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 been raising...

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. What to Expect 1.)...

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 form a clinical...