Ryan Hayes RMT

Ryan Hayes RMT 2001 graduate of UPEI (BSc), 2002 graduate of Sutherland-Chan (RMT), and 2021 graduate of the Canadian College of Osteopathy (DOMP/DScO).

Sensory input through touch is the medium by which the therapist receives the general physiological health of the individual. It is up to the practitioner to assimilate and interpret that information. The choice and application of treatment techniques will vary widely between practitioners based on education and experience. It is important to find an approach that works for you and your needs.

“The basic texture of research consists of dreams into which the threads of reasoning, measurement, and calculation are ...
10/07/2025

“The basic texture of research consists of dreams into which the threads of reasoning, measurement, and calculation are woven.”

-Albert Szent Györgyi

A technique is like a math equation: if you don’t know how and when to apply it, you won’t get the expected result. ...
10/02/2025

A technique is like a math equation: if you don’t know how and when to apply it, you won’t get the expected result.

“Real science is creative, as much so as painting, sculpture, or writing.Beauty, variously defined, is the criterion for...
09/25/2025

“Real science is creative, as much so as painting, sculpture, or writing.
Beauty, variously defined, is the criterion for art, and likewise a good theory has the elegance, proportion, and simplicity that we find beautiful. Just as the skilled artist omits the extraneous and directs our attention to a unifying concept, so the scientist strives to find a relatively simple order underlying the apparent chaos of perception.”

I feel that this concept beautifully explains how I strive to facilitate my manual therapy treatments.

08/29/2025

When treating the scar from a skin graft, one has to consider the superficial scar created by the application of the new skin as well as the deep scar created between the skin and the injury site itself.

08/21/2025

"You have to learn a thousand techniques in order to understand a single one. Then you only need one." Hugh Milne - The Heart of Listening (Ch. 1, Vol., 1)

What we think is symptomatically important may not be what the body expresses as being physiologically and biomechanical...
08/08/2025

What we think is symptomatically important may not be what the body expresses as being physiologically and biomechanically important.

What is osteopathy?Osteopathy is a manual therapy that evaluates a symptom(s) and attempts to trace it back to its origi...
07/31/2025

What is osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a manual therapy that evaluates a symptom(s) and attempts to trace it back to its origin. This modality considers the integration of the different systems of the body (skeletal, gastrointestinal, nervous, cardiovascular, etc.) in an attempt to optimize the physiological efficiency of the individual at that moment in time.

Where many therapies treat locally to the presentation of a symptom, osteopathy aims to discover and remove significant blocks that inhibit effective physiological expression of anatomical structures in dysfunction. Osteopathy delves deeper into anatomical structure and physiological interaction to reinforce the idealized state of health for the whole body, rather than limiting treatment to observable outward presentation.

What does this mean?

In a nutshell, over the course of several treatments, osteopathy aims to facilitate the best expression of tissue health. In this way, the body can function in a happier and self-sustaining way. Osteopathy removes blocks to optimal function and helps the body to regain control of its own health mechanisms.

How does massage therapy differ from osteopathy?

Typically, massage therapy is an excellent means of allaying tension and pain relating to musculoskeletal problems; this pain may be either acute or chronic. Osteopathy addresses more complex pathological processes that may include the digestive, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, and respiratory systems in either isolation or combination. While massage therapy has a broad scope of effect, some disorders require a more comprehensive and global approach to treatment.

Who seeks out treatment from an osteopathic manual practitioner?

Osteopathy supports those with long term ailments, chronic conditions, autoimmune disorders, and pathologies that have not been resolved effectively by other means. Osteopathy can address things such as concussion, organ dysfunction, nerve pain, and degenerative conditions. Osteopathy is often a last resort approach to those who have found limited resolution from other therapeutic alternatives.

We are neither magicians nor have superpowers; we cannot fix everything with our hands! Know when to refer out for suppo...
07/18/2025

We are neither magicians nor have superpowers; we cannot fix everything with our hands! Know when to refer out for support and know when to consider imaging for unresolved issues.

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I have been a practicing massage therapist since 2003. I am currently in my fifth year of the five year osteopathy program. I have a BSc in biology. I have also taken courses in craniosacral therapy as well as Reiki. These pedagogical influences colour my massage to give a comprehensive depth and integration. The more I learn about how the body functions as a whole the more I am able to consider symptomatic presentation in relation to physiological dysfunction.