D.O., B.Phil.Ed, B.M.A.S.
Charles Tisdall has been a Registered Osteopath and the owner of Dacrelands Clinic for twenty years. Previously employed in the education system he spent four years working in Secondary schools and for a further four years as an Education Officer. With a Higher Degree (Bachelor of Philosopy in Education) Charles found himself, in the early eighties, with a choice between a Deputy Headship in Kent or a four year full time course in Osteopathy.
Dacrelands Clinic was established in 1988 and, in 1995, after the BMA`s recommendations for "Centre`s of Excellence in Alternative Medicine", Charles was invited to talk to the Conservative Government's, Back Bench Health Committee about "A model for Health Care provision."
As a therapist he has always been interested in the treatment of children and was the founder member of a group which gained charitable status as, "A breath for Life."
Having a particular interest in painful conditions, Charles has a reputation for wanting to achieve good results in just one or two sessions and is able to offer a combination of Osteopathy , Acupuncture, Elecroacupuncture and other gentle treatments such as Cranio -Sacral Osteopathy, and The Bowen Technique, depending upon the needs and wishes of his patients.
A keen sportsman for many years, he is currently Captain of the Gregson Cricket team and a Level 2 coach at The Vale of Lune RUFC. Inevitably Charles treats a large number of sporting injuries and is often helped in consultations by his wife Katerina who herself is a qualified Remedial Masseuse.