What is osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a hands-on manual therapy treatment method that looks at the way the body functions as a whole, rather than viewing its parts or symptoms separately. It's based on the philosophy that the body has an innate ability to heal itself when its components are in balance.
Osteopathic manual therapists combine manual assessment and structural manipulation techniques to the muskuloskeletal tissues (bones, muscles, joints, and ligaments), as well as the viscera (organs) and the lymphatic, cardiovascular, and nervous systems.
Treatments can help posture, reduce pain, and promote proper function of these internal and interconnected systems of the body, which promotes healing and homeostasis naturally.
What conditions can osteopathy treat?
Osteopathy can be an effective treatment for a variety of illnesses, medical conditions and injuries. The ranges goes from pediatric conditions to chronic pain to systemic problems that involve neurological, digestive or circulatory systems, and chronic inflammatory conditions. Osteopathy can provide support for patients with arthritis, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, edema, irritable bowel, overactive bladder, asthma and respiratory conditions.
Manual osteopathic treatment can offer relief for sports injuries, arthritis and joint pain, nerve entrapment, headaches, jaw pain, and other common orthopedic dysfunctions. Using skilled assessment and rehabilitation techniques osteopathic practitioners deliver a robust and comprehensive treatment that aims to identify the root cause of the dysfunction as well as contributing and co-dependent factors.
What are the benefits of osteopathy treatment?
Everyone can benefit from osteopathic evaluation and treatment. Osteopathy employs a holistic (whole body) approach to treatment. It is a non-invasive, drug-free alternative to help patients restore the circulatory, nervous and lymphatic system function, find relief from pain, achieve balance in the body, and improve overall health.
What treatment methods does Osteopathy use?
Osteopathy is a holistic approach to functional and structural rehabilitation that addresses the interconnection between tissues. Osteopathic manual practitioners have extensive training and use a range of hands-on soft-tissue release, joint mobilization, and neurofunctional techniques to evaluate and treat restrictions and imbalances in the body's movement patterns and alignment that contribute to injury.
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Is Osteopathy Covered by Insurance?
At Anatomica, our Osteopathic manual practitioners are each registered members of either the OAO and/or OSTCAN professional associations and have the highest level of education and training: a 4-year diploma in Osteopathic sciences. This ensures that our treatments are eligible for claims to all benefits plans with osteopathy coverage.
Direct Billing for Osteopathy Treatments
Direct billing is available for Osteopathy treatments on many plans, including Sunlife, SSQ, Greenshield, Blue Cross, Manulife, Desjardins, Canada Life, and others. Please consult your coverage prior to booking. A receipt will be provided if direct billing is not available on your plan -- treatments are eligible to be claimed to all plans with Osteopathy coverage.
