Our Team

Charlie Bannigan

BSc (Hons) Osteopathy, MSc Sports Injury Medicine

Find it, fix it and leave it alone! That is the motto of successful Kent osteopath and sports injury specialist Charlie Bannigan.
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Ben Cassidy

BSc (Hons) Osteopathy

Ben Cassidy is a graduate of the world-renowned University College of Osteopathy in London. He works in private practice across the South East using a variety of structural and postural techniques, and is a member of teaching staff at the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone.
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Amanda Thomas

BSc (Hons) Acupuncture, Post Grad Diploma in Oriental Medicine

Amanda is a qualified Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She has a BSc (Hons) degree in Acupuncture and a Post Graduate Diploma in Oriental Herbal Medicine.
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Lance Bird

Radiographer and Consultant Practitioner/Sonologist

Lance Bird, Radiographer and Consultant Practitioner/Sonologist was a clinical researcher at the Stanmore Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital.
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Jack Hughes

Sports Therapist

I graduated as a Sports Therapist at the University of Kent in 2017. I am fully qualified to diagnose injuries, develop treatment plans and deliver the required treatments including Sports Massage.
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Lucy Bannigan

Practice Manager & Personal Trainer

Lucy will assist you with making an appointment and answer any questions you may have regarding health insurers, practitioners and any invoice queries. Lucy has worked at a GP practice for 14 years prior to joining Joy Lane Clinic.

In June 2017 she got her level 2 fitness instructing then went on and got her Level 3 personal training qualification. Lucy does 1-2-1 personal training and creates individual programmes to fit the client’s personal goals.
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Testimonials

"Dear Charlie, thank you so much! You gave me instant relief from my crippling back pain and have sorted out my long-term knee problems. I am very grateful, thank you! You have a very special talent."

Nicola

"I just wanted to say thank you so much for fixing my back/hip. The four flights (total 24 hours in the air) were a breeze and my back has not felt this good for some years! Many, many thanks!!"

Rae Mellsop Whitstable

I just wanted to say what a transformation has taken place in my back problem. Crippled and hardly able to walk at the beginning of this week and now hardly a twinge, all due to Heidi’s expertise in massage and manipulation. Heartily recommended!

Philip Carr

British & Irish Lions Supporters Tour NZ 2017 I encountered Charles in New Zealand on the British & Irish Lions Supporters Tour, 2 hours into a 4 hour cross island coach trip. I was in a serious amount of pain and distress arising from a pre existing problem with inflammation of the sacro-iliac joint leaving me unable to sit Continue Reading

Nicki Evans

"Can I just say thanks for all the treatment by yourself and company and I can't say enough about Charmaine! She has been fantastic! She give me great treatment, very professional and educates me along the way."

Steven Connolly

I must say that Charlie truly is just the best I've been to. I was close to paralysis before my operation and could not do a lot after it but Charlie has worked on me and now I live a normal life, he really is the best . Once you’ve been to him I promise Continue Reading

Graham Holmes

"I am emailing to say how delighted I was when, after weeks of pain and restricted movement with a frozen shoulder, I had immediate relief after you administered a cortisone injection. 3 weeks on and my shoulder and arm are moving freely with no pain or stiffness. I can't thank you enough."

Christine Hyland

Dear Charlie Thank you so much for seeing me last night. Today I was able to walk and be normal. Hadn't realised how bad it had got and how much I had actually been putting up with. Being able to walk around normally is an underrated thing!

Phil Wise

I want to leave a testimonial about how amazing Charlie was in treating my 16 year old son Hugo who had two old fractured vertebrae that the medical profession could do no more for... He was just starting his revision for his GCSEs and all the sitting was so painful and I was so worried how Continue Reading

Jo Page

Dear Heidi, I wanted to give you an update after my session with you yesterday morning. The pain in my left arm has started to reduce and the arm feels a bit stronger today, so it looks like the manipulation you did on my neck and back has helped to release the nerves. I had Continue Reading

Gavin Whitlock

I attended the clinic at Whitstable on 15/9/2018 and had a consultation and treatment from Daniel. Less than a week later my long standing back issue is resolved completely. I cannot express my thanks enough for your care and attention. I have and will continue to recommend you highly. You are brilliant!

