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The Canadian provincial government of British Columbia formally recognizes the week of April 20 - 26, 2026 as Osteopathic Practitioners Week!

Over the past few years, AI has dramatically transformed many areas of business and education. It holds great potential to also influence osteopathic education and clinical practice — bringing both exciting possibilities and important challenges. The upcoming Open Forum 2026 marks a special milestone — the 10th edition of the “Open Forum for Osteopathic Education” conference.

First Province to Regulate Osteopathy: New Brunswick

Sets powerful precedent for BC to regulate osteopathic practitioners

New Brunswick is the first Canadian province to regulate osteopathic practice. Legislation was passed on June 6, 2025, to officially recognize the profession.

The Association of Osteopaths of New Brunswick (AONB) will immediately become the College of Osteopaths of New Brunswick, responsible for regulating the profession in the province.

This milestone affirms the credibility and...

The President of the United States writes a letter celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Osteopathy.

June 2024 marked 150 years since Dr. Andrew Taylor Still first ‘discovered’ Osteopathy. Since then, every Osteopath learns Dr. Still’s; philosophy early in their coursework, but few have likely reflected on the worldwide movement he pioneered a century and a half ago, and how the practice of Osteopathy developed in different ways across the globe. Dr. Still believed optimum health was achieved...

Starting for the first time this fall of 2024, Osteopathy training will be offered in a Quebec university, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). The two new graduate programs will focus on osteopathic skills, clinical practice and updating Osteopathic Practitioners' knowledge on evidence-based practices. For more details, go here.

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to compare the effects of osteopathic treatment and progressive muscular relaxation (PMR) exercises on patients with tension-type headache (TTH).

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Introducing the new Honours Bachelor of Science – Osteopathy program at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. For the first time in Canada, manual osteopathic practitioners can graduate with a baccalaureate degree in osteopathy. This 4-year program meets the World Health Organization and the National Canadian Standards (CSA Z16686-20 Osteopathic Healthcare Provision) for the Type 1 standard of 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice. For a program summary go here.

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WOHW April 17 - April 23, 2023 World Osteopathic Healthcare Week or WOHW, formally known as the International Osteopathic Healthcare Week, is hosted each year by the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA) to celebrate osteopathy globally and educate patients, the public, and regulatory authorities to the existence, philosophy and effectiveness of osteopathic treatments.