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 Northern Ireland County Rugby Football Union and is currently the clinician at Derry Rugby Club.

He has run the Co. Tyrone Osteopathy Clinic since 2003 and opened the Strabane Clinic in 2006. He completed a masters degree in sports injury medicine in 2009.