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Your body is always adapting.
Sometimes it needs a little help!
You may be living with pain, tension, fatigue, movement limitations - or simply feel like your body isn't responding the way it used to.
Maybe you've tried exercises, massaging, stretching, strengthening, or simply pushing through. What if the problem isn't that you're not trying hard enough but that what it REALLY needs is clarity (a kind of clean up.) More information for an already overloaded body can create additional issues that makes you feel broken when really, you are just burnt out.
Your body may have lost some of its capacity to adapt and that's why your symptoms are harder to manage.
At Milton Osteopathy & Wellness, we look beyond the place that hurts to understand how your body is responding as a whole - your movement, breathing, nervous system, posture, muscles and how you handle everyday demands.
We work within our scope of practice and therefore take a team approach to care. As specialists in our field, we do not have all the answers or skills that you may require so we welcome a collaborative approach to your care. We look for like-minded people that are aiming for the same end goal, helping you feel better!
What makes this approach different?
CAPACITY first. Treatment second.
Your body has a certain amount of energy for movement, daily stressors, physical activity, rest and recovery.
When the demands placed on the body consistently exceed the amount of energy the body has (think "gas in the tank"), symptoms can become louder.
Our pain often becomes an issue when our body is so overwhelmed and can no longer compensate for daily demands.
This is where building our capacity, is key.
YOU are the center of your care.
You know your body best. Our role is to help you understand why you feel what you do and find solutions.
We use many different applications to facilitate this such as manual therapy, breathwork, habit relearning, time and stress management and collaboration with other practitioners.
Pain isn't your body trying to hurt you, it's a message that something is off.
The goal isn't for you to depend on treatment but to help you develop more awareness, more options and more capacity—so you can participate in your own recovery.
We SLOW DOWN enough to notice.
We create an opportunity to FEEL and OBSERVE, not just THINK and DO.
Classical Osteopathy is built on philosophies, not techniques. Making connections within the body along with finding patterns. YOUR patterns.
This allows every treatment to be unique in every way - pressure, positioning, speed, breath and home care.
Sometimes just the act of slowing down and giving space, shows you what has been missing alll along
Care that EVOLVES with You.
Healing isn't linear. We discuss all possible aspects that are influencing your symptoms and then group and prioritize what we find.
We practice from frameworks that offer objective understanding but that allow the treatment and person the ability to ebb and flow. Fluidity is life and the focus is understanding where you are now.
After we reassess and discuss what's working and what might need modifications.
Services Offered
Therapy
Postural Integration
Move Better, Think Better, Be Better!
Training the mind, body and heart to achieve health, strength and vitality.
When you move or workout, do these thoughts cross your mind?
Is it supposed to feel like this?
Will this make my back hurt again?
Do I just need to "get through" this?
Will it always feel this hard?
Let us answer your questions!
With over 25 years in the health & Fitness Industry, we will
help you find YOUR answers.
Relieved & Supported!
"I just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you - for being an amazing osteopath and thank you for listening to all my wild stories.
Your passion shows not only in your Osteopathic treatments but through your caring listening ears."
Elizabeth
"Our experience with Sheri has been nothing short of supportive and helpful. Each session, we see improvements in our newborn. She shares each step along the way and incorporates the parents in the treatment by explaining and sharing her expertise and knowledge. Each appointment is given so much care and time, I truly felt like my baby was in safe and sincere hands. Thank you Sheri for always treating us with so much love and care. What a rare thing to find nowadays."
Fatima
"I've worked with many practitioners over the years, but I am grateful to have found Sheri. Her approach is unique and she doesn't rush me out to get to her next treatment. She teaches me why my body has pain in one area but she can feel tight muscles in another. She listens without judgment, and we laugh! The results have been both physical and emotional."
Jenny