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The
complete academic program is of a duration of 5 years, part-time.
Following this five year period, students have 2 years to present their thesis to an international jury before obtaining their D.O. (Q) (Diploma of Osteopathy), or D.O. (M.P.) (Diploma in Osteopathy Manual Practice).
To assist students with writing and presenting their thesis, research methodology courses are included in the program beginning in the fourth year. In addition, optional courses are offered on a regular basis to further own clinical skills.
Each academic year includes: Course Content in Osteopathic Manual Practice
1ST Year:
- Concepts and philosophy
of Osteopathy
- Specificity of Osteopathy
- General Osteopathic Treatment
(G.O.T.)
- Osteopathy applied to the
cranial sphere and the functional unit of the cranio-sacral system. - Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM)
- The pelvis and lumbo-sacral
junction
- The lower extremities
- Gait and posture analysis
- Strain-Counterstrain. Myofascial-release
- Evaluation and treatment
of the fascia
- System of auto-regulation
- Clinical methodology for
evaluation and treatment
2ND year:
- Concepts of somato-visceral
and viscero-somatic dysfunction
- The lumbar spine, thoracic
spine, thorax, cervical spine and pivot points
- Second Degree lesions
- Cranial Osteopathy
- Evaluation and treatment
of the fascia
- The Temporomandibular joint
(TMJ)
- Muscle Energy
- Intra-osseous lesions
- Clinical methodology for
evaluation and treatment
3RD year:
- Osteopathic concepts in
relation to postural equilibrium, the dural cranio-sacral mechanism and myofascial
chains
- The occiput-atlas-axis
- Occlusion and the TMJ
- The upper extremity
- Neuro-motor development
- Treatment of infants and
young children
- Functional emergency techniques
- Bones of the face
- Cranial Osteopathy
- Crossed myofascial chains
- Clinical methodology for
evaluation and treatment
4TH year:
- Osteopathic concepts concerning
interrelations between musculoskeletal and organ systems
- The central chain
- Evaluation and treatment
of the fascia
- Complex osteo-articular
lesions
- Embryology and movements
of the viscera and organs
- Physiology and pathology
of the digestive system
- The digestive system
- The respiratory system
- Evaluation and treatment
of post-traumatic visceral and organic lesions. The lymphatic system.
- Cranial Osteopathy of the
encephalon
- Research methodology courses
- Clinical methodology for
evaluation and treatment
5TH year:
- Osteopathic concepts and
integration of various elements to assist you in establishing a differential
diagnosis between lesions of a traumatic, visceral and/or emotional origin
- Physiology and Pathology
of the cardio-respiratory system
- The circulatory system
and cardiac vascularisation
- The elimination and reproductive
systems
- Obstetrics
- Complex lesions of the
pelvis
- Osteopathic treatment of
multiple trauma patients
- The para-sympathetic and
sympathetic systems
- Research methodology courses
- Evaluation and treatment
of emotional trauma
- Cranial Osteopathy (general
synthesis and advanced courses)
- The auto-regulation and
immune systems
- General methodology for
evaluation and treatment
Each
year students develop new protocols of palpation thereby permitting them to
work with greater precision on each part of the body.
Methods
of Student Evaluation:
The
student must obtain a grade of 60% in each section.
- Written exam at the end of each year
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Practical exam before a jury at the end of the 3rd and 5th years
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Research project at the end of 1st, 2nd and 4th years
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Presentation of a thesis protocol during the 5th year
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Presentation of the thesis before an international jury within 2 years of successfully
completing the 5 year program
The exams take place in May or June, depending on the year.
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