Philip qualified from the British School of Osteopathy, London in 1979. He developed his osteopathic practice in Manchester and shortly after ‘The Old Hall Clinic’ was created in Gatley, Cheshire, a multidisciplinary practice, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK.His pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of both babies’ and children’s sleep problems, arising from tension in the bones of the skull.Parents come from all over the country to his Manchester clinic and he is considered one of the leading practitioners in the UK.He lectures for the British School of Osteopathy Society and was the BSO’s leading external examiner.Philip is also the inventor of the SleepCurve range ob baby mattresses, designed for the wellbeing and perfect development of babies. The SleepCurve mattress has been clinically proven at Alder Hey Children's Hospital to both treat and prevent Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly (Flat Head Syndrome).