Treatments
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a manual therapy in which an osteopath analyses the movement and lack of movement in the body to understand the sources of tensions and restrictions. The osteopath works to release those tensions and bring back movement to the body through various techniques. This enables an optimal functioning of the body, through improved biomechanics including better vascularization, innervation, and cellular exchange.
Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions
Osteopathy helps to prevent and relieve back pain, neck pain, tension headaches, migraines, TMJ disorders, shoulder impingement, thoracic outlet syndrome, neuralgia, sciatica, tendinitis, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis, runner's knee and others. It will help the patient recover faster after surgeries and traumatic injuries such as whiplash, sprains, or fractures. It can also help alleviate or slow down the progression of degenerative disease such as, arthritis and herniated discs.
Sports and Performance
Athletes and sports enthusiasts put their bodies through a great deal of mechanical stress. If the body lacks motion, it will hinder the performance of the athlete and will inevitably lead to injury. Osteopathy enhances the biomechanics of the body, leading to improved function and gains in sports performance. Osteopathy can also help prevent or decrease the rate of injuries allowing for more time to train and more confidence to perform at a high level.
Pregnancy - Labor - Postpartum
A nine months pregnancy followed by childbirth bring tremendous changes and challenges to the body. When suffering from a lack of motion, the body is not able to adapt to these changes leading to discomfort such as lower back pain, sciatica, pubic pain, shortness of breath, and acid reflux. Osteopathy helps to prevent and alleviate those symptoms by allowing the body to adapt to the changes brought by pregnancy, it'll enable a more functional labor, and a smoother return to it's pre-pregnancy state during postpartum.
