If you are interested in trying osteopathy, here are 5 things you should know: โฃ
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1. ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ. โฃ
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This means that ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ can say that they do osteopathy, regardless of whether they have received proper education & training or not (!!). โฃ
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Most provinces have associations affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO) whose members must have adequate training, continuing education requirements, and follow bylaws and ethical standards. โฃ
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To find a practitioner in your area, please refer to www.osteopathy.ca/en/associations/ โฃ
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๐ฎ. ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐. โฃ
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From 5 years of in person learning + a thesis to merely months of online programming educational institutions for studying osteopathy vary greatly in Canada.โฃ
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The WHO has published Benchmarks for Osteopathic Training and describes 2 pathways to studying osteopathy: โฃ
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Type I: 4200 hours as entry level, with high school or college education. โฃ
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Type II: 1000 hours in addition to prior training in healthcare. โฃ
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In addition to supervised clinical hours and may include a research component. Must be in-person, not online. โฃ
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3. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ โ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ตโ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. โฃ
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In BC, members of the association OsteopathyBC use the term โosteopathic practitionerโ. โฃ
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4. ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐. โฃ
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โข Muscle Energy Techniqueโฃ
โข Craniosacral / Cranial Osteopathyโฃ
โข Myofascial Release โฃ
โข General Osteopathic Techniqueโฃ
โข Visceral Manipulationโฃ
โข Joint Mobilizationโฃ
โข Lymphatic Drainage โฃ
โข Pelvic Floor treatment (external approach)โฃ
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๐ฑ.๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐. โฃ
โฃFrom persistent pain to digestive issues, headaches, body tension, and even urinary incontinence, osteopathy can be helpful for a range of conditions and symptoms. We also treat people of all ages and stages of life, from newborns to older adults, during pregnancy, postpartum and people will all types of abilities.
Check out my website for a more complete list of symptoms and conditions I work with. โฃ
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