What is Osteopathy ?

Osteopathy is a holistic, hands-on approach to healthcare.
It is based on 4 interconnected approaches that help understand how the different systems of the body work together.

Everything is interconnected

Musculoskeletal Approach

  • Focuses on muscles, joints, fascia, and bones

  • Commonly used for back and neck pain, joint stiffness, postural issues, and sports injuries

  • Aims to restore mobility, reduce tension, and improve movement

Cranial Approach

  • Addresses the subtle mobility of the skull, membranes, central nervous system, and sacrum

  • Supports nervous system balance and the body’s self-regulation

  • Often used for headaches, stress, sleep issues, and pediatric or perinatal care

Nervous System Approach

  • Works with the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems

  • Helps improve communication between the brain and the body

  • Particularly relevant for chronic pain, fatigue, stress, and functional disorders

Visceral Approach

  • Focuses on the mobility of internal organs (digestive, respiratory, gynecological, urinary systems)

  • Restrictions in organ movement may affect posture and overall body balance

  • Aims to improve organ function, circulation, and their connection with the musculoskeletal system


What We Treat

  • Lower back pain and tension

  • Sciatica

  • Neck pain and general upper back tension

  • Shoulder blade tension

  • Headaches and migraines

  • Jaw pain and TMJ

  • Joint, ligament, tendon or muscle pain

  • Sports injuries

  • Repetitive strain injuries (desk work, typing)

  • Injuries from car accidents, like whiplash

  • Digestive issues

  • Shoulder pain

  • Frozen shoulder & impingement

  • Knee pain

  • Plantar fasciitis

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • Tennis/Golfer’s elbow

  • Postural assessment

  • Chronic pain

  • Osteoarthritis support

  • Scoliosis

  • Thorax or chest pain

  • Rib dysfunctions

  • Hip pain / bursitis / groin strains

  • Achilles tendon pain, ankle restrictions

  • Shin splints

  • Trigger finger / thumb

  • Coccyx pain

  • Hamstrings / quadriceps strains

  • Pelvic floor tightness

  • Menstrual problems

  • Respiratory problems

  • Stress issues, fight or flight mode activated

  • Nervous system regulation

  • Growing pains for children

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Perinatal

care

For newborns and babies

  • Reflux

  • Colics

  • Breastfeeding and feeding challenges

  • Painful or ineffective latch

  • Jaw or oral tension

  • Tongue and lip ties, before or after release

  • Head shape concerns (flat head syndrome, plagiocephaly)

  • Baby favoring one side or limited neck rotation

For moms

  • Support during pregnancy

  • Postpartum recovery

  • Pelvic pain

  • Tailbone / coccyx pain

  • Endometriosis support

  • Scar work for C-section or after perineal tear (guidance on self care)

  • Diastasis recti

  • Pelvic floor tension

  • Digestive tension or issues

We’re

welcoming

Loïc

Loïc completed his osteopathic training in France and is excited to join our team for a new chapter in his professional and personal journey.

We are delighted to welcome him starting in April 2026, when he will offer high-quality, respectful, and dynamic osteopathic care at White Rock Osteopathy.

Check Loïc's bio here

Who we are

We are a team of dedicated osteopathic practitioners ready to help you on your transformational health journey.

Read more about our practioners or contact us using the form below if you have any questions.

Learn About Us

OsteopathyBC is a regulatory body that governs Osteopathic Practitioners in British Columbia. We are an unregulated profession for the time being, and OsteopathyBC helps advocate for us, regulate the level of education it takes to become a Osteopathic Practitioner, and helps educate the public about Osteopathy. 

If your manual osteopath is a member of OsteopathyBC, that means they have had extensive training in Canada or around the world.  

Because Osteopathy is unregulated nationally, it is possible anyone can call themselves an Osteopathic Practitioner with a online weekend course! This of course is not the case at White Rock Osteopathy. We are all in good standing with OsteopathyBC.

For more information, please see the Osteopathy BC website.

All our osteopathic Practitioners are members of OsteopathyBC, the leading association of osteopaths in British Columbia.

“Hands don’t fix — they accompany the body back to its own intelligence.”

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