Joseph Bentley, OMT, RMT, FDN-P

While earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Calgary in Disability Studies (BCR), I competed as a freestyle wrestler at both the varsity and national level. I often used massage as a method of recovery to keep me in peak performance condition, and after University I became more involved in alternative healthcare, especially yoga. In 2009 I took my 200-hour yoga teacher training and began teaching in Calgary. 

    After graduating in 2010 from the 2200-hour program at the West Coast College of Massage and Hydrotherapy with the highest academic average in the class, I began working in Calgary for the Canadian Sport Institute, treating many of Canada’s high-performance athletes. Since 2010 I have worked for the Canadian Long Track Speed Skating team traveling internationally to World Cups, World Championships, and the 2014, 2018, and 2022 Olympics. In addition to travelling and treating athletes, I have continued to provide treatments for the public, since I believe we all have goals in our lives that massage can help with. These can range from wanting to be the best in the world at a sport to wanting to garden with no back pain or work at the computer without a headache. 

In the fall of 2019 I began a five year course to complete my goal of becoming an Osteopathic Manual Therapist (OMT). This designation is extremely challenging to attain, as osteopathy begins with the core premise that the body inherently has all the tools necessary to heal itself. Only by knowing all the relevant anatomy, physiology, neurology, lymphatics, cranial anatomy, etc… can the therapist help to remove barriers to the body’s innate ability to heal.

    Treatment sessions often incorporate multiple modalities to optimize results. I believe that each modality represents a different tool in my toolbox and that the use of each depends on what each individual may need.