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WHAT IS OSTEOPATHY?
Manual Osteopaths are considered engineers of the body. They study anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics and apply the Science with something Greater. The goal of treatment is to help a patient express themselves at all levels since "all structures perform best when midline" (Hartman, 1983). The cause and effect relationships within the body are observed, tested, treated, and re-tested.

'Find the health and beauty in every patient and organize a treatment from there' (Druelle, 2015).​ 

The systems treated during manual osteopathic therapy include traditional systems like the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and endocrine systems plus Osteopathic systems like the Primary Respiratory System, Cranio-Sacral System, Fascial-Arterial-Venous Systems, Grids, Morphogenic Fields, and Biodynamics.

Osteopathy can help people of all ages, from elite athletes, recreational athletes, children, and seniors wanting greater mobility and health. 

HOW DID OSTEOPATHY BEGIN? 

In 1874, a physician named Andrew Taylor Still described a form of natural therapy he was discovering while living and practicing among North American Aboriginals. Dr. Still was guided by the powers of Nature, the laws of cause and effect, and the principle that we are connected to a greater Whole.
 

THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF OSTEOPATHY:

  • The Role of the Artery is Absolute

  • Structure and Function are Reciprocally Related

  • The Inherent Auto-Regulation of the Body

  • The Body works as a complete unit 

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IN CANADA THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF OSTEOPATHS:​

​1) MANUAL OSTEOPATHIC PRACTITIONERS: Four to five years of formal education, including clinical hours, and some with research requirements. Manual Osteopaths are monitored by Associations but not yet by the Government.

 

2) DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY (D.O's): Four to six years of formal education from the United States. Doctors of Osteopathy are regulated by the Government. They can administer pharmaceuticals, perform surgery, and some provide manual therapy and Biodynamic therapy.

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Many health insurance companies provide coverage for Manual Osteopathy in the same way they do for Physiotherapy and Massage. Check with your provider to verify if a referral is required from your Doctor prior to treatment.

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