A review and summary of “Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment on children with plagiocephaly in the context of current paediatric practice: a retrospective chart review study”
The study this summary is based off of was Published on November 24th, 2023 in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine by Hollis H. King, Julie Mai, Mary Anne Morelli Haskell, Kimberly Wolf and Megan Sweeney. See full text here. The Purpose of this retrospective chart review study was to investigate the effects of Osteopathic Manual […]
Osteopathy in the World and Canada: An Interview with Robert Johnston
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Rosemary Bonnell. Mr. Robert Johnston is the Principal, founder, and owner of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO). Mr. Johnston has trained extensively in Canada as well as internationally and has over 25 years of experience in manual therapy. Rob was also my teacher and the principal […]
Sometimes Calm is Good Enough
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and Editing by Sasha Wilde-Benning. There seems to be a capacity within the application of Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT) to calm the patient in a way that is noticeable to the patient and palpable to the practitioner. This calming effect is not exclusive to OMT, other manual fields are also […]
An Occipital-Cervical Hold with Kristen Jarvis M.OMSc.
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Rosemary Bonnell. I feel fortunate to write for the CJO as doing so has given me the opportunity to interview many other Osteopathic Manual Therapists. These interviewees are individuals with years of experience and significant teaching backgrounds in numerous subjects. During these interviews it unsurprisingly (and quickly) […]
What haven’t I looked at yet? A good question for practitioners
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Rebecca Anderson. I’ve been doing interview articles for the CJO with Osteopathic Manual Therapists for over a year now and have noticed a quality that always arises in these interviews, which is highly regarded by both myself and these practitioners. This quality is considered highly valuable because […]
Applying a Rhythmic Treatment: Correctly and Appropriately
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Bobby-Jean Marrandino. One of the hallmarks of the Osteopathic Manual Treatment (OMT) is that it is calming and gentle (with some exceptions of course). We see this tendency and capacity to calm the patient as an advantage in OMT because a patient who is calmer, not expecting […]
Applying Collective Mechanics in Treatment with Kristen Jarvis
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Genevieve Sauviat. Kristen Jarvis is a graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) and an Osteopathic Manual Therapist. Kristen graduated the CAO in 2017 after a 16-year career as a Registered Massage Therapist. Currently, Kristen is a professor at the CAO and has taught the courses […]
A Full Body Osteopathic Approach Part 3: Multiple Input Points of Pain and Stress
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Beccy Anderson. In our previous two articles, we discussed the full-body treatment from an Osteopathic historical perspective and the body’s capacity for connectedness and compensation. In this article, we’ll discuss the concept of a full-body treatment as it relates to the body’s capacity for pain and its […]
A Full Body Osteopathic Approach Part 2: Compensation Strategies
Written by Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Bobby-Jean Marrandino. In this second article in our series on the justification for an Osteopathic full body treatment, we will continue with our discussion regarding how the body works together and how this should be applied in Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT). In the first article we explained […]
Simple Proofs for Osteopathic Manual Treatment with Brandon Stevens
By Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Genevieve Sauviat. Brandon Stevens is an Osteopathic Manual Therapist who graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO), in 2004. To CAO students and graduates, Brandon requires little introduction as his skills and competency are obvious. For those less familiar, he has been a cornerstone of the CAO […]
An Easy Arm Hold for Encouraging Thoracic Extension
By Lee Jarvis. Editing and proofreading by Taryn Whyte. The natural tendency of the Thoracic spine is a flexion curve, also known as Kyphosis. The flexion of the thoracic spine is not in any way abnormal. It is by no means a bad thing provided it is healthy and capable of moving into some amount […]
Don’t Treat the Neck on Purpose: An Exercise in Integration
By Wayne Oliver and Lee Jarvis. Contributions from Callan Sinclair. Proofreading and editing by Tiffany Best. The following is based on an interview conducted with Wayne Oliver M.OMSc in March of 2024 which was then transcribed by Lee Jarvis. When working in your office and seeing many patients daily, it is not uncommon to fall […]
What Can We Safely Say Osteopathic Manual Therapy Can Do?
