Osteopathic practitioners treat the whole person instead of viewing their patients as mere collections of symptoms. Unlike many practitioners you may be familiar with, they include effective but often-ignored therapies like massage, stretching, and other physical activities. You can find the perfect osteopath in Vancouver for you at Inspirit Health Group.
Why Get Help From an Osteopathic Practitioner in Vancouver?
Many people feel that Western medicine is an impersonal process with a hyperfocus on individual symptoms and body parts, and they aren’t entirely wrong: It’s common for MDs to take a cursory glance at patient complaints before prescribing medication or sending someone to a specialist—without investigating the whole picture.
An osteopath in Vancouver, BC would never do that. Instead, your experience with an osteopath will involve active listening to discover all your needs and the interplay between them. Preventative medicine will be the highest priority; it is, after all, much more effective than waiting until something goes wrong.
If you’re already suffering from an ailment, an osteopathic practitioner will first consider gentle, natural treatments. They’ll also look for connections between complaints to treat the underlying pathology. Many symptoms result from a combination of interacting issues. Similarly, a constellation of confusing symptoms could all come from one source.
Suffering from a disorder of the musculoskeletal system—which includes your bones, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, and connective tissues—is another reason to choose an osteopath. In addition to receiving all the training of MDs, osteopaths engage in extra education that allows them to use hands-on methods for manipulating the musculoskeletal system.
Choosing the Best Osteopath in Vancouver
By now, you may have decided an osteopathic practitioner is right for you—but how do you pick a good one? When looking for an osteopath, make sure they’re enthusiastic about building long-term relationships with patients. There’s little point in claiming to provide holistic medicine if a doctor doesn’t show through their actions that they’re in it for the long haul. After all, how can a doctor consider the whole person if they don’t take the time to get to know them?
It’s also wise to consider the practitioner’s work environment. Osteopaths who are part of larger, cohesive systems with shared goals receive the support they need to give patients the best care. Inspirit Health Group includes numerous types of specialists to help people tired of impersonal, narrowly focused healthcare:
- Holistic Nutritionist Vancouver
- IM & IV Nutrient Therapy Vancouver
- Osteopath Vancouver
- Allergy Testing & Treatment Vancouver
- RMT Vancouver
- Dietitian Vancouver
- Environmental Allergy Test and Treatment Vancouver
- Acupuncturist Vancouver
- Naturopath Vancouver
- Clinical Counsellor Vancouver
Osteopaths are fully trained in standard Western medicine, just like MDs (doctors of medicine). They can perform surgery, prescribe medication, and more. However, osteopaths are also trained to use less invasive solutions that look past pathology to see all their patients’ wellness needs. Our office is near public transportation, making it easy to visit an osteopath in downtown Vancouver.
