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Advice for UK trained osteopaths who want to come to Canada

I get a lot of emails and phone calls about what it is like to work in Canada.  Most of the inquires come from the UK.  Turns out I’m not alone in this.  The governing body of Osteopathy in the UK (GOsC) gets asked a lot of questions about practicing in Canada as well.  They

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Why your training in one event may affect another: That’s you Triathletes!

ALL SPORTS COME with a risk of injury, but for a triathlete that risk is multiplied by three. For example, due to the high demand that swimming places on the shoulder, a swimmer might be at more risk for shoulder injuries than a runner. The runner might be at more risk for knee injuries than

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Sport-Specific ‘Functional Assessment’

Why I think that assessing athletes in sporting specific positions is the key to unlocking potential: a post by Ed Paget…

Last season I was lucky enough to be asked to work with the Canadian National Speed Skating team as part of their therapy team. As an osteopath I was very pleased with this opportunity