Kristen MacDonald
Osteopathic Practitioner
Registered Massage Therapist
About Kristen
Kristen graduated with a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice from the four year program at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Vancouver in 2023. After personally experiencing the tremendous benefits of osteopathy for chronic hip pain, she knew she wanted to become an osteopathic practitioner. Kristen has also practiced as a Registered Massage Therapist in Vancouver since 2014. She truly loves her work and finds anatomy and physiology endlessly fascinating. Her passion for helping others and her love of learning drives her to constantly strive to be a better health care provider.
Kristen has experience treating a wide variety of conditions and injuries, tailoring your treatment to your individual needs. Using a combination of joint mobilization, muscle energy technique, myofascial release, visceral and craniosacral techniques, the goal of Kristen’s treatment is to encourage self-regulation within the body, reduce pain, restore mobility, and improve function.
Kristen loves walking, yoga, riding her bike, and learning how to dance in her roller skates!
Kristen is an active member of Osteopathy BC. Selecting an Osteopathy Treatment will issue an osteopathy receipt.
**Kristen is also an active member of the College of Massage Therapists of BC. Selecting a Registered Massage Therapy treatment will issue an RMT receipt .**
Client Testimonials
Concussion and Vertigo:
“Having been debilitated from concussion and vertigo for several years, I am grateful for Kristen’s healing treatments. She listens carefully and when we consult it feels like we’re a team working towards healing. Kristen is intuitive and knows where to focus her attention and has a wonderful ability to connect with her patients. I feel that her treatments have helped me to become stronger and healthier”.
Jill F.
Musculoskeletal pain:
“ Kristen is great. She does an excellent job of treating my intermittent lower back, neck and shoulder pain. Kristen is very attentive, professional, and skilled at adapting treatments according to whatever issue I’m dealing with. She is also warm, friendly, and has a great sense of humour”.
-Alyssa C.