Lavergne Osteopathy

Johanne Lavergne D.O.M.P, M.T
Osteopath

For an osteopath, it is important to understand the relationship between structure and function in order to enhance the human body’s self-healing abilities. My approach is completely manual in evaluating and in improving restrictions or lack of mobility of all tissues.

Osteopathy Principle 1

The Unity Of Function

The importance of all parts of the body working together; the relationship between all systems.

Osteopathy Principle 2

The System of Auto Regulation

The restoration of mobility, vitality, and position will enhance the body’s natural ability to heal.

Osteopathy Principle 3

The Structure Governs the Function

A structure that is under compression, restriction, blockage, or fixity will have a…

Osteopathy Principle 4

The Role of the Artery is Absolute

Suggests that all of the body’s fluids must circulate freely. Restoring health in a patient…

I work with a team of practitioners from other disciplines to recognize and assess function and movement of all tissues.

Osteopathy focuses on health rather than diseases; we evaluate the structure and functional integrity of the part in relation to the whole body. Osteopathy may be both preventive and remedial.

Johanne Lavergne

“When the spirit leaves the body, it is dead; but as long as the spirit inhabits his house of clay, it is more or less master. Mind is king.”

Andrew Taylor Still

A History of Osteopathy

Andrew Taylor Still, the father of Osteopathy, was born in 1828 near Jonesboro, Lee County, Virginia, in the “Blue Ridge Mountains”, which is described to be in those days off the beaten track of civilization.