perinatal & pediatric

OSTEOPATHY
& ATHLETIC THERAPY

More than osteopathy

osteopathy | lactation support

postpartum rebuilding 

athletic therapy | education

Based in Ottawa, Shauna Ironside is a structural osteopathic manual therapist and certified athletic therapist.

For 20 years, she has been helping adults, children and babies live healthier, pain-free and more resilient lives. Her years of clinical experience working with people of all ages and stages of life are what make her practice unique.

From lower back pain to endometriosis, carpal tunnel to pelvic organ prolapse, she prides herself on detailed exams, encouraging patient autonomy through education, and achieving healthy outcomes through structural osteopathic manual therapy, athletic therapy and exercise.

SERVICES

A full-body approach to pain and injury is the only way to discover the root cause of the symptoms and achieve optimal health.

Osteopathy can help with these common pregnancy and postpartum conditions:

  • low back pain

  • pelvic girdle pain (PGP)

  • sciatica

  • pelvic floor issues

    • stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

    • urge urinary incontinence (UUI)

    • pelvic organ prolapse (POP)

  • reflux (GERD)

  • carpal tunnel

  • headaches, migraines

  • SI joint pain

  • muscle tensions & imbalances

  • birth prep (alignment, tensions, etc)

  • general aches and pains

  • back pain, neck pain

  • pubic symphysis pain

  • diastasis recti abdominis - core repair and restore

  • prenatal exercise plans

  • postnatal exercise plans

  • hand and wrist pain

Pregnant woman getting osteopathy treatment for lower back pain and pelvic girdle pain.

Osteopathy can help babies with:

  • torticollis (neck tensions, motor asymmetries)

  • body tensions, asymmetries

  • reflux

  • plagiocephaly, brachycephaly (head flatness)

  • feeding difficulties (latching, sucking, swallowing)

  • birth stresses and strains (from difficult births, vacuum, forceps, C-section delivery)

  • tummy troubles (gas, constipation)

  • unsettled, fussy babies

  • colic

  • sinus/nasal issues

  • difficulties or asymmetries with movement of meeting milestones

Osteopathy Shauna Ironside treating a baby.

More than osteopathy

lactation support | motor development | education

  • Shauna is amazing! I had never seen an osteopath before working with Shauna, but over the last two years, she has helped me fully recover from mysterious hip pain, and is now helping me with my neck and back. I love the combination of therapeutic treatment, education about my body, and home-based strength and stretching programs.

    - Julia

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