Halo Healing Osteopathic Care

03/20/2024

My colleague and fellow Osteopathic Manual Practitioner,
spends his work life in service to helping others.
Now he and his beautiful family are in need of help.
His 11 year old son (born 15 October 2012), Caius, suffers from a rare liver disease, alpha one antitrypsin deficiency.
Now, his liver is failing him. He has months, not years.

They need a living donor to save his life.

There are many ways to help, but sharing this website is the easiest way to help find willing donors. 70-80% of those who apply are rejected based on anatomical incompatibilities.

You can give a second birth to Caius. It is the ultimate hero’s story. This chapter can have a beautiful ending.
But we need your help…
For the next chapter to begin…

https://www.kissesforcaius.com/...

06/03/2023

A new recent study (27k+ppl): The earlier that kids get smartphones, the worse their mental health becomes as adults.
Owning a cell phone younger predicts decreased self worth, motivation, resilience, and an increase in sadness, anxiety, and depression, especially for girls.

CMAJ Podcasts: author interview at https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190434-ana

The recommendation is to wait until high school, but the reality is that parents need to be acutely aware of this correlation in order to provide the appropriate support and conversations for their children to foster reality and resilience.

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/6/E136

Dr. Karline Treurnicht Naylor and Dr. Elia Abi-Jaoude chat about the rise in social media and smartphone usage in adolescents and the mounting evidence that this may be linked to the increasing rates

03/30/2023

Spring is here, and there is so much to share. Fate has surrounded me with some pretty incredible practitioners within our building. Allow me to introduce you to my newest neighbours and colleagues.

PHYSIOTHERAPY:
Svetlana Marianer MSc. PT specializes in pelvic floor therapy. With a background in sports, she also has a particular interest in orthopaedic care, the prevention and treatment of sport injuries, and the biomechanics of movement.
Connect with her at: svetlana@physioimpact.ca

MASSAGE THERAPY RMT: Lienne Cole, Registered Massage Therapist. (pronounced “Lay-anne”)
In addition to over 10 years of practice, Lienne is also certified in musculoskeletal acupuncture, hot stone therapy, ultrasound, Suikodo, myofascial release, cranialsacral, and K-taping
Contact: lcole.rmt@gmail.com

REFLEXOLOGY & REIKI
Vanna is an award - winning Complementary Healthcare Therapist with a specialization in Reflexology. This April, Vanna will be celebrating 15 years as a Reflexologist! Vanna is also a Reiki Master/ Teacher, Mindfulness Master Practitioner, and a certified practitioner of a number of various additional modalities.
Contact: thekoruphoenix.business.site

THAI MASSAGE
Sara Salehi and Emilee Isen
Continue to offer incredible Thai massages services. I didn’t even know how incredible this experience was until I tried it. If you have not yet, I encourage you to try.
Sara: ssalehi85@gmail.com
Emilee: emilee@sukhayogaca

How incredible to have all these modalities under one roof!
If you are curious about which one might best fit your current situation, feel free to connect, and I can help to lead you the right lady for the job.

Im looking forward to what the season will bring. It is truly a joy and pleasure to work with you all. Wish you all the very best that this season has to offer.

Joke cred shout out to my daughter for making it up.

Sincerely,
Sharon Cheng Ghafour M.OMSc
Halo Healing, Owner

03/03/2023

Before there was 007, there was Team 07. The women of The American School Osteopathy, class 1907. Look at their logo...
" ☠️ Osteopathy ". God I love Osteopathy, I love how the founder A.T. Still always insisted on the inclusion of women and people of all races in his school, and how from its genesis, it always just made sense. 💚

to the lovely ladies of the Class of American School of Osteopathy’s 1907 Women's Basketball Team! They are all sporting their uniforms, consisting of sweaters with “07” on the front, lace up boots and skirts that go past the knee. The two women in front are holding a pennant that says "Osteopathy" with a skull and crossbones emblem. Top left is Isabella Brake, the remaining women are unidentified but may be Clara Bakehouse, Dess Thompson, Viola Tindall, Annie Adam, and Elizabeth Kenton.

10/31/2022

"Every moment is precious for those who know the value of time."

Thanks to NYGH's lightning fast work and dedication, we get to savour our time with our kids. If its in your capacity to give to this team please do. Their machines and staff and protocols saves lives. Our lives and those in our community.

It’s been said that every moment is precious to those who know the value of time. For Ali and Sharon Ghafour, this truly speaks to how their lives have been shaped by a health crisis with their newborn twins Aurora and Adam.

03/24/2022

Life is truly miracle. 💫🙏
Osteopathic care can help Mamas prepare their bodies for the functions of conception. Structural movement makes for excellent internal flow. If you would like to know more, feel free to connect.

Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson spent 12 years of his life taking pictures of the fetus Developing in the womb.

These incredible photographs were taken with conventional cameras with macro lenses, an endoscope and scanning electron microscope.

Nilsson used a magnification of hundreds of thousands and “worked” right in the womb. His first photo of the human fetus was taken in 1965.

Post brought to you by https://ourcultures.org/

02/08/2022

For all those sweet mentions of osteopathy being some sort of wizardry,... it's science. Anatomy is designed to propel the function of physiology. Congrats to Rob Johnston and The Canadian Academy of Osteopathy team, for their 3rd peer reviewed Canadian study and for always pushing Osteopathy further into the light.