In almost any profession the review of research can get overlooked by the practitioners of that profession. In healthcare, the vast majority of people work on the clinical side, working directly with the patient and Osteopathy/Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT) is no exception to this. Despite this, the efforts of researchers are invaluable to maintaining the […]
Timing and Leverage Part 2
By Wayne Oliver, M.OMSc and Lee Jarvis, M.OMSc.Proofreading and editing by Kiefer McQuillan Continuing on from our last article, Wayne and I got onto the subject of Osteopathic practice and booking time. Like many in the field, we are firm on the idea that we are not billing or charging the patient for the time […]
Timing and Leverage Part 1
By Wayne Oliver, M.OMSc and Lee Jarvis, M.OMSc. Proofreading and editing by Kiefer McQuillan. Wayne Oliver graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in 2017 and is currently the Director of Labs at the CAO. I interviewed Wayne on June 13th, 2024. You can see the first article based on my interview with Wayne here. […]
Considering Fluid in the Osteopathic Treatment with Wayne Oliver Part 2
By Wayne Oliver, M.OMSc and Lee Jarvis, M.OMSc. Proofreading and editing by Chantalle Fortin. Wayne Oliver graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in 2017 and is currently the Director of Labs at the CAO. Continuing from our last article, It was at this point of our conversation Wayne conducted a physical demonstration on the […]
Considering Fluid in the Osteopathic Treatment with Wayne Oliver Part 1
By Wayne Oliver, M.OMSc and Lee Jarvis, M.OMSc. Proofreading and editing by Alison Brazeau. On June 13, 2024 I met with Wayne Oliver, M.OMSc. I greatly appreciated him taking the time to speak with me as he is very busy for numerous Osteopathic and non-Osteopathic reasons. I also appreciated speaking with him simply for the […]
The Excess Availability of Levers in the Human Body
By Lee Jarvis M.OMSc. Proofreading and editing by Eric Kamta. It is a commonly known fact in the manual therapy world that generating effective long leverage is a difficult thing to learn. Learning how to be effective using the long levers of the body takes many years and some argue that there is always more to learn. […]
Blood in the Past, Blood in the Future
By Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Emily Honegger. Dr. Andrew Taylor Still frequently talks about the concepts and importance of blood flow in relation to the health of the human body. “The rule of the artery supreme” is arguably Dr. Still’s most famous quote about blood or otherwise. There are many other instances in […]
Animal Partnerships: Integration
By Dr. Kayte Armstrong and Lee Jarvis. Editing and proofreading by Stephanie Mora. Dr. Kayte Armstrong is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy. Kayte gained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1999 and graduated the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in 2018, and in 2019 developed the […]
Comparative Anatomy: One Animal to Another
By Dr. Kayte Armstrong DVM, M.OMSc, and Lee Jarvis, M.OMSc. Editing and proofreading by Christina Burris. Dr. Kayte Armstrong is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO). Kayte earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1999 and graduated from the CAO in 2018. Kayte began teaching […]
Setup Grants Access: Prone CT Junction Treatment by Marc Tellez
The following article is based on an interview with Marc Tellez M.OMSc in December of 2023. What follows are the words and explanations of Marc, transcribed and interpreted by Lee Jarvis. The neck region is a commonly complained about area by many patients of Osteopathic Manual Therapists. The transition between the Cervical and the Thoracic […]
The Modern Osteopathic Table in Aid of the Operator
By Lee Jarvis. Based on an interview with Marc Tellez December 21st, 2023. Proofreading and editing by Brooke Ranieri. I’ve always found that Osteopathic Practitioners are natural innovators or at least “tinkerers”. This tendency seems to stem from the exploratory nature and origins of Osteopathy, but secondarily because we are often busy in practice and […]
Reverse Engineering Another Practitioner’s Treatment: A Skill Worth Developing
Written by Lee Jarvis. Editing and proofreading by Taryn Whyte. Having been in practice for (what feels like a very fast) 10 years I’ve noticed a commonality amongst seasoned practitioners of Osteopathy when discussing manual applications. That commonality is a tendency towards demonstrating treatment while forgetting to explain assessment and structural diagnosis first. Applying treatment […]
Every Position is A Learning Opportunity: An Interview with Marc Tellez
By Marc Tellez and Lee Jarvis. Proofreading and editing by Claira Whicher. For the restart of the Osteopathyst I wanted to make a point of interviewing graduates of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO). I’ve found that spending any time at all with my colleagues has benefited my understanding and development of Osteopathic Manual Therapy. […]