Manual Osteopathy

Release Restrictions, Improve Mobility

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"Find it, fix it, leave it alone"
- Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, Founder of Osteopathy
Motion is a sign of life—everything in the universe is in motion, and our bodies are no exception. Regular movement is essential to our overall health and vitality. Manual Osteopathy is a gentle, non-invasive treatment that focuses on restoring movement, balance, and function.

During a thorough assessment, our Osteopathic Manual Practitioner identifies imbalances or areas where motion is restricted. With the understanding that the body has an inherent ability to heal itself in the right environment, the Osteopath works collaboratively with clients to foster these healing conditions.

Osteopathic Manual Therapy takes a holistic approach, assessing and treating the entire body rather than focusing solely on where symptoms are felt. This is why treatments may target areas of the body that seem unrelated to the pain or discomfort. Osteopathic practitioners consider the intricate relationship between structure and function, addressing the root causes of symptoms.

Using their deep understanding of anatomy and physiology, Osteopathic Manual Practitioners aim to restore movement, correct imbalances, improve mobility, and reduce pain and stiffness—helping you get back to the activities you love, whether that’s lifting, training, or simply moving with ease.
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These goals are achieved through through the following method: 
1. Find it - Figure out the source of the dysfunction or imbalance.
2. Fix it - Hands-on approach to release restrictions and restore range of motion and mobility/motility.
3. Leave it alone - Allow your body self-correct and adjust to the "new normal." Your body will make any necessary internal changes to restore functional balance. 
Manual Osteopathic care often includes a variety of approaches including: osteopathic craniosacral therapy, structural osteopathy, visceral manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, and myofascial remodeling. ​
Some common health conditions that our Manual Osteopathic Therapist can help with treating:
  • Athlete Recovery & Performance
  • Musculoskeletal Pain (knees, hips, low back, shoulders, neck, etc.)
  • Postural Imbalances
  • Migraines and Headaches
  • Post-Concussion and Whiplash Syndrome
  • Fatigue
  • Nerve Entrapments
  • Sciatica​​
  • Injury Recovery
  • Sympathetic Overload
  • Surgery Preparation and Recovery
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Constipation
  • Liver Cirrhosis ​
  • Pelvic Pain
  • Menstrual Pain
  • Abdominal Bloating
  • Endometriosis​
...and much more.

Osteopathic Craniosacral Therapy

Do Any of These Sound Like You?
You have nagging back pain and sciatica that doesn’t go away
You suffer from headaches and migraines
You experience jaw pain and symptoms of TMJ
You struggle to focus and feel like you’re in a fog

If any of these sound familiar, Craniosacral Therapy could help bring you relief!

Craniosacral Therapy (also called Cranial Osteopathy or Cranial Sacral Therapy) is a gentle, light-touch therapy that supports the natural movement of the skull, spine, and connective tissues to help restore harmony to the body. By tuning into the rhythm of your body’s cerebrospinal fluid—the fluid that nourishes and protects your brain and spine—cranial sacral therapy can relieve tension, improve circulation, and help balance your central nervous system.

This deeply relaxing therapy can provide relief from a variety of concerns, including migraines, headaches, back and neck pain, sciatica, TMJ dysfunction, tinnitus, anxiety, depression, PTSD, brain fog, and ADHD. Craniaosacral Therapy is a soothing, non-invasive approach to enhancing wellness and restoring balance.

Athlete Recovery & Performance

Training hard shouldn’t mean feeling sore all the time. Whether you're lifting weights, training for a competition, or staying active to feel your best, your body works hard—and it deserves equally effective recovery. Osteopathy offers a hands-on, drug-free approach to support performance, prevent injury, and accelerate recovery between workouts.

At Wellness on 1st, our Osteopath works with athletes of all levels to address common issues like:
  • Muscle tightness and joint restriction
  • ​Back, shoulder, and hip strain from lifting
  • Limited range of motion affecting performance
  • Recovery from repetitive stress and overuse injuries

Our treatments help optimize alignment, improve flexibility, and support your body’s natural ability to recover and adapt—so you can keep moving, lifting, and performing at your best.

Structural Osteopathy

Structural Osteopathy gently mobilizes joints and surrounding soft tissues with the goal of restoring balance and increasing range of motion. Often accomplished using Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) delivered to the spine, sacrum, coccyx, pelvis and/or limbs.

Visceral Manipulation

Visceral manipulation involves gentle, specifically placed manual treatment directly to the abdominal area. Organs with impaired mobility and/or motility are identified and treated with the goal of relieving pain and encouraging healthy mobility, tone and tissue to the viscera (internal organs of the body) and connective tissue. 
Organs make up part of the your body’s structure; and structure governs function. Therefore, if an organ is not moving properly, function of the whole structure is expected to be impaired. ​Although this sounds invasive, it is actually a very gentle therapy that most patients find relaxing.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) focuses on improving fluid flow throughout the whole body by assisting lymphatic structures with the removal of metabolites and waste in the interstitial space. This also helps to decrease inflammation in the body and to improve how the immune system is functioning.

Myofascial Remodeling

Physical and mental stress, lifestyle, injuries, surgeries, and long-term illnesses can all lead to restrictions within the fascial system. This can result in pain, unresolved swelling, decreased mobility, and/or poor posture. Myofascial remodeling works with connective tissues to remove these restrictions with the goal of increasing mobility, circulation and communication to specific areas.

Meet Our Osteopathic Manual Practitioner