CERTIFICATE in Traditional Osteopathic Concepts

You can attend a 5 day block, or access the extensive online package including over 100 hours of lectures and resources to watch / read!

WHATS RIGHT WITH OSTEOPATHY? COME AND FIND OUT!

Philosophy and Principles for the 21st Century.

PAYMENT OPTIONS TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE – AT BOTTOM OF PAGE.

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM THIS PROGRAMME?

• 5 DAYS OF INTENSIVE LECTURES WITH PRACTICALS.
• Library of resources and pre-recorded lectures also available via online resources (available for those on the 5 day block as well as those doing the online only option):
• Extensive review of traditional osteopathic history and philosophy
• ‘translated’ into current terminology and backed up with evidence review to explore these concepts and practice
• break down of original osteopathic thinking, and exploration of what the early osteopaths were aiming at
• understand why traditional osteopathy IS evidenced
• appreciate why PALPATION IS VALID
• learn how to reframe your thinking and get you beyond simplistic and mechanistic manual therapy
• learn some ACTUAL OSTEOPATHY!
• Includes how to understand 3 dimensional mechanics and how physiology works with posture
• includes concepts of osteopathic barriers – neural, chemical and mechanical
• includes understanding of the fluid-body and fascial-fluidic – biotensile and metabolic dynamics
• enables you to understand ‘cranial rhythms’ as ordinary biological events
• debates coupled motion and spinal mechanics in the concept of the whole
• explores the alternative paradigms to biomedicine – and, OSTEOPATHY IS NOT A BIOMEDICAL PRACTICE!
• includes systemic approaches to neuroendocrine immune system, men’s health, women’s health, intro to paediatrics, to respiratory and circulatory care, to digestive complaints and urinary / fluidic considerations, TMJ / Dental / stomatognathic understanding, plus lots more.
• enables you to work in the head without using the IVM

THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT FORMALLY ASSESSED. SO NO EXAMS!

Venue – The Ace Centre, Nelson, Lancashire. (Manchester or Leeds Bradford Airports are each approximately 1-1.5 hours away).

OSTEOPATHIC CONCEPTS CERTIFICATE: You get a range of items included:

32 1-3 hour units of pre recorded videos of live broadcast mini lectures. Also included are a large number of papers, articles, links and other resources to supplement your learning. Elearning access is available on registration, and you can register anytime up to the block start date, although early bird discounts end before then. 5 intensive days of lectures synthesising the online material (you don’t need to watch in advance), with lots of hands on each day). Lots of immediately clinical applicable dynamics.

DATES: enrol by 31 JULY 2023, to get early bird discount of £650 FOR EITHER BLOCK- online content available on registration.). The 2 dates for the 5 day blocks in Nelson are below. You can enrol up to September or November, depending on our preferred block if you wish, at the full price of £800.

BLOCK ONE – 11-15 SEPTEMBER 2023.

REPEATED IN BLOCK TWO: 13TH TO 17TH NOVEMBER, 2023 COURSE FULL

Online only option – flat fee of £500, join any time, use button below.

Continuing the legacy of still and littlejohn, and covers a wide range of osteopathic history, and brings it into a 21st century context.  Looks at how modern osteopathic academic bias has eroded osteopathic concepts currently taught, and explores the validity of traditional concepts and looks at how an evidence frame exists for these original dynamics.  It explores how we can move forwards whilst carrying these concepts forwards and discusses how the misplaced drive for ‘evidence’ that does not actually explore osteopathy can be viewed in a more critically realistic manner. Bringing early concepts to life in 5 days of practicals also enhances how osteopaths now can still learn to bring osteopathy back into their practice! Lets keep digging!

There are no refunds for covid or other unforeseen circumstances, as the majority of the programme resources are online, and the practical dates will be rescheduled if I have to postpone any for unseen circumstances / you can attend later sessions if you need to postpone. Payments is by bank transfer (See forms and fees page) or payment button below. Please complete and send student agreement and application form by email at the time of your payment. Payment infers acceptance of terms.

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