Another success for the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy. The CAO has published its third peer-reviewed protocol in the International Journal of Osteopathy (IJOM); a top peer-reviewed journal in the Osteopathic field.

Look for "Impact of osteopathic manipulative techniques on the management of dizziness caused by neuro-otologic disorders: Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis"
Authors: Yasir Rehman, Jonathon Kirsch, Shalini Bhatia, Robert Johnston, Jonathan Bingham, Barbara Senger, Susan Swogger, Karen T. Snider

02/02/2022

Happy Lunar New Year! It's the year of the Tiger 🐯
Did you know that the year that you were born is represented by an animal?
Your animal has a relationship with the year of the tiger.
Osteopathy also works like that. Health being found in the relation of one anatomical structure in relation to another.
Every year I like to see what local geomancer PaulNg.com has to say about the year to come.

I wish you healthy relationships within yourself and all around.

💚Sharon✌️

01/07/2022

New Google reviews are bringing this weary mama ⚡LIFE⚡🌈. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. They remind me of the wonder that Osteopathy presented from my first treatment as a patient to this very day. Bye unnecessary suffering, byyyyye.

12/24/2021

Masky Christmas Everyone!
All of our sincerest wishes for the light of the season to surround you and fill your hearts with joy, abundant health, and bright inspiration for the upcoming year. See you in 2022! With love and gratitude, Sharon.

12/13/2021

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11/10/2021

USC & UCLA Physician-Researchers: COVID-19 Natural Immunity is Real: "...policy makers should consider recovery from previous SARS-CoV-2 infection equal to immunity from vaccination for purposes related to entry to public events, businesses, and the workplace, or travel requirements."
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00676-9/fulltext

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is now better controlled in settings with access to fast and reliable testing and highly effective vaccination rollouts. Several studies have found that people who recovered from COVID-19 and tested seropositive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies have low rates of SARS-CoV-2 rein...

10/31/2021

"Public health officials changing their position on natural immunity, after so much hostility toward the idea, would go a long way in rebuilding the public trust. "
-Marty Makary. Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/15/natural-immunity-vaccine-mandate/

10/26/2021

I really appreciate this conversation. Two practicing MDs discussing all that is currently Covid. They recognize Natural Immunity for the recovered and acknowledge how Public Health's messaging creates uneasiness about vaccines rather than gaslighting this issue. Its a bit of everything from the vaccine hesitant, mandates, global scenarios, vaccine efficacy, boosters, and more with supportive science. I don't agree with everything being said, but I do appreciate how its being said. https://zdoggmd.com/monica-gandhi-5/?fbclid=IwAR04Bg7rvV4mrrlALbtRSKSqzAbGipXUUmVAnSwJQkJSDcCStqUgdOZVQOk

Immunity (natural and/or vaccine-induced) is the only way through a pandemic. Dr. Gandhi returns to teach us how to get there.

09/29/2021

✨Oh Halo Beautiful✨🤸🏻‍♀️

08/17/2021

Upping my hand sanitizing game with products. If .osteo says it
⭐smells delicious
⭐Is indigenous made with love
⭐Is made in Treaty 6 Territory
⭐Is Health Canada approved
What's not to love? I purchased a bundle of 4 and got a box jam packed with beautiful gifts 😍. Thank you!

08/07/2021

WHERE DID OSTEOPATHY COME FROM?⁠
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Dr. Andrew Taylor Still ⁠
(August 6, 1828 – December 12, 1917)⁠
Founder of Osteopathy and Osteopathic Medicine ⁠
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He was a physician, civil war surgeon, author, inventor, and Kansas territorial & state legislator, abolitionist, and advocate for equality pertaining to gender and race. ⁠
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Common medical practices of his day included arsenic, castor oil, whiskey, and o***m. Sanitation was also not regarded as a priority, wherein surgical practice caused more deaths than cures. After losing 3 children to spinal meningitis, Still concluded that the orthodox medical practices of his day were frequently ineffective and sometimes harmful.⁠
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Still was one of the first physicians to promote the idea of preventative medicine and the philosophy that physicians should focus on treating the disease rather than just the symptoms.⁠
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Still devoted the following years of his life to studying the human body and finding alternative ways to treat disease. Slowly building up his reputation, word spread about the doctor whose system of drugless, manipulative medicine (officially named "osteopathy" in 1889) was able to cure many apparently hopeless cases.⁠
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Enough people who wanted to learn his methods persuaded him to start a school. The American School of Osteopathy (A*O) was founded in Kirksville, Missouri in 1892. The first class had 5 women! and 16 men. ⁠
28 graduates in the first year, 100 graduates the following summer, and by 1900, an astonishing 700 students with a faculty of 18.⁠
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The school opened a new infirmary building in January 1895. By 1897, they had triple the size of the original building. More than 30,000 osteopathic treatments were given at the infirmary in 1895.⁠
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Vermont, North Dakota, and Missouri were some of the first states to legally licence the D.O. as Doctors of Osteopathy⁠
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Dr. Still passed away in Kirksville Missouri on December 12th, 1917. ⁠
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Thank you, Dr. Still for standing up to convention when it was wrong and having the bravery and conviction to stand up for what was right. ⁠
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. ANDREW TAYLOR STILL