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Registered Massage Therapy
Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) are primary healthcare professionals committed to every aspect of health and pain-free functioning of the body. RMTs evaluate health needs and provide active and passive techniques for complete patient care. Modalities may include massage therapy, manual therapy, joint mobilization, hydrotherapy, and rehabilitative exercise.
Massage Therapy is the manipulation of soft tissues of the body including, muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments and joints. Massage therapy is a clinically-oriented healthcare option that helps alleviate the discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stress, muscular overuse and many other acute and chronic pain conditions.
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine is a distinct health profession that combines the wisdom of nature with modern medicine. It aims to treat a person with an individualized approach, and helps identify roadblocks that stand in the way of healing. Focusing on Body, Mind and Spirit, naturopathic medicine treats a person as a whole. A naturopathic doctor is a primary care provider who diagnoses, treats and prevents acute and chronic conditions by stimulating the body’s innate ability to heal and achieving optimal health.
"In addition to diet and lifestyle changes, natural therapies including botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, naturopathic manipulation and traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, may also be used during treatments"-CAND
Manual Osteopathy
Osteopathy was founded by Dr. Andrew Still at 10 am June 22, 1874. In Canada, one may encounter DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) or DOMP (Osteopathic Manual therapist or practitioner). Both American osteopathic physicians and European osteopaths call themselves DOs. American practitioners are Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, and European practitioners have a Diploma in Osteopathy. Doctors of Osteopathy is a restricted title to those belonging to the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons. (aacom.org).
Manual Osteopathy is a medicine-free, gentle, non-invasive, low-force, and pain-free form of manual therapy that focuses on the health of the whole body, mind, and spirit. There are no investigations (Blood work, X-ray, CT scan, etc.) & no prescription, OM therapist uses his/ her hands for assessment and treat symptoms by manipulating body structure and allow the body to self-heal, using a variety of techniques. These techniques may include Osteoarticular, Visceral manipulation, Advance Myofascial remodeling, Craniosacral therapy, & Manual Lymphatic drainage. Manual Osteopathy restores proper body mechanics, nerve impulses, and the circulation of body fluids by removing restrictions throughout the body.
No health treatment is free of potential side effects, whereas, after a manual osteopathy session patient feels immediate relief but some experience soreness, or mild to moderate fatigue which fades within 24 to 48 hours.
What experience one can expect during 1st consultation-
MO/MOT takes a detailed history of the primary concern in addition to past medical history, Family history, social history, and medication history followed by Osteopathic assessment and Treatment. The treatment plan is discussed with the client. The treatment is guided by the Osteopathic assessment. Osteopathic treatment is focused on the finding gathered during the assessment that is contributing to the client’s condition.
Manual Osteopathic therapy, may help with a wide range of conditions, including
• migraine, headaches, neck pain
• back pain, foot, ankle, hip, and knee pain
• hand, shoulder, and elbow pain
• tennis and golfer’s elbow
• TMJ Disorders
• Neuralgia
• Posture problems due to pregnancy, sports injury, driving, or work strain.
• IBS, Constipation, Reflux, Hiatus Hernia
• Asthma/ COPD
• Arthritis,
• Stress/ Anxiety/ negative emotional energy
• Infertility
• Sleep issues etc.
What should I wear?
Please avoid jeans, pants, & belts. Better to be in T-shirts, Tank tops, Shorts, or yoga pants, so that the patient is comfortable, and the therapist is able to visually assess the body and anatomical body structures.
A physician referral is not needed to see a manual Osteopath.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a safe, gentle, non invasive, holistic and comprehensive system of medicine. It treats the individual, not just the disease. It stimulates the body’s own healing mechanisms. Homeopathy uses natural remedies which are safe, non-toxic, non–addictive, free from side effects and do not interfere with other medical treatments. Homeopathy is safe to use during pregnancy, and is particularly effective for children.
Homeopathy offers a health enhancing method of preventing disease and creating a greater vitality in your life. Homeopathy offers you another choice when your instinct tells you that more could be done.
How can homeopathy benefit you? You and your family can be treated with homeopathy for a wide range of diseases, both physical and emotional. Homeopathy generally helps people to achieve a better level of health.
