About Bart
Having studied a number of approaches to health and healing, Bart’s treatments are both art and science and are informed by a broad base of knowledge about the human body.

Earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Physics has helped Bart establish a firm grounding in conventional science. Subsequent studies in disciplines of self-care and manual therapy - which promote self-healing – have broadened his perspective and strengthened his view that the body is a holistic, integrated system.

Bart does not see health as a static state of being, but as the ability to efficiently return to transitory states of balance, and being able to adapt to stressors. From the point of view of the mechanics of tissues, healthy functioning of the body requires sufficient flexibility, mobility, elasticity and resilience of the muscles, connective tissue, joints, ligaments, bones, nerve tissues and organs. Restrictions in any tissue can cause mechanical irritation, inflammation, pain, and compromise the functioning of the respective tissues, organs and systems.

Restoring proper mechanical qualities to the tissues leads to healthy functioning and a body better able to maintain its own equilibrium. To achieve this goal in his practice, Bart uses a number of techniques – from massage techniques to advanced manual therapy ones – depending on the needs of the patient.

Some examples of advanced manual therapy techniques are Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. These are techniques that were developed by osteopaths and came out of the profession of osteopathy. They are practiced by various health professionals, including osteopaths, massage therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and others. Several of these techniques are relatively light and subtle and can often work even deeper into the restrictions of the body because the body does not react and resist the input of the practitioner, but rather cooperates with what the practitioner offers. Deeper, longer-lasting effects can result.

In addition to looking at how restrictions can cause local symptoms of pain and discomfort, Bart approaches the body as an integrated system. The restriction in one part of the body often causes the body to compensate in another. Thus, pain and other symptoms can show up in secondary sites within the body. In his treatments, Bart uses various approaches to assess the root cause of the problem and treats the primary site. Often, when the primary restrictions are treated, it is possible for the secondary symptoms to resolve or be addressed in a way that produces lasting results. This approach allows for a more complete resolution of patients’ complaints.

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Education & Training

2013    Canadian College of Osteopathy: last year of the Traditional Osteopathy five-year program. Presently completed over 130 days of classroom training in addition to study outside of class. Included in this training is in-depth study and practice in various techniques such as myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation and joint mobilization techniques

2012    Peter Wuhrl, Osteopath - Working With the Inner Body. A 3-day course in Visceral Osteopathy.

2012    Somatic Explorations - participated in 1-day visceral dissection.

2011    GDS Muscle Chains training – Osteopath method by Belgian osteopath Godelieve Denys Struyf.

2010 to 2011 18 days (6 modules of 3 days per module) of training in GDS Muscle Chains - a form of work developed by a Belgian osteopath named Godelieve Denys Struyf. This approach identifies 6 chains of muscles in the body and studies their functions and interrelationships in the body. The goal of this form of work is to have all the chains of muscles balanced so the body is flexible and so that all the chains can function properly, so one can