1. Bone & Joint Mobilization
Gentle, rhythmic movements applied to synovial joints. Rather than aggressive cracking, joint mobilization eases structural stiffness and restores smooth, natural joint play.
Whole-System Healthcare
Manual Osteopathy: Restoring Your Body's Natural Rhythm
“The wellness industry has built an empire on the idea that... your body is a machine that can be fine-tuned to factory specifications. This completely misses how bodies actually work... Bodies are living processes that organize themselves in response to demands, relationships, and history.”
- Brian Siddhartha Ingle
Manual Osteopathy offers a different approach
Through precise, gentle touch, we listen to the subtle strain patterns holding you back. Rather than forcing tissue into place, we help unwind deep tension so your body can reclaim its natural rhythm, flow, and effortless movement.
- Works with your whole interconnected system, joints, fascia, organs, and nervous system, not just where it hurts
- Combines joint mobilization, deep fascial work, visceral manipulation, and craniosacral therapy as your body needs
- Sessions are gentle, fully clothed, and use no oils or lotions
- You leave with eased joint and tissue restriction, better circulation, and a calmer nervous system
When we relate to our bodies as having soul, we attend to their beauty, their poetry, and their expressiveness. Our very habit of treating the body as a machine, whose muscles are like pulleys and its organs engines, forces its poetry underground, so that we experience the body as an instrument and see its poetics only in illness.
Thomas Moore
Root-Cause Investigation
Discomfort is rarely born where you feel it.
A nagging headache might trace back to a restricted jaw or an old ankle sprain; lower back stiffness often originates in tight hip fascia or restricted organ motility.
An Osteopathic Manual Practitioner looks beyond localized tightness to investigate your entire structural chain. By evaluating joint mechanics, deep connective tissue, visceral motility, and cranial rhythms, we help identify patterns of restriction and support your body's own path toward lasting ease.
What to Expect During Your Session
Fully Clothed & Comfortable
Treatments are performed while you remain fully clothed in flexible attire (like activewear). No oils or lotions are used.
Health History Exploration
We explore past injuries, sprains, or life events that may have left hidden patterns of mechanical strain.
Observation in Motion
We evaluate your posture, gait, and balance while standing, sitting, and moving so we can observe your frame in action.
Gentle, Precise Care
We use subtle, hands-on releases to improve fluid circulation, ease joint strain, and calm nervous system tension.
50minutes per session
$185per session
Treatment Architecture
The Four Pillars of Osteopathic Care
We combine four specialized hands-on modalities to care for every layer of your physical frame:
2. Deep Soft Tissue & Fascial Work
Fascia is a continuous web enfolding every muscle and organ. Working along deep fascial lines unlocks restrictions far from where discomfort appears, easing strain in areas like the elbow, wrist, or jaw.
3. Visceral Manipulation
Your internal organs need room to move naturally. Gentle pressure applied to abdominal and thoracic tissue releases internal tension, supports circulation, and encourages digestive ease.
4. Craniosacral Therapy
Focusing on the subtle mechanics of the skull, spine, and sacrum. Releasing restrictions along central nerve pathways calms your nervous system, relieving stress, headaches, and systemic fatigue.
Targeted Relief
Specialized Clinical Focus Areas
By applying targeted techniques, Erin and James help people with symptoms across three distinct tissue systems:
Soft Tissue Focus
- Tennis elbow
- TMJ discomfort
- Carpal tunnel symptoms
- Knee discomfort
Visceral Focus
- Digestive concerns
- Abdominal discomfort
- IBS-related concerns
- Scar tissue considerations
Craniosacral Focus
- Sleep concerns
- Headaches
- Stress & overload
- Spinal-cord injury support
Client Profiles
Who Can Benefit from Manual Osteopathy
Persistent & Old Injuries
Easing nagging aches, joint stiffness, or physical compensations from past sprains, falls, or accidents that never completely recovered.
Proactive Health Seekers
Helping individuals actively involved in improving their quality of life to manage chronic issues and prevent future flare-ups.
Athletes & Active Individuals
Offering a holistic alternative for sports injuries when conventional treatments haven’t delivered complete relief.
Desk Workers & Professionals
Relieving chronic neck, shoulder, and spinal stiffness caused by long hours at a desk or repetitive daily posture.
Aging Gracefully
Supporting mobility, balance, and confidence in your body as it changes with age, so you can keep doing what you love.
5-Year CSO Academic TrainingBook with Erin or James
Grounded in Extensive Clinical Education
At Multidimensional Health, practitioners Erin Chaba and James Boyce both completed the rigorous 5-year curriculum at the Canadian School of Osteopathy (CSO). Their extensive training spans musculoskeletal, visceral, and craniosacral dysfunctions, ensuring your care is rooted in advanced anatomical science, clinical reasoning, and deep empathy.
Erin and James are members of Osteopathy BC (Erin) and Osteopathy BC (James).
Erin and James do not diagnose, practise medicine, or attempt to treat disease. If you have concerns about a medical condition, consult a physician before exploring manual treatment.