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Ostéopathie Québec welcomes an important step towards the regulation of the osteopathic profession. Montréal, March 25th, 2026 an announcement by the Minister responsible for the application of professional laws...
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Italian flag with compass of success.
Italy has reached a major milestone in the evolution of osteopathic healthcare in December 2025. After years of professional advocacy and legislative work, osteopathy is now formally regulated as a healthcare profession...
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BC Proclamation Emblem from Osteo Declaration Apr2025
The Canadian provincial government of British Columbia formally recognizes the week of April 20 - 26, 2026 as Osteopathic Practitioners Week!
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AI in Osteopathy OsEAN 2026 10th Forum - human hand & robot hand 2nd finger pointing at each other
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.
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Green Light New Brunswick Osteopathy Regulation (public)
New Brunswick is the first Canadian province to regulate osteopathic practice. Legislation was passed on June 6, 2025, to officially recognize the profession...
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Osteo150 Letter US President Top Section
The President of the United States writes a letter celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Osteopathy.
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Celebrate Osteopathy Banner with OsteopathyBC
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...
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What is SOLAR?
 
SOLAR stands for, Strengthening Osteopathic Leadership and Research, and has more to say about Osteopathic Research all around the world. They are an international leadership capacity building group that supports projects for researching osteopathy. One of the research fellows is a Canadian osteopathic researcher Chantal Morin.
 
To explore osteopathic research, check out their latest SOLAR newsletter
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Books on table showing backdrop of osteopathic studies at a Canadian university

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.

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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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