Harper Healing
Classical Osteopathy
Lisa Harper
M.OMSc
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Lisa is a graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) with a Masters in Practice of Osteopathic Manual Sciences (M. OMSc) and a member in good standing with the Ontario Osteopathic Association. At the CAO, Lisa was taught a principles-based approach to Osteopathy which she uses to aid her patients in their journey toward optimal health.
Prior to Osteopathy, Lisa graduated in 2001 as an American Sign Language - English Interpreter. Over the years, she has worked with deaf communities across Canada to provide interpretation services in various settings including but not limited to post-secondary educational, legal, medical, mental health, business, employment, and video relay interpreting. Constantly learning and adapting to the information she was responsible for interpreting, Lisa gained an appreciation for anatomy and the amazing human body through her interpreting experiences.
Lisa also graduated in 2017 as a Yoga Instructor where she was introduced to Osteopathy. Continuing to learn about the human body through yoga and receiving osteopathic treatment herself, Lisa experienced the benefits of treatment and decided to pursue a career in Osteopathy.
Currently, Lisa continues to be passionate about working with patients and gaining a deeper understanding of the human body. By providing treatment to both hearing and deaf clients, she works to remove restrictions and allow the body to self-heal with proper blood, nerve, and lymph flow.
When she is not treating patients, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, being by the water, being out in nature, and creating memories that she loves to capture in her creative scrapbooks.
What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathy is a gentle form of manual therapy that focuses on 4 important principles for effective, long lasting positive effects of treatment.
Osteopathy focuses on the body being one dynamic unit of function.
It also focuses on the relationship between the structure of the human body and its effect on the overall function believing that both are interrelated.
Osteopathy follows the belief that the body has an innate ability to self-heal and self-regulate.
Lastly, the foundation of Osteopathy is that treatment is based on these 3 preceding principles.
Using principle-based Osteopathy, the Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (OMP) manually diagnoses and treats the body as a whole functioning unit. The goal when meeting with a patient is to work with them and their body to get to the root cause of their structural issues and aid the body in its function. By following treatment in this way, the body is able to take on the self-healing and self-regulating processes toward optimal health. Osteopathy is a very gentle form of treatment that is calming for the body to adapt to and makes it safe for all ages from new born to adults.
The Benefits of Osteopathy
Through a holistic approach, Osteopathy understands the interconnected nature of the human body and aims to treat the cause of your specific issue. It works through all layers of tissue for the overall wellbeing of you as an individual. Osteopathic treatment approach includes all layers of tissue: the joints, connective tissue, muscles, nervous tissue, arterial and venous vessels, lympathic vessels, and organs, all working in harmony away from dis-ease toward health. This approach extends the benefits of osteopathic treatment beyond initial symptom relief and helps to prevent or reduce recurring conditions. Osteopathy is known to positively affect all systems of the body including the circulatory, nervous, and lymphatic systems. While treatment outcomes do vary, people often experience noticeable improvement in one or more of the following ways:
Improved flexibility and mobility
Improved overall health and wellbeing with improved blood, nerve, and lymph flow
Reduction of inflammation and pain due to finding and correcting the root causes of joint pain
More restful sleep
Reduced muscle tension and body stress
A positive effect on mood and overall mental health
Increased energy
Reduction in colds or infections with a boost in the immune system
Improved digestion and gut health
Better posture and alignment
And so much more...
Contact Me
Two Convenient Locations
to serve you:
43 Brock St. E., Tillsonburg, ON N4G 1Z7
69 Talbot St. W., Aylmer, ON N5H 1J6
harperhealingosteo@gmail.com
519-871-4627
