by Jen Hanson | Jan 26, 2024 | Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Lower Back Pain, Osteopathy Vancouver, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
As many of you know a dear friend and colleague of mine, Mel and I embarked on an experience of a lifetime last October where we joined the Divinity Foundation and other amazing humans to take part in their fall medical mission. We started this endeavour and...
by Jai Keighery | Sep 20, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Osteopathy Vancouver, Uncategorized
Why Sleep? Quality sleep is a cornerstone of both physical and emotional well-being, yet it’s often the first casualty of stress and busy schedules. Despite the challenges in finding time for adequate rest, investing in extra hours of shut-eye is unquestionably...
by Andrea Rascaroli | Feb 10, 2023 | Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Osteopathy Vancouver, Uncategorized
What is the sense of touch? Touch is a unified sensation created by many different specialized sensors working together in parallel. If you look at your skin, described by neuroscientists as Social Organ, it’s populated by millions of nerves endings that capture...
by Anouk Sanchez | Jun 2, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
In the first blog on primary reflexes, we explored the basis of what primary reflexes are, how they happen to be and what their general involvement is in children and adult motor functions. Now we will look specifically into how some primary reflexes can be...
by Rachel McIntyre | May 12, 2021 | Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Osteopathy Vancouver, Uncategorized
What is Sleep Hygiene? The term sounds a bit misleading, but it’s not how clean you or your bed necessarily are… Sleep hygiene are the practices that you do during the day and leading up to bedtime that help you have a restful sleep. Why is Sleep hygiene...
by Jen Hanson | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
As many of you know Peru has become very close to my heart, and in many ways it’s like a second home to me. Over the last handful of years, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in an Osteopathy Without Borders mission in Arequipa, Peru. I have met the most...