Sonya Romanowski - DOMP, D.Sc.O., Int'l DipCO, RMT, B.Sc. Kin

Osteopathic Manual Practitioner

Canine Osteopath

Registered Massage Therapist

Sonya is the owner and operator of Niagara Osteopathy. She is born and raised in Niagara Falls, ON and has been involved in health care since 2014, ranging from personal training and nutrition counseling to now focusing on osteopathic manual therapy and injury rehabilitation for people and their animals.

Sonya holds multiple degrees, diplomas, licenses, and certificates in various health fields which gives her a broad experience and understanding for treatment. She has completed the following educational courses:

International diploma in Canine Osteopathy from the London College of Animal Osteopathy (2024)
Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Therapy from the Canadian College of Osteopathy (2020),
Manual Massage Therapy from the Ontario College of Health and Technology (2016)
Undergraduate Kinesiology degree from the University of Waterloo (2014).

She won the William Sutherland award for her Osteopathic research thesis project and was also voted as the valedictorian for her graduating Osteopathy class and presented her speech to the Founder's Day gala on November 2, 2019.

She has also completed the following continuing education courses. She continuously searches for additional courses to better serve her client and broaden her knowledge:

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization 2.0 (2025)
London College of Animal Osteopathy Canine Masters Class (2024)
Embryological Development and Palpation (2021)
Osteoarticular Energetic Impulse (2021)
The Vagus Nerve (2021)
Assessment and Treatment of the Young Baby - Levels A/B/C/D (2020-2022)
Usui Reiki - Level 1 (2020)

Sonya's treatment focus is to provide accessible, safe and effective holistic osteopathic manual therapy services to all residents and their beloved pets of the Niagara Region. Her treatment style involves treating the body as a whole, to ensure the cause of the pain is identified and solved. Treatment techniques used include: craniosacral and visceral manipulation, muscle energy techniques, fascial stretching, soft-tissue release, passive vertebral mobilizations, and balanced ligamentous and membrane tension techniques.

Sonya is extremely involved in athletics and has been an athlete for most of her career. She is the current Canadian Amateur u73kg Atlas Stone over Bar Record Holder and a Canadian nationally ranked amateur Strongwoman. She actively competes in local and international competitions. Sonya is also one of the Ontario Representatives of Strongman Corp Canada and hosts regional and provincial strongman competitions.

She also has trained as an Olympic Weightlifter and has participated in past sports such as CrossFit, Muay Thai, Competitive Swimming, Rugby, Basketball, and Karate.

She also volunteered as a massage therapist to treat the respective athletes during the Wrestling Winter Trials (2019) in Niagara Falls, ON and for Team Canada during the International Ice Hockey Federation World Juniors (2017) world championships hosted in Buffalo, NY.