Charlie Bannigan graduated from the European School of Osteopathy in 2003. Before becoming an osteopath Charlie played semi-professional rugby where he developed his interest in sports related injuries and rehabilitation.

Charlie now sees sportsmen and woman from various sporting backgrounds such as rugby, football, cricket, athletics and netball ranging from the amateur to the professional. He has worked with the Kent County Rugby Football Union and is currently the clinician at Canterbury Rugby Club.

He has run a clinic in Strabane, Northern Ireland since 2006, the Joy Lane Osteopathy Clinic since 2003 and completed a masters degree in sports injury medicine in 2009.