Clara Yan

HBSc.Kin., Dip.O.M.P., Dip.Sc.O.

 

Clara completed a 5-year program at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto. Following her fifth year, she spent a year studying the inter-rater reliability in visceral palpation and defended her thesis at the end of 2017. Her passion for helping people heal is what lead to her to seek out alternative medical approaches to looking at the body; its aches and pains and as a whole, beyond the typical musculo-skeletal symptoms and treatment modalities. 

Prior to beginning her osteopathic journey, she completed her undergraduate program at the University of Guelph in the Human Kinetics program with Honours. Clara helped rehabilitate patients through stretches and strength training for 11 years before embarking on her osteopathic career.

Clara has a very holistic approach to each and every treatment, starting with the assessment. Each treatment will be dedicated to creating more vitality and guidance for the body to heal itself through different Osteopathic techniques such as muscle energy, osteoarticular manipulation, visceral manipulation, cranial sacral therapy, and much more. Clara is currently works in the Sutherand-Chan School of Osteopathy as a student clinic advisor. She has recently completed Phase 1 of the Bio-dynamics approach to Osteopathic care. 

Her osteopathic interests include cranial palpation along with visceral manipulation. She has dedicated her career to helping patients return to their daily functional activities and to hopefully achieve a pain-free life.

In Clara's spare time, she is busy raising her 2 young daughters with her husband, enjoys travelling and is an avid Blue Jays fan. Clara is a past board member of the Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners 2018-2021, volunteers on OAO committees and is a student clinical advisor with the Sutherland Chan School of Osteopathy.