Dr. Claudia Mghazli graduated from medical school in Germany, her country of origin, and completed her residency training as orthopedic surgeon. She worked in different hospitals in Germany and Switzerland, and as a Fellow in Orthopedic Trauma at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.

Besides her surgical career, she had always a special interest in preserving and restoring health without surgery. She used alternative and complimentary therapies, like osteopathic manual therapy and acupuncture, extensively in Germany. In 2019 she opened CM- Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture in Winnipeg to provide alternative therapies and treatments that she had applied to her patients successfully.

In 2021 she moved to Birch Wellness centre to join a team of outstanding professionals who care about health and wellbeing of their clients. She has the experience as a medical doctor and the expertise of alternative and complementary medicine to serve the people of Winnipeg and Manitoba.

Osteopathic Manual Therapy

Osteopathic Manual Therapy is a therapy that uses manipulation on the whole body – skeleton, muscles, ligaments, and soft tissue – to reduce discomfort, improve joint movement, and restore the person to full health.

Osteopathy goes back to Hippocrates who claimed that the “cure of diseases lies within the body”, and was devised in 1847 by Andrew Taylor Still, an American doctor.

Muscle tension and misaligned bones place unnecessary strain on the whole body. Adjustment of the bodies’ structure leads to restored function and self healing.

Benefits of Osteopathic Manual Therapy:

· Effective treatment for acute and chronic pain.

· Helps in relaxing muscles and breaking up scar tissue.

· can increase joint movement beyond restricted range of motion.

· reduces painful muscle spasms.

Condition that can be treated

· acute and chronic pain

· Joint pain

· Muscle pain

· Lower back pain

· Neck and shoulder pain

· Tension headache

· Neurological pain

· Migraine

· Osteoarthritis

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese health treatment which involves the use of needles to stimulate energy points in the body, and restore the movement of energy (Qi).

Acupuncture is a major part of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for at least 3000 years.

Acupuncture is helpful for many conditions

· Acute pain (strain, sprain, bruises, post-surgical pain)

· Chronic pain (back pain, neck pain, joint pain – osteoarthritis)

· Allergies (hay fever, asthma, skin conditions)

· Mood disorder (depression, anxiety, stress)

· Neurological diseases (Parkinson’s, stroke, Alzheimers, pins and needles, numbness, CTS)

· Helps quit smoking, helps with weight-los