Rachel Goulet, BSc., DOMP (Osteopathic Manual Practitioner)
Rachel completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology before attaining her diploma in Massage Therapy in 1998. Since then she has continued to take courses in Pregnancy Massage, Myofascial Release, Muscle Energy, Strain/Counterstrain, Neuromuscular Therapy and Craniosacral Therapy. This led her to enroll in the Osteopathic program in Toronto and in 2010, after completing a thesis on the effects of treating scar tissue, she became an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner. Her love for learning did not stop after graduating from Osteopathy. She continues to regularly attend workshops and courses to enhance her treatments. Rachel’s new found passion is in treating babies and children. She believes that if you can treat a child when they are young you can help prevent some of the strains and tensions that they might carry to adulthood.
Her client population ranges from infants to the elderly. She has also had the opportunity to attend 9 births (hospital and home) as a labour support provider. Rachel upholds that when the body is in balance it can do what it is naturally designed to do…heal itself.
Pediatric Osteopathy
The birthing process can be traumatic for both mother and baby. Osteopathy can gently address the tensions and torsions that the infant sustained during labour.
Common conditions that are indications for Osteopathic treatment are:
long labour/baby stuck for prolonged period
forceps/vacuum delivery
nursing challenges/latching difficulties
congenital torticollis
brachioplexus injury
plagiocephaly (flattened head)
colic/constant crying
digestive disturbances such as constipation and reflux
delay in developmental milestones/asymmetrical crawling/walking
toe walking
tongue tie/lip tie
problems sleeping
ear infections