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February 14, 2024 74 mins

In this episode, Forrest and Monica dive into questions that patients have been asking them about Osteopathy, since they started practicing.

What is Cranial Osteopathy?  What is Visceral Manipulation? Why is motility and mobility important?

These are just a few of the topics that you're learn about.  See below for detail of the topics discussed.

  • Intro 
  • Summary of Osteopathy 
  • Summary of Visceral Manipulation 
  • Motility and Mobility; What is normal?
  • Andrew Stills - history of Osteopathy 
  • 2 words to explain Osteopathy
  • Homeostasis - The body knows how to heal itself
  • Osteoarthritis break out convo 
  • Socio-aspect of Osteoarthritis
  • Are textbooks really normal or are they too sterile?
  • Improvement of mobility trumps other treatment principles
  • How is Manual Osteopathy changing Monica's practice?
  • Summary of Cranial Osteopathy 
  • Position of Ease
  • Forrest's take away from Osteopathy school
  • Checking in with patient during treatment
  • Importance of blood supply and nutrition to tissues
  • What to do if the patient is not improving?
  • The importance of hope
  • Conclusion 


To learn more about Monica, Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Registered Acupuncturist, & Manual Osteopath, view the links below:

Monica's website: www.acunelson.com
Monica's Instagram: acu_osteo_nelson

To learn more about Forrest, Registered Massage Therapist and Manual Osteopath, view the links below:

Forrest's website: rebalancing.ca
Forrest's Instagram: rebalance_mte

Thanks for listening!



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