HEATH & WELLNESS
Newly renovated osteopathy wellness clinic opens on First Street East A local Revelstoke clinic has increased its offerings as residents turn to osteopathy and natural health solutions By Emily Kemp The holistic practice of osteopathy is still relatively unknown — I personally had never heard of it before this article but apparently it’s been around for a long time. Like since 1874 long-time. There are two branches of osteopathy but the more well-known manual practice is growing in Canada. It’s common in eastern Canada with the 1,300-member Ostéopathie Québec pushing for it to become professionally recognized. But it has been growing in B.C. after the Canadian School of Osteopathy opened in Vancouver over a decade ago. There are just under 100 members of Osteopathy B.C. and they are slowly trickling out into regional B.C. “A lot of the small towns are slowly starting to have osteopaths and that shows they are being accepted in the community,” osteopathy practitioner Anouk Jarrige said. She owns Revelstoke Osteopathy & Wellness with her partner William Jarrige and they claim to be one of the most affordable in the province. Which is a good thing for Revelstokians because on the other side of our get-after-it outdoor identity is a host of sports injuries and general body pains that crop up through life. Revelstoke Osteopathy has run in Revelstoke for about three years now and last month they reopened in their new premises on 222 First Street East, a calm mountain-style clinic with wood furnishings and warm lighting. They added Wellness to their name as they now include a more rounded offering bringing registered massage therapist (RMT) Kimberly Hayes onboard and naturopathic doctor Dr. Kim Nidderly, ND (Dr. Kim). Hayes, who has been an RMT here for about three of her six years’ experience, notes that locals take the same enthusiasm to their health as they do the outdoors.
From left: Dr. Kim Niddery, Kimberley Hayes, RMT and osteopathic practitioners Anouk Sanchez and William Jarrige. Photo: Matthew Timmins/Revelstoke Mountaineer “The neatest thing in Revelstoke is their desire to get better, take their own health into their own hands,” Kimberly said. “Which is pretty promising for a community. It gets me excited because when they’re interested in healing it actually happens.” Dr. Kim, who begins at the clinic this year, has a similar impression. “My friend who is an RMT often tells me that she sees people who they’ve allotted their day to see their physio, their RMT, and acupuncturist,” she said. Dr. Kim describes her work as complementary and integrated with conventional medicine. She is a licensed naturopath in B.C. and has prescribing rights so she’s able to determine if antibiotics are needed and won’t hesitate to refer a patient to a doctor or hospital if other medical attention is needed. “We take a holistic view that is utilising more natural remedies first and really take the time with patients,” she said. “It’s not supposed to be alternate, it’s coupled.”
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