Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Therapy
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950 teaching hours per year (attendance in theoretical-practical classes, study of clinical practice in the center and/or clinic-school, interaction and technique simulation in the virtual campus, personal osteopathic-theoretical and medical study in the virtual campus, research methodology and drafting of a scientific article).

Program Year 3: Treatment of sciatica and other neuralgias. Jones techniques. Visceral: stomach, duodenum. Cranial: sphenobasilar, temporal, occipital, parietal. Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) I.
Autonomic nervous system. Scientific investigation, Radiology and Medical Sciences.

Program Year 4: Sacrum. British operational techniques. Visceral: Liver. Intestine. Genital tract. Skull: Frontal. Ethmoid. Sphenoid. Palatine. TMJ II. Fascial System, Pedriatrics I, Scientific investigation, radiology and medical sciences.

Program Year 5: Sub-occipital joint. Dejarnette method. Cranial treatment of migraines and headaches. Visceral: cardiopulmonary, kidney, bladder, lymphatic system. Craniosacral system, pediatrics II, arterial system, ophthalmology, ORL. Radiology and medical pathology. Presentation of a scientific article in Osteopathy. ( Committee of the Scientific European Federation of Osteopaths, SEFO)

The EOM is a partner with of the Spanish Association for Standardization and is certified as a Teaching Entity for training and osteopathic academic qualification and provision of healthcare in Osteopathy, according to the requirements set out in the Standard CEN:16686 for studies in Osteopathy.

Admission Requirements

  • 70% in Grade 12 or Post-Secondary Studies with minimum 50% in each subject
  • IELTS 6.0 overall with 1 band 5.5/TOEFL 80 /PTE 58
  • OR
  • 60% in Grade 12 or Post-Secondary Studies with minimum 50% in each subject
  • IELTS 6.5 overall with 1 band 5.5 or 6 in each module/ TOEFL 85 /PTE 63

Year 3: Third level

3.1. Osteopathic processing of the lumbar disc herniation and sciaticas
  • Statistics on the osteopathic treatment in the lumbar disc herniation
  • The position
  • Anatomy description of the intervertebral disc
  • Disc pathology
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Treatment of the disc herniation
  • Sciatic pain
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spinal canal stenosis
  • Fiberarachnoiditis
  • Research works
  • Postural hygiene
  • Sports and disc herniation
3.2. Craneal Osteopathy: Shenobasilar
  • Introduction to the cranial osteopathy
  • General aspects. internal cranial configuration
  • Cranio-sacral system
  • Biomechanics
  • Cranial physiopathology
  • Cranial fractures
  • Diagnosis, symptoms, mobility tests in cranial osteopathy
  • Pathology of the cranial osteopathy
  • Sphenobasilar synchondrosis dysfunctions
  • Principles of the cranial techniques
  • Cranial techniques
3.3. Autonomic Nervous System

3.3.1. Geral the ball Digestive: stomach and duodenum

  • Generalities
  • Physiology
  • Higher autonomic centers
  • Neuro-vegetative plexus
  • Neurovegetative syndromes
  • Differential diagnosis neurovegetative
  • Neurovegetative dysfunctions
  • Pharmacology
  • Pathology
  • Cephalic autonomic pathology
  • Neurovegetative diagnosis
  • Neurovegetative osteopathic treatment
  • Neurovegetative techniques
3.4. Temporal bone
  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology
  • Pathology
3.5. Overview of the digestive sphere. Stomach and Duodenum
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Contraindications of visceral osteopathy
  • Visceral treatment

3.5.1. Stomach

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis (radiology)
  • Pathology
  • Techniques

3.5.2. Duodenum

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Pathology
  • Treatment
3.6. Occiput and Parietal
  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology of respiratory costal
  • Pathology
  • Neuropathy of compression of the x – pneumogastric nerve and of the xi
  • spinal nerve
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Techniques

Parietal

  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology
  • Pathology
  • Parietal diagnosis
  • Treatment

