OSTEOPATHY

Osteopathy Defined
Osteopathy Explained
History of Osteopathy
Osteopathy’s Place…
The Regulation of Osteopathy
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The regulation of Osteopathy in the province of Ontario is complicated by several factors. This complication is due to the recognition of the title Osteopathic Physician, by The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Osteopathic Physicians are those individuals who have trained in the United States and who hold a medical degree from a college approved by the American Osteopathic Association. In addition to being licensed physicians, they also have osteopathic manual training. In Canada the Canadian College of Osteopathy provides an education in Traditional Osteopathic Manual Practice.

Although, The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario recognizes Osteopathic Physicians, the manual practice of Osteopathy is not regulated in Ontario. Fortunately there is an organization – the Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners (OAO) – that was founded in 1999, by the students and graduates of the CCO. The OAO is actively working on a submission to the Ontario government to have manual Osteopathy become regulated in Ontario. This process will take a significant amount of planning and time.

The inquiring patient is cautioned that OAO does accept, as equivalent members, students from other Ontario based osteopathic colleges, and/or Osteopaths who have been trained in other countries.