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Derek Defaria Osteopathy now offers after hours service in West Kelowna

As the winter season approaches, Derek Defaria Osteopathy is seeing a surge in after hours service requests, as such he has now added...

Simple tips to help relieve headaches

If you are reading this you are probably rubbing your temples with a dull ache or sharp pain in your head. The headache is one of the...

How to avoid injury on you ski trip to Big White

Skiing advice to prevent injury The ski season is well underway and some of you may be looking forward to a ski vacation or a weekend...

How Osteopathic Practitioners calm spasming muscles

Counter strain is a system of assessment & treatment that considers the muscle to be in a continuing, inappropriate strain reflex, which...

What are muscle energy techniques?

Muscle energy techniques address somatic dysfunction through stretching and muscle contraction. For example, if a person is unable to...

Low Back Pain

Are you the type to drop something on the floor and go noo! Now you have to somehow pick that object up without bending your back? Or...

It's golf season in Kelowna, do you have limited range of motion?

If you are someone who used to be able to twist, turn and bend when you were younger and now you just feel stiff with aches and pains...

What can I do about my back pain?

Are you suffering from back pain? There are many different reasons why you may be experiencing back pain such as your posture, slouching...