Homeopathy has had considerable successes with the following conditions: Arthritis, Allergies, Hay fever, Asthma, ADHD/ behavioral problems, Childhood illnesses, Colds, Coughs, Influenza, Depression, Mood swings, Anxiety, Digestive complaints, IBS, Fevers, Headaches, Infertility, Post-operative recovery, Pregnancy, Skin conditions; including psoriasis and eczema, Sleep problems, Sports injuries and many more…
There are thousands of homeopathic remedies that are derived from substances that come from plants, animals, minerals, gases and many more!
Homeopathy is perfectly safe. This is because homeopathic medicines are made from a very small amount of the active ingredient. Homeopathy helps stimulate and strengthen the body's natural defensive and healing capability.
Homeopathy is safe to use while using conventional drugs, there are no counter-interactions. It is safe for all people, and even our animal friends. Homeopathy can be used to treat babies, children and pregnant or breastfeeding women, who are under the supervision of a homeopathic doctor.
Thermography
Thermography is a non-contact, non-invasive procedure which captures and records temperature variations on the skin. The skin is the body’s most intelligent organ and is “wired” with a communication network connecting all other organs and physiological processes in the body. The skin responds to physiological changes and a thermography device observes those changes.
The unique contribution of thermography is that it shows physiological and metabolic processes. By comparison, tests such as ultrasound, x-ray and mammography show the body’s structure or anatomy looking for structural changes. By looking at how the body is functioning and by helping to identify what is stressing the body, thermography provides unique information that your health practitioner may use along with other tests to evaluate your health.
Clinically, thermography is a test of physiology that relies on the sympathetic nerve control of skin blood flow and the ability of the sympathetic nervous system to respond to and react to pain, pathology, injury or dysfunction anywhere in the body. Inflammatory response and inflammation-associated diseases, which create a thermal pattern, visually detected with thermography, is globally recognized as the number one health issue in the world
Being able to see the early onset of a possible disease process before it becomes a medical problem is essential to living a long and healthy life.
Thermography is an important imaging tool for a preventative and participatory approach to the pursuit of wellness. By providing an image of the status of inflammation throughout the body, thermography helps guide us to the areas in the body that are asking for help; often times before symptoms manifest and before traditional tests or other imaging techniques (which look for structural or anatomical changes) can detect a possible problem.
By providing unique information on our current status of health, thermography has a valuable role as a complementary tool to other medical technologies. By allowing us to visualize the current state of health, thermography is a motivational tool for patients to adopt a more proactive approach to health and wellness.
Thermal Imaging is a technology that measures body temperature extremely accurately. The circulatory system is a supply line, delivering everything that the body needs to function efficiently. It is in constant metabolic movement – warming, oxygenating, carrying nutrients to every organ, removing waste, protecting and healing, and stabilizing the body’s temperature.
When the body needs healing, the system increases the flow of blood to the site – creating heat. If a specific organ is in distress, even mild distress, blood will be automatically re-directed from the surface to supply extra nutrients to the organ. This creates a cooler area on the skin. Because there is a map of the area of the skin that is directly related to each specific organ, thermography allows us to identify the source of the potential problem. On its own, thermography is not diagnostic for any specific disease, but it can alert us to regions and conditions which need further investigation—it prioritizes areas which should be examined.
So patterns, whether they represent expected, warmer or cooler temperatures, are valuable information to practitioners knowledgeable about thermal physiology.
Thermography has great potential to assess injury and to prevent serious injury for athletes and non-athletes. Increased blood perfusion, which is a functional response to injury, can alert the patient, trainer or physician to a potential major problem (if it is not addressed before the injury becomes a major issue). Thermography is the best technology to measure the resulting changes in heat and localized temperatures.
In sports medicine, thermography has been applied in injury prevention and in monitoring muscle recovery after exercise. Since muscle injuries trigger inflammatory processes which generate heat, the level and source of inflammation can be measured by evaluating the resulting temperature differences and vascular patterns in thermal images. For human athletes, overuse reactions are frequent, and the early detection and localization of inflammation is a critical step in determining the appropriate treatment, including identification of the source of cases of referred pain. In veterinary medicine, thermography has been used to detect locomotion injuries in racehorses and to monitor their health status.
The skin not only protects us from the outside world, but it is a functioning endocrine organ on its own! It produces all hormones and communicates with all organs and biologic processes in the body. How perfect that we are observing the skin and its response to hormonal and other endocrine processes. It is the body’s ultimate communication with the outside world, all there for us to observe with our infrared camera!
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