To whom it may concern: As health professionals in your community, we would like to introduce ourselves. We are members of OsteopathyBC (OBC), a not-for-profit, voluntary, professional association of osteopathic practitioners, working to maintain and promote the highest standard of osteopathic healthcare in British Columbia. We represent the interests of osteopathic practitioners, osteopathy as a profession, and the consumers’ rights to access osteopathic services. We have be

Paediatric Osteopathy - What to expect on your first visit Most of the time, parents find us because their child is experiencing some sort of discomfort, and may have been referred to us by a Midwife, a Lactation Consultant, a friend or even a stranger's recommendation from an online parenting group , but they aren't quite sure what Osteopathy is, or what Osteopathic treatments are like. If you're feeling anxious, I hope that by reading on, your questions will be answered. Wh

Being truly heard is the beginning of the healing journey Osteopathic Palpation is a profound form of listening. What does the word ‘palpation’ mean? To check or examine a person's physical body using one’s hands, most often with the medical intent to diagnose or identify areas of interest, such as dis-ease, injury, to monitor pregnancy, etc. in a way that a visual assessment could not solely identify. Osteopathic practitioners do not diagnose illness in Canada. Rather, we fo

As Osteopathic practitioners, we consider the whole person when faced with questions such as this. When assessing, there will likely be some key areas of interest in relation to fertility, so we may be thinking: Are the lumbar spine & sacrum restricted? Is the uterus getting optimal blood supply ? Are there restrictions around the nerve supply from the lumbar & sacral plexuses? Is there much tension around the ovaries & fallopian tubes that could be restricting egg