About Us
Osteopathy focuses on facilitating the health of joints and muscles through non-invasive manual therapy, helping to strengthen the framework of the body, and acts as a complementary therapy alongside conventional medicine.
By working with the interrelated systems and functions of the human body, osteopathic manual therapy can return the body to normal health so it can self-heal and self-regulate.
Osteopathy is focused on treating the cause of discomfort, not the symptoms.
This discipline is a whole-body approach to health, working from in-depth knowledge of how the body is a connected unit. By treating the body as a whole we are able to facilitate change in restriction and allow for optimal functioning of our body on all levels: fluid exchange, muscular and bone movement, and nerve signalling.
WHO IS OSTEOPATHY CANADA (OSTCAN)?
- A national council that represents provincial osteopathic associations and its members. OSTCAN adheres to the highest international standards in education and professionalism, including those in the United Kingdom and Australia.
- All of our members must complete 4200 hours of education, and a minimum of 1000 hours of supervised clinical practice and training.
- As a national council, OSTCAN ensures that patients are guaranteed a standard of practice regardless of the province in which they seek care
- Members of the NSAO, are not Osteopathic Physicians, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO, formerly Doctor of Osteopathy) nor do they practice Osteopathic Medicine
- Osteopathic Manual Practice is not regulated by the government, however the NSAO is actively seeking government regulation to protect the public and our profession
- Osteopathic Manual Practitioners are not members of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.
- Our practitioners are members in good standing with the Nova Scotia Association of Osteopaths (NSAO)
Osteopathy—Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom
How We Can Help You
Osteopathic care focuses on the root cause, and not just the symptoms. Osteopathy does not treat specific conditions or symptoms, instead Osteopathic Practitioners treat the whole body as a functional unit, removing strain placed on the anatomy in order for the physiology to function at optimal level.
Osteopathy can help with many conditions, including:
· Back, neck and joint pain
· Muscle tension and strain
· Overall health, Prevention of injury
· Headaches and migraines
· Concussions
· Nerve pain
· Pregnancy related pain
· TMJ disorders
· Sinus problems and congestion
· Vertigo
· Work and sports related injuries
· Edema, swelling and inflammation
· IBS symptoms, constipation and diarrhea
· Menstrual pain
· Pediatrics (colic, reflux, latching difficulty, shoulder dystocia, torticollis, musculo-skeletal problems, birth trauma, asthma and otitis media)