Wheelchairs, walkers, scooters accessibility of the building: YES!!!
Where to park?
2 options:
In the building, there is public pay parking available for $19/2 hours, with the entrance on Howe Street.
On Richards Street, between W Pender and Dunsmuir Streets. $3/hour, 2 blocks away from the clinic.
What to wear / bring during an osteopathic session?
For an osteopathic session, it's best to wear comfortable clothing that allows for ease of movement and access to the areas of your body that may need to be examined or treated like athletic leggings / T-shirts…and easy to remove. You will be asked to remove your jewelry, belts and accessories and what you get in your pockets to ensure you are comfortable and that not interfere with the osteopathic examination. I also can ask to remove some clothing to assess specific areas of your body or to see some scar.
If you have forgotten your comfortable outfit, your osteopathic practitioner can provide shorts
Can your manual practitioner in Osteopathy direct bill?
Osteopathy is not regulated in Canada
Without regulatory recognition, osteopathic practitioners face barriers to participating in direct billing arrangements with insurance companies. However, most of insurance companies cover your osteopathic sessions, check on your coverage. Currently, I email you the receipt right away after the session, so you can submit it immediately to get the reimbursement. Our professional association OsteopathyBC board is working hardly with the ones from the other provinces to negotiate for the recognition of our profession and in the meantime for the coverage by Insurance companies.
Extended Medical Health Insurance for Patients
The following extended medical companies cover osteopathy treatments for patients. Each individual extended medical plan varies whether and how much it covers for osteopathy.
- Canada Life Assurance
- Chambers of Commerce
- Cowan Group
- Empire Life
- Equitable LIfe
- Greenshield**
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross*
- Pacific Blue Cross
- RWAM
- Sun Life
- Industrial Alliance
- Wawanesa
- Telus eClaims ***
***/**/* I am currently in the process of becoming authorized to direct bill for these insurance companies. Thank you for your patience. In the meantime, we can process your payments as explained above by emailing you a receipt after the session, which you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Thank you.
Why do I have to bring my jogging shoes for Sports sessions?
You might be asked to bring your jogging shoes whatever is for an osteopathic sport session or not. Examining your jogging shoes can provide valuable information about your footwear choices, wear patterns, and support features, which can affect your gait and overall biomechanics.