About Our Osteopaths

Nottingham Osteopaths is a collective of independent osteopaths who share a common vision to deliver osteopathic care to the highest professional standards. Founded in Nottingham in 1979, the Practice has a long-established reputation for providing high quality osteopathic treatment to patients of all ages.

The philosophy adopted by the Practice is to use an entirely hands-on approach to treatment guided by a highly developed sense of touch. Our osteopaths favour the use of gentle treatment techniques which are applicable to a wide range of conditions and are particularly valuable when treating younger patients and the elderly.

All of our osteopaths are fully qualified and registered with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) which regulates the practice of osteopathy in the UK. By law, all osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC and insured in order to practise. All of our osteopaths undertake regular CPD in line with GOsC requirements.

Nottingham Osteopaths is committed to upholding the highest practice standards, helping to ensure our patients experience the best in osteopathic clinical care.

Nicholas D Woodhead DO Fully Registered Osteopath Portrait Photo

Nicholas Woodhead DO

Nicholas Woodhead graduated from the British School of Osteopathy in 1977 and, after gaining post-qualification experience in Kent, has been in full time general osteopathic practice in Nottingham since 1979. He is a part-time senior lecturer and skills tutor at the University College of Osteopathy (formerly the British School of Osteopathy) in London, is a principal lecturer and tutor at the Vienna School of Osteopathy, and has lectured in Australia and the USA. Nick is also a trustee of the Foundation for Paediatric Osteopathy and a founding director of the Rollin E. Becker Institute in London – a post-graduate training organisation for cranial osteopathy.

Nick has special clinical interests in head pain (including temporo-mandibular dysfunction), and the osteopathic care and treatment of babies and children. He also has extensive experience in the osteopathic treatment of both musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal conditions.

GOsC registration number: 1431

Christopher Stapleton Fully Registered Osteopath portrait photo

Christopher Stapleton BSc (Hons) Ost

Christopher Stapleton graduated from the British School of Osteopathy in 1997 and has since been in full time general osteopathic practice in Nottingham. He is also a post-graduate lecturer in cranial osteopathy at the Vienna School of Osteopathy and at the Rollin E. Becker Institute in London – a post-graduate training organisation for cranial osteopathy.

Chris has special interests in ear, nose, and throat anatomy, and in conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, otitis media, sinus issues and headache. He also has over 20 years’ experience of treating musculoskeletal conditions which affect babies and young children, and has spent more than 20 years in the development and training of other osteopaths in the use of gentler osteopathic treatment approaches.

GOsC registration number: 2847

Liz Burigo Fully Registered Osteopath Portrait

Liz Burigo M Ost

Liz Burigo graduated from the University College of Osteopathy (formerly the British School of Osteopathy) in London in 2022 and joined the team at Nottingham Osteopaths in August of the same year. Liz also delivers mobile osteopathic treatment and massage therapy in London where she lives. Liz has been working as a massage therapist since 2001 and supported pregnant mothers and new-borns in London as a post-birth doula from 2016 to 2021.

Liz has a special interest in using the cranial approach in osteopathic practice and is currently undertaking specialist post-graduate training in cranial osteopathy to develop her clinical knowledge of working with babies and children.

GOsC registration number: 11215

Laura OConner Fully Registered Osteopath Portrait

Laura O’Connor B Ost

Laura O’Connor graduated from The College of Osteopaths in 2021 having worked as a manual therapist in a busy osteopathy clinic in Buxton for two years before that. After graduating, Laura worked full time as an osteopathy associate in the Buxton clinic until May 2022 when she set up her own osteopathic clinic in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Laura joined Nottingham Osteopaths in August 2022 to further her knowledge of cranial osteopathy after undertaking specialist osteopathic training at Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy in Stroud.

Laura has special interests in fascia, cranial osteopathy, and in helping to implement lifestyle changes and simple, but effective, exercises.

GOsC registration number: 10802