3.6.1. TMJ I

  • Anatomy temporomandibular joint
  • Joint physiology
  • Dental occlusion
  • Medical diseases of the atm
  • Osteopathic lesions in the tmj
  • Lesional chains of the atm
  • Skull and TMJ pathologies
  • Diagnosis
  • Osteopathic techniques

3.6.2.Jones Points technique and mechanical sensitivity. Principles of treatment of joint techniques

  • Trigger points in the skull
  • Trigger points in the thorax
  • Trigger points in the abdomen
  • Trigger points in the spine
  • Trigger points in the upper limb
  • Trigger points in the lower limb
3.7. Scientific investigation, radiology and medical condition – (Exam in e-learning system)

Year 4: Fourth level

4.1. Module Sacrum
  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology
  • Mechanisms of sacrum injury
  • Osteopathic pathology
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Diagnosis osteopathic
  • Treatment

British structural and functional techniques

  • Introduction
  • Practising palpation
  • Diagnosis according to the functional technique
  • Treatment
  • Final aspects
  • 2. BRITISH STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUES
  • General concepts
  • British manipulative techniques
  • Final aspects

4.1.1. Etmoides, Frontal Etmoides

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Medical diseases
  • Dysfunctions
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment protocol ethmoid
  • Techniques

Frontal

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Fractures
  • Dysfunctions
  • Sinusitis
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment protocol frontal
  • Techniques

4.1.2. Skull: Bones of the face, Palatine, Lacrimal, Vomer, Nasal bones

Own bones

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Own bones dysfunctions
  • Treatment protocol
  • Techniques

Palatine

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Faults of palatine
  • Techniques

Unguis

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Trigger points of unguis
  • Techniques

Vomer

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Lateral strain sphenomaxillary
  • Techniques
4.2. Visceral Osteopathy

4.2.1. Visceral: Liver and Intestine

Liver

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Gallbladder

4.2.2.Small intestine, colon

  • Anatomy
  • Movements of the colon
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Osteopathic pathology
  • Treatment

4.2.3. Gynecological, prostate and tailbone

Female reproductive tract

  • Anatomy of the female reproductive tract
  • Female reproductive physiology
  • Pathophysiology of the female reproductive tract
  • Treatment protocol in gynecology
  • Treatment techniques of the uterus

4.2.4. Prostate

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Osteopathic pathology
  • Examination and diagnosis
  • Protocol for treatment of prostate
  • Techniques
4.3. Coccyx
  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment of the coccyx
4.4. Temporal- mandibular joint II
  • Upper maxillary
  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Dysfunctions
  • Techniques

4.4.1. Malar

  • Anatomy
  • Biomechanics
  • Dysfunctions
  • Techniques
4.5. The fascias- Creeping fascial
  • The conjunctive tissue
  • Physiology of the fascias
  • Classification of the fascias
  • The myofacial chains
  • Dysfunctions of the fascias
  • Posture inconveniences and fascias
  • Fascial osteopathic diagnosis
  • Fascial techniques
4.6. Pediatrics I
  • Newborn
  • The head of the newborn
  • Osteology of the newborn skull
  • Formation and growth of the skull
  • Normal birth
  • Birth canal dystocia disproportion pelvifetal
  • Forceps
  • Spatula
  • Suction cup extraction
  • Birth in breech presentation
  • Fetal distress during birth
  • Cesarean
  • Cranial injuries of newborn
  • Methodology of osteopathic examination of the newborn
  • Osteopathic techniques for newborn
  • Pathology of the newborn
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Microcephaly
  • Macrocephaly
  • The torticollis
4.7. Scientific investigation, radiology and medical condition – Exam in e-learning system

Year 5: Fifth Level – Diploma in Osteopathic Therapyl

5.1. Dejarnette technique (SOT)
  • Introduction
  • Category I
  • Category II
  • Category III
  • Extra-categories
5.2. Visceral: Heart, Lung, Kidney, Bladder, lymphatic System

5.2.1.Heart

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Diagnosis
  • Techniques

5.2.2. Esternum

  • Anatomy
  • Diagnosis
  • Techniques

5.2.3. Lung

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Osteopathic pulmonary pathology
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Diagnosis differential
  • Treatment

