In 1874, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still had a vision in America that led to the discovery of osteopathy. Today, osteopathic manual practitioners practice in many different nations across the globe. Osteopathy is a holistic manual therapy approach to healing. Numerous body maladies and complaints can be addressed using osteopathy. One of the key principles of osteopathy is that structure and function are related on all levels. The body function improves when symmetry and movement capability increase in the structure. Treatments are performed through gentle manual adjustments which may include many osteopathic techniques such as muscle energy, strain counterstrain, stretching, and post isometric relaxation and so on.
At Simcoe Osteopathy, meeting and putting you at ease is the first step. Then an in-depth patient history is gathered which is then followed by an osteopathic assessment. Both an active and passive evaluation will be conducted through motion testing. Special focus is directed to your posture and structure leading to a structural diagnosis. Osteopathic practitioners skillfully adjust dysfunction and support the body’s self healing mechanism during your session. Osteopathic manual practitioners assess and treat your postural body pattern to determine the cause of the problem.
To be clear, osteopathic manual practitioners are not doctors. Doctors of Osteopathy (DO)s are physicians that are trained in the USA only and are equivalent to medical doctors. We are trained outside of the USA and are not trained medical doctors.
