Jan Tait Osteopathy
welcome
With over 25 years of clinical experience in somatic treatment, first as a Trager practitioner and since 2012 as an Osteopathic Manual practitioner, Jan Tait DO (MP) incorporates Osteopathy as taught by the Canadian College of Osteopathy with postgraduate training within Biodynamic Osteopathy.
Jan is a member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Association of Osteopaths (NSAO), and is an affiliate member of the Ontario Association of Osteopaths (OAO).
Osteopathy emphasizes the wholeness of the body, the inter-relatedness of the body's structure to its function, and its self-healing properties.
To book your appointment:
Appointments: Monday – Friday.
To view your appointments, click the entrance to Jan’s clinic:
118 Union Street
PO Box 163
Berwick, Nova Scotia
B0P 1E0
Phone 1-902-800-0056
(Please note: we accept credit cards and cash. Sorry, no debit.)
about Jan Tait
In 2012 Jan completed her studies at the College d’Etudes Osteopathiques (CEO), Montreal including her graduating thesis in that field titled: ‘The Osteopathic Treatment of Adults who experienced War as Children.’ Her fieldwork was conducted in Zagreb, Croatia in early 2011. She was the recipient of the CEO’s 2012 Coup d’Coeur Award of for Excellence in Research.
Jan Tait E.C.E., B.A. (PSYC), B.A. (Classics), Certified Trager Practitioner (CTP), DOMP (Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice) began her career in family and children’s mental health as a front line prevention worker providing Head Start programs for inner-city children. Her drive to address the present and future needs of the inner life of the child as it relates to our growing understanding of what that means within society led her not only pursue a career in movement education through the Trager Approach (1991) but also to attain a Psychology degree in 1991 and a Classics degree in 2000, with a focus on contemplative philosophy. In 2004 she began her training in Osteopathy with the College of Osteopathic Studies in Halifax, and earned her Diploma in 2012. She currently is in private practice in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Jan is a Member in good standing of the NSAO. Please click the NSAO logo to read Member statement.
“Osteopathy is based on the perfection of Nature’s work. When all parts of the human body are in line we have health. When they are not, the effect is disease.”
Andrew Taylor Still; MD, DO, ‘Osteopathy Research and Practice’
osteopathy
Osteopathy was developed by American frontier physician, Dr Andrew Taylor Still. He discovered Osteopathy in 1870 and it was formally taught from 1892 onwards.
Osteopathy is founded on the intimate study of applied anatomy and physiology to observe the dynamic healing of the whole person. Through a sense of touch, ‘knowing the normal’ of healthy tissue function enables an Osteopath to recognize dysfunction and disease. Knowing normal allows an Osteopath to restore health to disturbed tissues whether from illness or trauma. The founding precept of Osteopathy is the knowledge of the inherent wisdom of the body to heal itself.
“Osteopathy is based on the perfection of Nature’s work. When all parts of the human body are in line we have health. When they are not the effect is disease.”
A.T. Still MD, DO, Osteopathy Research and Practice
“To find health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease.”
A.T. Still MD, DO Philosophy of Osteopathy
“When all of the fulcrums are synchronized there will be peace and harmony.”
W.G. Sutherland DO
research/news
Jan’s Full Thesis
The Osteopathic Treatment of Adults Who Experienced War as Children
(Download PDF, approx. 9.8 MB)
Poster Presentation of Jan’s Thesis
The Osteopathic Treatment of Adults who experienced War as Children
(Download PDF, approx. 1.2 MB)
International Jury member for Thesis Presentations of first graduating class of The Akadamija Osteopatije, Velika Gorića, Croatia, March 2013
Poster presentation at the 3rd International Conference of Osteopathic Medicine
September 27 – 29, 2013, Pescara Italy. ‘The Osteopathic treatment of adults who experienced war as children’
Speaker at Deutsches Osteopatie Kolleg (DOK) Conference Lecture Day
February 6, 2014, Cheimsee, Germany. ‘The Osteopathic treatment of adults who experienced war as children and its relevance’
Article citation, Osteopathische Medizin, Volume 15, Issue 1, March 2014
“A very interesting and emotionally moving study about the “Osteopathic treatment of adults who experienced war as children” was presented by Jan Tait D.O. (CDN). In addition to the psychological, sociological and osteopathic aspects of her work she also asks herself what the osteopathic link to ethical questions and the human-rights movement could be.”
Andreas J. Risch M.Sc. (A)
Speaker at College d’Etudes Osteopathiques Conference May 30 – June 3, 2014, Montreal, Canada. ‘The Osteopathic Treatment of Adults Who Experienced War as Children and its relevance’.
Lecture, Croatian International Osteopathy Congress April 4-28, 2019. | Dubrovnik ‘The osteopathic treatments of adults who experienced war as a children.’ https://osteopatija.com.hr/osteopathy/schedule/
links
Heather Pierce, DO (MP)
http://www.heatherpierceosteopathy.ca
Valley Naturopathic Clinic
https://www.valleynaturopathic.net
Kira Woolaver, Naturopathic Doctor
http://www.kirawoolavernd.com
Berwick Chiropractic https://www.berwickchiropractic.ca/
James Jealous, Traditional Osteopathy
http://jamesjealous.com
CEO – College d’Etudes Osteopathiques, Montreal, Canada
http://www.osteopathie-canada.ca/en
OAO – Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners
http://osteopathyontario.org
NSAO – Nova Scotia Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners
http://www.novascotiaosteopaths.ca/wp/
contact
Jan Tait, DO (MP)
phone 1.902.800.0056
If you are already a patient of Jan, you may view your Patient Portal here:
118 Union Street, PO Box 163
Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada, B0P 1E0