Walter Mckone

WALTER LLEWELLYN MCKONE, D.O.

Education

• Graduated: Stationers’ Company’s School – 1980
• Graduated: British School of Osteopathy (University College of Osteopathy) – 1984

Social Media

• Youtube: Walter McKone Osteopath
• Youtube: The WALLY Philosophy
• Facebook: McKone Osteopath
• Twitter: @MckonePsych
• Instagram: mckone_osteopath
• Snapchat: Walter McKone
• E-mail: osteopath.mckone@gmail.com

Publications

• ‘Osteopathic Athletic Health Care: Principles and Practice’, (1999), Chapman and Hall, London.
• ‘Osteopathic Medicine: Philosophy, Principles and Practice’, (2001), Blackwell Science, Oxford.
• ‘An Introduction to Pilates’, (2001), Bridgewater.
• ‘Morphodynamik in der Osteopathie’ (2006), Hippokrates, Stuttgart. Chapter contribution: ‘Osteopathische Philosophie: Der Artz als Mittelpunkt einer metaphysischen Medizin.
• ‘Knowing your Baby as a Whole’ (2010) (Unpublished manuscript)
• ‘Theorien osteopathischen Denkens und Handelns‘ (2008) Hippokrates, Stuttgart. Chapter contribution: ‘Wissen und Warheit in der Osteopathie’.
• ‘ABC of Spinal Disorders‘ (2010) BMJ Books: Chapter contribution ‘Osteopathy’. (Free pdf)

Present Positions & Lecturing

• Lecturer in: History of Science & Philosophy, Paediatrics, Psychology, Sports Medicine, and Manipulative medicine
• Venues/Institutions include: University College of Osteopathy (https://www.uco.ac.uk/), London, UK. Panta Rhei, Postgraduate Education, Roosendal, Netherlands. Akademia Osteopathii, Wroclaw, Poland.

• Private Practice, North London

Work In Sports

• Athletic Injuries Officer, Budweiser British American Football League (1984-86).
• Team Osteopath and Coach, Greenwich Rams American Football Team, UK, (1983-89)
• Team Osteopath and Coach, Haringey Rhinos Rugby Football Club, UK (1983- 1993)
• Sabbaticals: Dallas Cowboys, Texas. Los Angeles Rams, Anaheim. Green Bay, Packers, Green Bay, USA (1987-1991)
• Team Osteopath, London Monarchs, World League American Football Team, (1990-1991)
• Company Osteopath, Landestheatre Ballet & Opera Company, Altenberg, Germany (1991-1992)
• Tennis Coach to Luke Milligan (reached Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2001)
• Practiced & taught Tai Chi Chuan, Feng Shou Chuan (35 years) – www.taichi-seahorse.org.uk
• Coaching Experience: American football, rugby league, rugby union
• Student of Aikido: North London Aikido

Business Presentations

• Motivation, Imagination, Creativity, Intuition.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• General Osteopathic Council, UK.,
• Scientific and Medical Network, UK.
• International Society for Philosophers, UK.,
• International Society of Vertebrate Morphology, Deutschalnd and UK.
• Equity Actors Union

SUBJECTS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST:

• Philosophy – Works of : Descartes, Kant, Spinoza, Hume, Goethe, Emerson, James, Dewey, Wittgenstein, Rorty, Bohm, Bortoft etc.
• Wholeness in Clinical Medicine.
• Psychology, Paediatrics, Sports medicine.

MEDIA:

• Trained as a TV & radio presenter appearing in films (including ‘Bugsy Malone’) as a child.
• Presenter with Paradise FM 2002 until 2007 (Saturday night chart show, drive-time show, late night jazz)
• Presenter and Head of Social Media at Delite Radio  from 2019.

SPECIALTIES:

Science and Healthcare, including:

• Clinical neuroscience and psychology.
• Sports medicine (injuries, training techniques, drugs, psychology, etc)
• Children’s health (Child Development, ADHA, Aspergers, Dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy, Physiology, Anatomy, Disease)
• Psychology,
• Philosophy,
• History of Science,
• Geology,
• Physics & Chemistry.