The Carl Todd Clinic : Our practitioners

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We're a small, friendly team of practitioners supported by several reception and administration staff who help to keep things running smoothly.

Our practitioners are all registered osteopaths, but each has a different area of interest and specialism. For instance, Carl’s interest in sports medicine has led him to become the osteopath for the England football team, while Melanie’s focus on day-to-day health and fitness has seen her establish our popular Pilates and fitball classes.

Learn more about our practitioners:

• Carl Todd
• Melanie Todd
• Amanda Barker
• Anita Jenkins
• Christiane Ley
• Laura Marsden

Carl Todd is a registered osteopath and qualified lecturer with a Masters degree in Sport Injury Medicine and an honours degree in osteopathy. A member of the General Osteopathic Council, British Osteopathic Association, Osteopathic Sportscare Association and the British Medical Acupuncture Society, Carl is a director of The Carl Todd Clinic and practises in Harley Street, Box (near Bath) and Swindon.

In 2005 Carl became the first osteopath to be appointed by the Football Association and work with the England football team. He is consultant osteopath to Chelsea Football Club and has carried out consultancy work for players from many other teams including Real Madrid, Manchester United Football Club and Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

With a keen interest and wealth of experience in sports medicine Carl lectures regularly on the subject of sports injury management and rehabilitation both for medical conferences and for the school of healthcare at Oxford Brookes University, British College of Osteopathic Medicine and Leeds Metropolitan University.

Melanie Todd Melanie is a registered osteopath and holds an honours degree in osteopathy. A member of the General Osteopathic Council and the British Osteopathic Association, she is a director of the Carl Todd Clinic and practises in Box (near Bath). She is also a fully qualified sports therapist and Pilates instructor, and has recently acquired the Bath and South Bristol region of YogaBugs, the world’s largest children’s yoga organisation.

Her work over the years has taken her to various different countries, including the USA, the Bahamas and, most recently, France where she spent several years treating and rehabilitating the dancers from the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

Melanie Todd Amanda holds an honours degree in osteopathy and is registered with the General Osteopathic Council and the British Osteopathic Association. She is also a qualified sports therapist and a member of the Sports Massage Association.

Amanda has worked with local rugby teams, running clubs, pro-am cyclists and recreational sports enthusiasts to provide assessment of body mechanics to help improve sports performance. She completed undergraduate research investigating foot biomechanics, in which she has a particular interest, as well as the rehabilitation of occupational-related strain.

Anita Jenkins Anita is a registered osteopath, holding an honours degree in osteopathy. She has also attained a sports massage diploma and is a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society having completed the foundation course in Acupuncture. Anita is also qualified in sports massage therapy and fitball training.

Also holding an honours degree in physical education, Anita’s interest in sport has seen her work as sports masseur with Worcester Warriors premiership rugby union squad and with international athletes. While Anita has a particular interest in foot and sports biomechanics, she enjoys working with patients of all ages and physical abilities.

Christiane Ley Christiane trained at the School of Homeopathy, Devon from 1997-2002 and became a registered member of the Society of Homeopaths in 2003. She has been in homeopathic practice for over seven years.

Since graduating she has continued her studies with some of the world's leading homeopaths. In 2007 she completed a three-year postgraduate course in Bologna, Italy, with Massimo Mangialavori MD, whose research on little-known homeopathic remedies has greatly enriched her practice.

Christiane is also on the faculty of the International School of Homeopathy, London, for whom she teaches materia medica (the study of remedies).

Christiane lives on Box Hill with her husband, who is also a homeopath, and their three children.

Laura Marsden Laura is a fully qualified personal trainer and Pilates instructor, who specialises in injury prevention and rehabilitation, providing sessions in the Bath and surrounding area. She works alongside Mel as a Pilates instructor for the Carl Todd Clinic, and she is the in-house personal trainer for the BMI Bath Clinic, where she works alongside the physiotherapy team, providing training on site as well as in Combe Grove Manor Country Club. As well as working with adults, Laura has great experience in working with small children and teens.

After obtaining an Honours degree in Contemporary Dance in Bath, Laura shifted her focus towards the fitness industry where she gained a wide variety of diplomas in studio exercise classes, as well as in Gym Instructing, Personal Training with referred populations and Pilates.