Osteopathy
Katie Knapp, MOMSc., BSc. Kin, BA
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Prior to entering into the field of Osteopathy, Katie obtained her Honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from McMaster University. Upon graduating she spent a year organizing and overseeing exercise therapy programs for individuals with profound mental and physical disabilities. She then spent eight years working as a Certified Kinesiologist in a physiotherapy clinic, during which time she returned to McMaster University and completed her Honours Bachelor of the Arts in the discipline of Philosophy.
Seeking more autonomy in her patient care, and an approach more focused on the cause of dysfunction rather than the symptomology, lead Katie to encounter Osteopathy at which point she enrolled at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy to complete her Osteopathic training. Her love and passion for the discipline keep her constantly learning and have lead her back to the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy as a member of the faculty in order to help educate future osteopathic manual practitioners.
Katie treats with a strong focus and understanding of the structure-function relationship in the human body and how this relationship adapts and changes throughout the various growth and developmental stages of life.
Andy Walton MOMSc., Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Andy has lived in Norwich township for forty years. He is married for nearly 37 years, he and his wife have 3 children, and 4 grandchildren. He comes from a background of 30 years as a skilled tradesman.
He was introduced to osteopathy as a patient several years ago. Through many conversations with his practitioner, Andy began to be intrigued with how the human body works mechanically. He eventually decided to make a bold career change, and go back to school.
Andy is a graduate from the 4 year M.OMSc program at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy. He brings decades of life skills, compassion and integrity to osteopathy. He looks forward to serving the needs of his local community with enthusiasm and passion for many years to come.
He sees osteopathy as both curative and preventative. It is a purely natural and relaxing way to bring balance to the many tension lines throughout the body. The law of nature dictates that the body naturally moves toward health. As a practitioner, it is his job to find those asymmetries or roadblocks, and normalize those tissues, so the body can naturally move toward health. Through gentle manipulation, he can use the soft tissue to affect the hard tissue, and hard tissue to affect the viscera, while appealing to the nerves, arteries, veins and lymphatics to ensure proper fluid dynamics, leading to overall improved health.