Approach To Treatment
Amy partners with people to optimize function, performance and wellbeing through work with the physical body. Through a full body assessment, Amy looks for the root causes of problems and uses hands on therapy to engage body tissues, structures and systems from the tip of the head to the toe, working towards all moving together in health.
Help Manage and Recover From:
- Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA)
- Work, leisure and athletic injuries
- Stiffness and Pain including migraines & TMJ
- Weakness
- Poor circulation, mild lymphedema
- Healing of scars or adhesions of old scars
- Osteoarthritis, low back & SI dysfunction, Stroke, MS, Fibromyalgia
Help Achieve Goals:
- Increase strength
- Improve posture
- Increase range of motion
- Feel and sleep better
- Do activities more easily
- Improve Digestion
Amy is a passionate person who thrives off of helping make a positive difference and helping open up more opportunities for the future. As a youth she participated in a number of sports and recreational activities and went on to play a year of college volleyball. She’s a certified coach in several sports and a volleyball referee. Amy is regarded very highly as an osteopath in Calgary.
Osteopathic Manual Therapy in Calgary
Osteopathic Manual Therapy/Practice is the manual (hands-on) therapy component of Osteopathic Medicine. Osteopathic Medicine began and continues to be taught as one of two physician programs in the US. Most of the rest of the world doesn’t have Osteopathic Physician programs, but rather people who specialize in doing the hands-on portion only.
We use our hands to assess the state and function of the tissue and structures of the body, and do detective work to find root drivers of various symptoms. Our hands on treatment is gentle, and we work to remove barriers to our bodies’ own attempts to optimize our function and health.
- Cranial
- Bone & Joint
- Lymphatic & Circulation
- Myofascial Release
- Nervous System
- Visceral Manipulation
Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex Neurological System(P-DTR)
A treatment phase provides a reset to the state of tissues in an area and the receptors – clearing annoyances to decrease pain and improve muscle function.
- Gait/Walking
- Muscle Testing
- Neurological Patterns
- Reflexes
Individualized Strategies to Improve Health Through Breathing
Exercise seems to trigger my attacks. What can I do? This is a common situation and there is no single answer that works for everyone. The first thing to keep in mind is that…
Exercise For Migraine Headaches
Exercise seems to trigger my attacks. What can I do? This is a common situation and there is no single answer that works for everyone. The first thing to keep in mind is that…
Spine Range of Motion Exercises
This exercise should be performed through a comfortable/gentle range of motion (not to pain or eliciting any spreading sensation down arms or legs).
Core Activation Exercises
Our pelvic floor muscles, the deepest abdominal muscle, and the multifidus muscles of the spine usually naturally contract when we breath out; when this happens the pelvic floor…
FAQ's
A holistic manual (hands on) therapy that’s usually fairly precise and gentle, engaging with all tissues and fluids of the body using a variety of techniques in various positions to restore balance. There is a focus on the relationship between structure and function and each person’s unique development and compensation patterns
No—osteopathy is not funded under AHS/AHCIP.
Yes—most extended health providers cover at least some of the cost in at least some of their plans. Check with your provider regarding what your type of plan covers.
If covered, most extended health providers/companies allow for direct billing for their Osteopathy coverage – which the two clinics that Amy works at provide. However, note that Blue Cross and Sunlife and a couple other small companies currently don’t allow direct billing for Osteopathy – meaning that if your plan with them covers Osteopathy then you need to pay up front and then bill for reimbursement.
No referral is required; you can book directly. If you have a referral Amy is happy to collaborate.
Check credentials, professional memberships, and school background; osteopathy is unregulated in Canada. The Alberta Association of Osteopathic Manual Therapists (AAOMT), which is affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Osteopaths (CFO), holds the highest standards for Osteopathic education – requiring a minimum of a four year education program for well qualified instructors. In Alberta you can see who’s in the AAOMT member directory: https://www.aaomt.org/
Musculoskeletal problems like back/neck and other joint restrictions and/or pain, headaches; sports, leisure and daily activity injuries; posture issues, breathing, sleep and digestive disruption, regulation difficulties and more.
Osteopathy is exceptionally holistic – working with the inter-relationship of structure and function that affected by all tissues and fluids of the body and their interconnections. The work addresses the structural issues of bone and joints, muscles, fascia (lining that’s somewhat elastic), viscera (organs), and systemic connections – this includes the cranium and face. Occasionally the treatment includes working in the bioelectric field that exists from the sensory and motor nerves electrical activity.
In Canada, each province has a unique situation regarding acceptable terms. Although the title Osteopath is used in Quebec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and on national extended health plans which represent us, in Alberta the accepted title used by thoroughly trained professionals who practice Osteopathy is Osteopathic Manual Therapist.