Meet the Team
Meet the Thrive Team! Our healthcare professionals bring together different areas of expertise, experience and approaches to care. Get to know our team and find the practitioner and treatment approach that best fit your needs.
Barbara Lukac
Manual Osteopathic Practitioner
Meet Barbara
Barbara is a Manual Osteopathic Practitioner who brings extensive hands-on experience and a strong understanding of the body to her practice. She graduated from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy and has been practising manual osteopathy since 2016. Before becoming a Manual Osteopathic Practitioner, Barbara began her career as a Registered Massage Therapist, an experience that ultimately led her to discover her passion for osteopathy.
Barbara uses gentle, non-invasive manual techniques to assess and treat areas of musculoskeletal dysfunction, restriction and imbalance. Her approach considers how different structures and systems within the body influence one another, with treatment aimed at supporting more optimal movement and function and the body’s natural ability to self-regulate.
She works with a wide range of concerns, including chronic and acute discomfort, muscular tension, joint and low-back concerns, structural and postural dysfunction, as well as digestive and bowel-related concerns. Every treatment is individualized, recognizing that each person’s body, history and treatment goals are different.
Barbara also has additional training and a particular interest in TMD and jaw-related concerns. Her assessment and treatment may include intraoral techniques when appropriate, allowing her to address restrictions involving the jaw and surrounding structures as part of a broader osteopathic treatment approach.
Her previous experience as an RMT, combined with her osteopathic education and continued learning, gives Barbara a broad perspective when assessing and treating the body. Education is also an important part of her practice, and she enjoys helping patients better understand their bodies and the factors that may be contributing to how they feel and function.
Outside of the clinic, Barbara enjoys staying active outdoors, healthy eating, cooking and supporting others in living healthy, active lives.
Areas of Focus
Musculoskeletal Dysfunction • Postural & Structural Concerns • TMD & Jaw-Related Concerns • Joint & Low Back Concerns • Chronic & Acute Discomfort • Muscular Tension • Mobility & Function • Digestive & Bowel-Related Concerns
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