5.2.4. Kidney

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Osteopathic pathology
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Diagnosis differential
  • Treatment

5.2.5. Bladder

  • Anatomy
  • Pathology
  • Bladder dysfunction
  • Clinical examination
  • Treatment

5.2.3. Lung

  • Introduction
  • Mechanisms determining the flow
  • Notions of immunity
  • Microbiological considerations and infectious disease
  • Raids in inmunity and most effective weapons agency
  • Pathology and diagnosis differential
  • Chapman´s reflexes
  • Techniques
5.3. Occipito-cervical joint: occiput, atlas and axis
  • Anatomy
  • Joint physiology
  • Pathology
  • Osteopathic dysfunctions
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment techniques
  • Migraines and headache
5.4. The fascia II. Craniosacral therapy
  • Anatomy and physiology of the craniosacral system
  • Points of stillness and induction techniques
  • Listening
  • The energy cyst
  • Technique of arcing
  • Unknotting techniques
  • Intracraneal membrane of reciprocal tension
  • Membranous techniques in the cranial treatment
5.5. Angiology
  • Blood vessels and hemodynamics, regulation of blood pressure
  • Pathophysiology of blood
  • Arterial disease
  • Indications and contraindications for arterial techniqueV
  • Additional methods of exploration
  • Osteopathic pathology of the thorax arteries
  • Pathology of thoracic arteries
  • Diagnosis of thoracic arteries
  • Techniques for the thorax arteries
  • Arteries of the head and neck
  • Brachiocephalic vessels and upper limb arteries
  • Arteries of the abdomen
  • lower limb arteries
5.6. Ophthalmology and Osteopathy
  • Blood vessels and hemodynamics
  • Regulating blood pressure
  • Blood pathophysiology
  • Arterial pathology
  • Indications and contraindications of arterial techniques
  • Complementary exploration methods
  • Pathologies osteopathic arteries of the thorax
  • Pathology of thoracic arteries
  • Diagnosis of thoracic arteries
  • Techniques for arteries of the thorax
  • Arteries of the head and neck
  • Brachycephalic vessels and arteries of the upper limb
  • Arteries of the abdomen
  • Arteries of the lower limb
5.7. Ophthalmology
  • Anatomy of the eye
  • Diseases of the retina
  • Osteopathic treatment
  • Glaucoma
  • Osteopathic treatment protocol
  • Strabismus
  • Accommodation disorder
  • Paralysis of the eye´s muscles
  • Skull and eye disorders
  • Osteopathic diagnosis
  • Review ii – optic nerve
  • Testing muscles of the eye (iii, iv, vi)
5.8. ORL

5.8.1. Sinus physiology of the nostrils

  • Pathophysiology of sinusitis
  • Pathogenesis of sinusitis
  • Pathophysiology of osteopathic sinusitis
  • Semiology and diagnosis of sinusitis
  • Diagnosis of sinusitis
  • Medical treatment of sinus
  • Osteopathic treatment of sinus

5.8.2. The simpaticotherapy
5.8.3. Tinnitus
5.8.4. Otitis

  • Anatomical memories of otitis
  • Inflammatory disease of middle ear
  • Other causes
  • Complications and sequels of otitis
  • Osteopathic treatment of otitis

5.8.5. Dizziness

  • Anatomical memories of inner ear
  • Vestibular organ physiology
  • General system of balance
  • Pathology
  • Pathophysiology of vestibular disorders
  • Diagnosis of dizziness
5.9. Pediatrics II
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Gastro-esophageal reflux in the newborn
  • Tear duct obstruction
  • Hyperactive children
  • Clubfoot
  • The scoliosis
  • Osteopathic techniques for newbor
5.10. Radiology and medical condition – e-learning system
  • Copy of Grade 10, High School Diploma or College Diploma (Most current education)
  • English Test Result (if required) English Requirements/Exemptions
  • Scan of Passport Front and Back
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