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

All applicants should provide proof of satisfactory completion of training in a discipline with a focus on human anatomy, physiology from a recognized institution. This can include, but not limited to, the following disciplines:

  • Kinesiology
  • Chiropractic
  • Nursing
  • Physiotherapy
  • Fitness
  • Massage Therapy
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine

Proof of satisfactory completion of training consists of either an evaluation by a recognized degree-qualifying organization OR a full evaluation by CIOT staff of program and course outlines, work samples and including a copy of a transcript and degree/diploma. This evaluation may also be followed by an interview.

English Language Requirement:

Please note that all international students are required to submit acceptable English language tests that meet Canadian and international standards regardless of their previous education or language of instruction being conducted in English.

  • CLBA 7
  • TOEFL 71
  • IELTS 6.0 with no band less than 5.0

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
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