The passionate osteopaths at Ohana in Quebec
Guided by a passion for healing, Mélanie has been supporting each individual with care and compassion for over 14 years, embracing a holistic and personalized approach. As the centre’s director, she is dedicated to providing the best possible experience for her clients. She combines technical expertise with attentive listening to meet each person’s specific needs in osteopathy, massage therapy, kinesiology, and orthotherapy.
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“I received my first osteopathic treatment at the age of seven,” says Réal, who knew from that moment that he would become an osteopath. Also trained in massage therapy and psycho-corporal postural integration, he combines these disciplines to offer holistic care that promotes balance between body and mind. His practice is further enriched by a naturopathic perspective, providing a comprehensive and harmonious approach to care.
Specific methods
The ELDOA
Or “Longitudinal Stretching with Osteo-Articular Decompression” are movements that use muscle contraction to decouple two vertebral segments to restore spinal flexibility.
General objectives: To acquire a suitable posture progressively, with the aim of decoupling two vertebral segments and allowing the development of body awareness.
Local consequences:
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Decompression of the targeted segment
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Traffic acceleration around the segment
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Regulation of the musculature of the segment
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Enhanced sensory perception
The craniosacral approach
Craniosacral osteopathy is not a different approach from other osteopathic techniques. It is part of the range of tools that osteopaths use to restore the body's natural movements. It is distinguished by a very gentle palpatory approach that nonetheless works very deeply on the body.
The movement we call the Primary Respiratory Mechanism in osteopathy is a very subtle movement that causes internal and external rotation of the upper and lower limbs. For the central skeleton, it causes flexion and extension movements. These movements are involuntary and present in our bodies from birth until death. This is why a good balance of these movements in the body is so important.
This treatment is very gentle to receive, very relaxing and its effects can be felt for several days, an excellent complement to other manual or traditional medicine approaches.
A must-do at home!
Functional breathing allows the body to release the muscular tension we accumulate during our daily activities. Over time, we develop a body structure with hyper-contracted muscles. This posture limits our ability to breathe fully and reduces our overall energy.
Keeping your rib cage immobile can lead to pain between the shoulder blades or in the lower back, excessively tense legs, reduced venous return to the heart, and limited pelvic movement. Regularly practicing functional breathing (a few times a week) will restore flexibility to your stiff muscles.
✔ Can be done at home
✔ General muscle relaxation
✔ Positive influence on anxiety symptoms
✔ Helps the circulatory system by reducing chronic muscle contraction
✔ Excellent complement to ELDOA and the craniosacral approach
✔ The more you practice it, the deeper and more lasting the effects.
✔ Helps raise awareness of chronic muscle contractions
