Gentle osteopathy · 69 Kempster Ave, Ottawa

Feels like a relaxation massage.Treats the cause.

Gentle osteopathic sessions in Ottawa by Alexander Dergunov, DOMP — warm hands, warm oil, no cracking. And an insurance receipt at the end.

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Touch — warm oil & slow handsQuiet — nothing to do but let goCare — agreed with you before we start

Who is Alex

Twenty years of hands. One profession later.

Alexander Dergunov, DOMP — Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (Diploma, London College of Osteopathy and Health Sciences) and a hands-on bodywork professional for over 20 years. Before opening this practice I founded and ran two Ottawa-area spas — Hot Rock Spa (Carp) and Löyly Spa (North Gower). Those years taught me how a body lets go. Osteopathy taught me what to do once it does. My story & credentials →

Google reviews

★★★★★ 4.9 — over 360 reviews

What guests said about my hands at my spas:

"Alex and his assistant delivered the most soothing relaxation therapy."

Olena K.

"Alex greeted me with the warmest smile and guided me through the experience."

Olena K.

"For at least two days after, we were super relaxed and pleasantly exhausted."

Spa guest

What is osteopathy

Your pain is rarely where your problem is.

A stiff neck can come from a shoulder that stopped moving well; a tired lower back from hips that sit all day. Osteopathy is gentle hands-on work that finds where your body lost its ease of movement — and helps it move freely again, so the tension stops coming back.

That's why my sessions feel like a relaxation massage — warm, calm, unhurried hands-on work — but work like a treatment. The massage phase releases and softens the tissues; the treatment phase then corrects the cause they were protecting. Relaxation isn't the goal here. It's the doorway. More about osteopathy, in plain language →

Treatments

One session, two phases — you make only two choices

Phase 1 — The massage. Most of the session: warming, light stretching, and the bodywork you prefer — classic oil massage, Thai-style work in comfortable clothes, bamboo sticks, or instrument-assisted release. You choose what your body enjoys; it's not a formality — you can't realign a body that's still defending itself.

Phase 2 — The treatment. In the final part, my hands go where they are needed. Gentle osteopathic techniques applied to the cause of your tension — which is often not where you feel the pain. Never a menu: I select the techniques from your assessment, and we agree on the plan before we start. See exactly which techniques I use →

Two choices: how long — 30 min $60 · 50 min $120 · 80 min $160 — and how the massage phase feels. You choose the feel. The assessment chooses the fix. Your assessment is included in your first visit and starts at home: intake forms arrive online with your booking, with an optional free 15-minute video call to go through them together. Packages: 3 sessions −10% · 5 sessions −15%.

Osteopathic Treatment

from $60 · 50 min $120

The complete two-phase session — the massage you came for, finished with gentle osteopathic work on the cause of your tension. Covered by many insurance plans.

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Relaxation Massage

50 min $100

Pure spa-style unwinding by a 20-year sauna & spa master. Not covered by insurance.

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Corrective Massage

50 min $100

Focused work on stiff necks, tight shoulders and tired backs. Not covered by insurance.

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Honest answers first

Not sure what osteopathy is? Most people mix it up with chiropractic. Here's the plain-language difference.

Insurance, in one breath: osteopathic treatments are covered by many insurance plans — please check with your insurance company in advance. Massage sessions are not covered: I'm an osteopathic manual practitioner, not a Registered Massage Therapist, and I'd rather tell you up front.

Who I don't treat: children, and chronic or complex medical pathologies — those deserve a physician's care, and I'll honestly refer you. My work is gentle, safe, soft-technique manual practice for everyday bodies: desk tension, stress, stiffness, tiredness, recovery.