About Osteopathy...
Osteopathic practitioners are not Massage Therapists, Chiropractors or Physiotherapists.... we are Osteopathic Manual Practitioners!
Osteopathy is a discipline that is based on the simple fact that our tissues are an expression of our structure. This relationship, is what allows our body to function, feel pain and heal. Recognizing the patient as an integrated whole, we know when all of the body's components are in balance, a person is complete and in total health. In order to understand Osteopathy, you need to understand your body and that this inter-relationship exists. The philosophy of Osteopathy is based on four basic principles:
Educational Background:
At Phases, our Osteopathic Manual Practitioners have graduated from a 5 year, post secondary education and additionally, received a minimum of 1000 hours of clinical supervised hands-on training. The OAO utilizes the WHO benchmarks to determine whether or not educational institutions provide the necessary skills, knowledge and educational training.
Osteopathic Manual Practitioners are trained in a wide variety of manual therapy techniques, which can be applied based on the assessment. Common Osteopathic techniques include:
Osteopathic Manual Practitioners treat a wide variety of conditions including: