WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OSTEOPATH AND AN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN?
Osteopathic physicians have a medical degree from a college approved by the American Osteopathic Association. They are licensed physicians who also have osteopathic manual training. This training is not available in Canada. They are eligible to licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of NS if the pass exams and for full residency requirements. In Europe and Canada osteopaths limit their practice to manual therapy only and work with physicians that do medicine. In England and Europe it is a 4-year degree. In Canada the profession is in its infancy. It is a five-year part-time program with a thesis for existing health professional, such as physiotherapists and massage therapists. The programs are 2000 hours and meet WOHO (world osteopathic health association) standards. At our clinic we have both registered osteopaths and physiotherapists and massage therapists completing the osteopathy program. WHAT PATIENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT? We treat all ages and many
