Osteopathy is a healthcare practice using a patient-centered approach that focuses on the patient’s health rather than disease. Osteopaths use manual palpation to identify and evaluate movement in all structural and functional aspects of the patient, identifying alterations of function and movement that impede health. A manual treatment plan is then determined, and interventions are performed with the goal of reducing these alterations and assisting in healing and pain relief.

Osteopathic manual practitioners assess and treat your body as a whole; seeking to identify areas of dysfunction. The theory being that abnormal functioning (dysfunction) in one area of the body can cause symptoms to present elsewhere.  Using a wide variety of hands-on (manual) techniques the osteopathic manual practitioner eases these restrictions to allow normal functioning to resume. Osteopathic clients include newborns to the elderly in any stage or condition of health. Osteopathic manual practitioners treat a wide variety of complaints, including but not limited to:

*       Acute and chronic pain
*       Spinal, pelvic and joint pain
*       Muscle/soft tissue pain
*       Breathing difficulties
*       Digestive and pelvic health problems
*       Headaches, and TMJ dysfunctions
*       Sport injuries
*       Head injuries such as concussions
*       Pregnancy and postpartum pain

Massage therapy is a practice of manual therapy which promotes relaxation, reduces muscle tension, and enhances overall well-being. Various techniques and modalities, such as Swedish relaxation and deep tissue techniques are used to address specific client needs and requirements and manipulate the soft tissues of the body. This helps to relieve muscle stiffness, increase blood circulation, alleviate pain, and promote a sense of relaxation. Utilizing knowledge of human anatomy and body physiology and hands-on skills, massage therapists play an important role in helping individuals achieve physical and mental rejuvenation, ultimately contributing to their overall health and well-being.