ABOUT US
Melita Glanville
BAppSc (Osteopathy), Osteopathic Practitioner
DOMP, SPMPO (BC), GOsC (UK), OCNZ (NZ)
melita@healthyosteo.com
Originally from New Zealand, Melita qualified from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia in 1993 with a 5 year full time (5545 hours) Bachelor of Applied Science in Osteopathy.
Her interest in sports injuries led to her working on the World Cup Luge Circuit for 6 seasons and at 2 Winter Olympic Games. Teams she worked with included Canada, the US Virgin Islands, Great Britain, and Italy.
Travelling on the luge tour gave Melita considerable exposure to treating athletes with concussion and other high speed sporting injuries. It also gave her an understanding of elite competition and what it takes to perform and win at that level.
Her gentle osteopathic approach allowed many athletes to return to competition sooner than expected after crashes that normally would have prevented them racing.
See what Olympic athletes think about Melita.
While Melita enjoys the challenges of working with world class athletes she also loves treating children and families.
Her passion for ongoing education inspired her to further her studies at the Swiss Osteopathic Centre for Kids in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Opened in 2008, this in-depth 4 year post-graduate paediatric course, developed and run by Dr James Jealous, is based on the biodynamic cranial approach.
The training program is unique in the world of osteopathic treatment for children as it is the first time this many teachers and osteopaths have worked together to build up one curriculum to stand as a bench mark in paediatric osteopathic medicine.
Melita is currently the only practitioner in North America to be accepted on the course.
Some of Melita’s other post-graduate studies include visceral osteopathy for obstetrics, gynecology, the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts and neurological assessment.
Melita employs a wide range of osteopathic techniques including cranial, (biodynamic and conventional), soft tissue massage, visceral, myofascial release, fascial unwinding, functional, muscle energy technique and exercise prescription to offer patients answers to the most challenging of problems.
Having a variety of techniques at her disposal enables Melita to tailor treatments for patients of all ages. She works with newborns and children right through to the very elderly. Melita has a particular interest in working with children with autism, and also working with patients with head injuries.
She believes that given the right conditions, the body has an amazing ability to heal itself. The role of the osteopathic practitioner is to perfect the art of listening to the body’s tissues and to support it where it is trying hardest to correct itself. Combining this with a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and disease processes the osteopathic practitioner is able to facilitate healing and support homeostatic mechanisms.
Melita’s diverse osteopathic approach is complemented by studies in Brain Gym®, Dynamic and Postural Reflex Integration Therapy and integrative medicine (nutrition and detoxification).
Melita’s in-depth post graduate cranial osteopathic training has culminated in her being a faculty member of the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation of Australia and New Zealand.
Melita is a member of the Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy (BC), the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand and the General Osteopathic Council in the United Kingdom.
Melita keeps up to date using Research Review Service to provide her patients with the latest evidence based medicine approaches.
Suzanne Pineault
Diploma in Osteopathy (Québec), BSc (Nursing), Osteopathic Practitioner
suzanne@healthyosteo.com
Suzanne graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Université de Montréal.
She worked as a nurse for 17 years in Montréal and Toronto, initially in a hospital setting in the intensive and emergency care units, cardiac care unit and pre and post-surgical care.
She continued her career in a community healthcare centre in Montréal’s inner core delivering at home health care services to the elderly and AIDS sufferers. She broadened her field of work by giving care for the homeless and drug addicts. Finally, she provided expecting mothers and children with healthcare.
A desire for a new challenge led Suzanne to study osteopathy at the Collège d’études Osteopathiques de Montréal. She graduated from the 5 year course in 2003 and she completed her thesis in 2005, her work was entitled: ‘The overall effect of osteopathic treatment on women suffering from stress urinary incontinence’.
As a mother of two, Suzanne has a substantial interest in children’s healthcare. She has consequently undertaken post-graduate complementary training on the osteopathic treatment of developmental problems in children aged 0 to 18 years old. In addition, she completed courses on Brain Gym® and Dynamic and Postural reflexes. Finally, to further refine her joint manipulations, Suzanne completed a course on specific adjustment techniques at Montréal’s annual Symposium on osteopathy.
Suzanne uses a variety of techniques in her treatments to ease pain and to help improve the function of organs, back, neck, muscles, ligaments, the cranium and also recommends exercises and gives postural advice.
Suzanne enjoys giving care to the whole family. She treats from newborn and children to the very elderly.
Suzanne is registered with the Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy (BC) (SPMPO).
And is a member of the Registry of Québec Osteopaths (ROQ).
Melisa Dzamastagic
Bachelor of Kinesiology and Biology
Masters of Osteopathic Medicine
GOsC (UK), SPMPO (BC)
mdzamast@healthyosteo.com
Melisa is excited to be back home surrounded by the beauty of the West Coast after graduating with a Masters in Osteopathy from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London, England.
Despite having travelled to many places in the world there is no place like home amongst the mountains and ocean and she is thrilled to bring what she has gained abroad to help the well being of the people in the Lower Mainland.
Melisa’s interest in osteopathy began when her competitive gymnastics career was cut short due to repetitive ankle injuries which conventional rehabilitation methods failed to correct. She has always maintained an interest in rehabilitation and thus completed a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Biology from Simon Fraser University.
Melisa has a special interest in movement related disorders and the body’s ability to adapt and compensate. She treats a wide range of complaints from sports injuries to postural and work related strains and digestive problems. She treats chronic injuries by assessing the whole picture and aims to correctly balance the musculoskeletal system so that it can heal itself.
Melisa is a UK qualified Naturopath and therefore integrates elements such as dietary advice, hydrotherapy, and exercise into her osteopathic treatments when appropriate. She combines these areas of expertise to create individual management plans addressing her clients’ lifestyle factors and maximizing their results.
After four years living in London Melisa took a special interest into respiratory disorders and thus conducted a study for her thesis on the effects of osteopathic treatment and steam inhalations on lung function.
Melisa is registered with the General Osteopathic Council in the UK and is a member of the Society for the Promotion of Manual Practice Osteopathy (BC).