteopathy in 2005 having studied both Structural and Cranial Osteopathy. He is currently specialising in the treatment of Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation and is looking to add to his skills by attending a Dry Needling postgraduate course.
He also currently assists in teaching osteopathy at The European School and is Osteopath to the elite Mostyns Cricket Team.

Claire Conisbee BSc (Hons.) Osteopathic Medicine. DO. ND.
Claire graduated in July 2005 from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine and has since completed an post graduate course in dry needleing. She joined the clinic in March 2007. Her interests lie in using osteopathy in holistic way considering all aspects of life such as work, sports, diet and leisure. Claire has a strong belief in the benefits of osteopathy and plans to expand her skills by completing a course cranial osteopathy.

Sunny Buttar B.Ost
Graduating from the British School of Osteopathy in June 2008 with a Bachelor of Osteopathy Sunny joined the Bodycare team in November 2008. He enjoys treating people by looking at the whole system assessing their individual needs and addressing life style factors such as diet, posture and exercise.

Sunny has a strong interest in sport and postural rehabilitation and intends to continue his future personal development in order to encompass cranial, paediatrics and dry-needling into his treatments.