All Kane & Ross osteopaths are registered with the General Osteopathic Council.

Mark Kane MA DO ND MBAcC DMH

email: mark@kaneandross.co.uk

Mark is an osteopath with a holistic vision of healthcare. He treats a wide variety of patients and has a particular interest in helping people move from symptom management to strategies that build resilience and well-being.  His skill and experience of hands-on treatment as well as the combination of osteopathy, acupuncture and naturopathy fosters a comprehensive approach.

His training has included naturopathy and acupuncture and he holds an MA in Complementary Health Studies from Exeter University. He has practiced in the independent sector since 1985 and spent five years in the NHS at the Marylebone Health Centre which has pioneered the integration of complementary therapies in primary care for the last decade and a half. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster and from 1995 to 2002 was the director of the MSc programmes in complementary therapies at the University's School of Integrated Health a leading institution for undergraduate and post graduate education in complementary therapies. His goal is to work towards an integrated medicine that draws on the best of mainstream and complementary medicine.

His research interests are in the clinical evaluation of complementary therapies. As well as being a member of the research team at the British School of Osteopathy between 1995 and 1997 he was senior lecturer in Osteopathic Methods at the London School of Osteopathy 94-97 where he taught musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment.

He is the author of the books:

Research Made Easy in Complementary Medicine by Churchill Livingstone

Boosting Your Digestive Health by Mitchell Beazley.

Simone Ross BSc Ost BPhil RGN

email: simone@kaneandross.co.uk

Simone treats a wide variety of patients from babies to adults using a combination of cranial and structural techniques as well as postural ergonomic and exercise advice. She is interested in finding the root of the problem so that a course of treatment can be devised to relieve the symptoms as soon as possible and then to prevent them returning by prescribing exercise and ergonomic advise. Simone is committed to an integrated approach working with her patients consultants, obstetricians GPs, fitness instructors, etc. to enable the patient to get the best all round care.

Simone has a special interest in treating musculoskeletal pain in pregnancy and post-natal women. She believes that it is common but not normal for women to suffer unnecessary pain during pregnancy or post-natally and that there are few musculoskeletal symptoms during this time that cannot be helped by osteopathic treatment

She also does check ups for newborn babies and will treat them for conditions such as colic, sleepless nights, sticky eyes, plagiocephaly (flat head) and constipation. Conditions treated in older children may include ear infections, constant upper respiratory tract infections and back pain.

Simone has a background in nursing where she specialised in looking after patients with cancer, and in orthopaedics and paediatrics. She holds a postgraduate degree in complementary healthcare from Exeter University .

She has worked for 2 years at the Osteopathic Clinic for Children and also has also taught osteopathic techniques to post-graduate students. She now teaches midwives, doctors and pregnant women about osteopathic treatment.

Simone has 4 young children of her own.

Claire MacDonald DO, DPO

email: claire@kaneandross.co.uk

Since her undergraduate training in the 1990's Claire has had a keen interest in treating pregnant women and children. Following an intensive two year course Claire received her postgraduate diploma in Paediatic Osteopathy in 2005. She is currently the Clinic Director at the Osteopathic Centre for Children in Manchester and is a tutor on their MSc in Paediatric Osteopathy.  

Claire's interest and background in sports therapy and management was the initial impetus for her to train as an osteopath. It still remains an integral part of her treatment and programmes, ranging from games for children with co-ordination and balance problems to core-stability exercises for adults with back conditions.

Over the last few years Claire has been devising rehabilitation and maintenance programmes for chronic back pain sufferers. This approach includes assessing the lifestyle, posture and fitness of the individual to establish the causes of their pain and determine ways to alleviate and manage their pain.

Finn Thomas

email: finn@kaneandross.co.uk

Finn Thomas started his career in health care as a nurse in the early 90s. After graduating he worked on an extremely busy surgical unit at Stoke Mandeville hospital and was responsible for the care of many critically ill patients.

Finn had a deep feeling from early in his training that health care should be holistic, and patient centred and not simply procedural, and tried to promote this in his work.

Finn soon realised that he needed more autonomy as a health care professional and to be in an environment where his patients could be given the time they needed and to be treated individually.

As a result Finn retrained at the British School of Osteopathy and after graduating soon left for New Zealand where he worked with a very proactive and well known practice in Wellington.

Finn also worked in a G.P practice building strong ties not only with local G.Ps but with a multi disciplinary team to give his patients the highest possible care and input.

Finn continues to practice this philosophy of health care and believes it essential to find the true root of patient's pain and discomfort and strives to help patients in every aspect of their lives.

Finn has a particular interest in paediatrics and pregnancy as he believes there is nothing more rewarding than helping give a child the best start in life. He built a considerable reputation for paediatric and pregnancy care in the community in Wellington working with midwives and maternity care nurses to help women prepare for birth and provide post natal care of both mother and baby.

Finn is now back in the U.K to continue his passion for osteopathy and also teaches at Oxford Brooks University as an associate lecturer in the clinic department.

Andrew Maddick BSc Ost Med, MSc, DPO

email: andrew@kaneandross.co.uk

Andrew trained at the British College of Osteopathic medicine and graduated in 1999. He has a specialist interest in paediatrics and he works as a Consultant Osteopath in a hospital paediatric department for the Osteopathic Centre for Children. He has a great deal of experience with premature babies and neurological problems in children.

Andrew teaches undergraduate and graduate paediatrics, has lectured across the UK, and in Russia and Germany and is actively involved in research. He holds a Diploma in Paediatric Osteopathy (2002) and a Masters degree in Health Research (2004), and was Course Leader for the MSc in Paediatrics from 2004 to 2007. Andrew teaches general clinic and enjoys seeing a wide variety of patients, from pregnant mothers, to active sportsmen, and traumatic injuries to infectious disease.