Osteopathic Manual Practitioners or Therapist are focused on the hands-on manual body therapy approach. Manual Osteopaths believe that the body has all it needs to maintain a good functioning state and to heal itself when required and that all body systems are interrelated and dependent on one another. We think of each patient as a whole, in its entirety; including, bones, muscles, nerves, organs, fluids, whereby, each body tissue is connected and can affect one another. Have you ever been in a session and find yourself wondering why your Osteopathic Practitioner is also looking at your ankle when you were just coming in for headaches? Here’s why – a sprained ankle may be responsible for your headaches due to your body’s own interrelationships and adaptations. Manual Osteopathic Practitioners are not only treating symptoms; our belief is that we want to look for the root cause, the one that is at the origin of the issue (causing the problem). I...
Yes, most insurance companies cover manual osteopathic treatments.
Please refer to your personal insurance plan!
Here is a list of insurance companies that will recognize manual osteopathy, to confirm please contact them and ask about your individual policy to see if treatment for manual osteopathic treatments is covered:
Alberta Blue Cross
Empire Life
Great-West Life
Green Shield Canada
Manulife Financial
Desjardins Insurance
Sunlife
The Blue Cross
Empire Life/Health Ins.
Manulife Ins. Group Health
Standard Life
Desjardins
Campro
Esorse Corp.
Johnston Group Ins.
Sirius Benefits Plan Ins.
CkrGlobal Ins.
Benefits Advisor and Employers Group Ins and Comp Solutions
Benecald Health Benefit Solution
Ontario Ironworkers Ins. Group
NexgenRx benefit plan
Telus Health solution provider management ins. group
Wellknit service health ins. broker
Co-operators Life Ins.