A question that often comes up in clinic is "Can Osteopathy help with infertility?"

Lisa Woods

Aug 8, 20222 min read

Updated: Jan 19

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 motility?

Is the uterus mobile and expressing it's vitality well?

Have there been a hard fall on the tailbone at some point in life?

Are the hormones working how they need to be or is Naturopathic or Medical support needed?

What is the environment this person is living in? Stress? Calm? Nervous system fight/flight?

Are there other past injuries or traumas that may be contributing to the overall situation?

Have you sustained a concussion?

Is this something that Osteopathy can help with or is it out of our scope of practice?

And so much more..

Through detailed assessment & treatment that's inherently unique to each person, Osteopathic support can help to address areas of the body that appear to be struggling.

From our experience, sometimes manual treatment is what people need to overcome infertility, and much of the time we are part of a team that rally behind those on the fertility journey. We've supported many women at this stage in their lives. Osteopathy can be a valuable piece of the puzzle for helping to remove barriers to health, along with other alternative and allopathic supports.

We know that this journey can be extremely painful for those going through it, and that if we can help in the way that we're trained & educated to help, we want to do just that.

We also know that people like resources, so here's a study by Mary Ellen Kramp, DPT, CLT-LANA that supports manual therapy as a safe, effective option for people dealing with infertility. We like it because it's easy to read & understand, and includes lots of techniques that are used in osteopathy. She also cites a lot of osteopathic literature in her research.

Lisa Woods, D.O.M.P. D.Sc.,O.

Osteopathic Manual Practitioner

A question that often comes up in clinic is "Can Osteopathy help with infertility?"

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 motility?

Is the uterus mobile and expressing it's vitality well?

Have there been a hard fall on the tailbone at some point in life?

Are the hormones working how they need to be or is Naturopathic or Medical support needed?

What is the environment this person is living in? Stress? Calm? Nervous system fight/flight?

Are there other past injuries or traumas that may be contributing to the overall situation?

Have you sustained a concussion?

Is this something that Osteopathy can help with or is it out of our scope of practice?

And so much more..

Through detailed assessment & treatment that's inherently unique to each person, Osteopathic support can help to address areas of the body that appear to be struggling.

We know that this journey can be extremely painful for those going through it, and that if we can help in the way that we're trained & educated to help, we want to do just that.

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A question that often comes up in clinic is "Can Osteopathy help with infertility?"

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 motility?

Is the uterus mobile and expressing it's vitality well?

Have there been a hard fall on the tailbone at some point in life?

Are the hormones working how they need to be or is Naturopathic or Medical support needed?

What is the environment this person is living in? Stress? Calm? Nervous system fight/flight?

Are there other past injuries or traumas that may be contributing to the overall situation?

Have you sustained a concussion?

Is this something that Osteopathy can help with or is it out of our scope of practice?

And so much more..

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Through detailed assessment & treatment that's inherently unique to each person, Osteopathic support can help to address areas of the body that appear to be struggling.

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We know that this journey can be extremely painful for those going through it, and that if we can help in the way that we're trained & educated to help, we want to do just that.

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