Robert Brown

Having suffered from acute episodes of back, muscle, and joint pain for almost 30 years, recently finding the relief and consequent joy that a good sports massage can bring has been a revelation. Over this 30 year period I have hugely benefited from osteopathic and chiropractic treatments when my back “goes” and I am in Continue Reading

Jeff Collings

"Thank you very much for seeing me last Friday. I don’t know what you did but it worked wonders. The pain had gone by Saturday morning and has not returned. Very many thanks."

Gordon Corrigan

"I felt that I had to write to tell you how happy I am at the treatment that John has received at your hands. You have worked wonders with him and I feel that our retirement plans are back on track." Continue Reading

John Good

Heidi is fantastic at what she does, after spending weeks in lockdown, sat at a desk all day I was experiencing back and neck pains. Within a few sessions my aches and pains had gone! She was always very friendly but professional, making me feel comfortable and at ease. Working just as hard in the Continue Reading

Michelle Lee

"You will be pleased to know that the shoulder is cured!!! Thank you so much. I have been recommending you to all my friends. Many thanks."

Chris Carter

"Charlie seems to work wonders every time I see him, usually I will limp in struggling to walk and within 2 or 3 sessions I am back to full training. Charlie always gives a quick diagnosis and helps alter my training schedule for my rehabilitation."

Donald Carter

I just have to let you know how happy I am with your diagnosis and treatment for a sports injury that I have been suffering with for many years. After seeing many sports injury therapists in many countries over the world and in the UK when I was running for GB in the world transplant Continue Reading

Sandie Tiley

Hi Heidi,, I had a good swim in the sea at high tide today, hip and groin felt so much better today. !!! Thanks for you help so far ❤️☺️

Geoff Briggs

Gosh Charlie, what a difference. I can hear a bit of joy in my mums voice and she’s started walking round the house without the stick. I told her to do some stretches to open up the chest as shoulders still playing up but eveything should fall into place. Thanks for being brilliant as always Continue Reading

Carl Braganza

I found the Joy Lane Clinic is the best solution for my carpal tunnel syndrome. I've been suffering it for years, with the help of Charlie I couldn't believe how quick is the result of the cortisone injection. It's been very effective to me. Also with a good reasonable price, I could definitely say that Continue Reading

Joyce Bantay

"I would highly recommend Charlie to anyone, his ability to pin point and resolve the problem as quickly as possible without the need for further 'maintenance' is one of his many qualities." Continue Reading

Nicky Whittaker

I went for a consultation with Charles Bannigan from joy lane clinic about an on going knee complaint. Having previously had surgery I had little or no cartilage left and found even getting down stairs first thing in the morning very painful, and exercising especially running was a no go. Charles put my knee through its paces before Continue Reading

Adam Bucknell

You probably don't get much feedback because they don't come back once they're fixed so just to let you know that the knee took a little time to settle but is now solid and strong - best it's been for years! Good job, feller (oh that the golf swing were as easy to fix as Continue Reading

Gary Hartley-Trigg

"Massively recommend Jack for sports massage. Went to him with a badly recurring trigger point, he not only got rid of it but he found and worked on about 27 others too! When I returned 4 weeks later there was almost nothing left to find! Thank you Jack!"

Gemma Geake

"Hi Charlie, thanks very much for seeing me this morning, it's the best £45.00 I have ever spent!!"

Steve Ellis

"Lloyd, I just wanted to say what a great job you done on my back and neck today, I have tried 10 osteopaths/chiropractors in the last ten years and none of them have achieved the results you have in one visit. Thank you again. "

Stuart Carr

"I found the Joy Lane clinic via google and have recently been treated in Folkestone by Charlie Bannigan - I have always found it easy to get an appointment and feel confident in recommending him to family and friends after my treatments. Its always quite nerve racking when you visit a clinic for the first Continue Reading

Alison Silk

"Today, I met Charlie at The Eden Centre, Strabane. I walked up the staircase . . . stiff, sore and indeed nervous! This was my very first time to go to an osteopath. Bearing in mind I already had surgery on my back 4 years ago for disc problems I was unsure if this guy Continue Reading

Gloria Perry

I had an appointment with Heidi this afternoon, I recently developed an acute pain on my left instep after running 2-3 miles, I was concerned that I might need to pull out of the 7 Reservoirs trail/hill race on Sunday. Heidi listened carefully and guided the conversation, she checked my posture, gait and stance, diagnosing Continue Reading

Mike Lieberman

I am able to do some of the lovely walks thanks to your help.

Diane Thompson

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