This course format is designed to allow you to study at your own pace.  The course chapters will start releasing when you enroll and you can complete and submit your homework  assignments when you are ready!

 If you are interested in expanding your practice to focus on Women's health, this Obstetrics online course is for you. 

 Engaging discussion of Biomechanical Principles, Homework Practice Sheets, Assessment Forms, and Step-by-Step Treatment Protocols are provided for you to practice each week at your clinic are provided to you to download.  


  

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction from the Author Maureen Hannah Maher Educational Director

    • Welcome from the Author

    • Why take this course ?
  • 2

    Chapter 1. Understanding the Obstetrical Patient: Osteopathic Changes within the Body during Pregnancy

    • Osteopathic Changes within the Body during Pregnancy

    • Common Complaints During Pregnancy

    • Overview of Physical Symptoms during Pregnancy

    • Are you ready to take the quiz?

    • QUIZ: Understanding the Obstetrical Patient
  • 3

    Chapter 2: The 1st Trimester "The Initial Stage "

    • Funny and Sad Case Story to Start this Chapter

    • Overview of the 1st Trimester "The Initial Stage" of Pregnancy

    • Why should you recommend or perform an Osteopathic Assessment to your patient during her 1st Trimester?

    • Clues to Look for When Performing an Osteopathic Assessment

    • Benefits to her, your Patient, in Receiving Osteopathic Treatment during her 1st trimester

    • 1st Trimester Osteopathic Assessment - STEP 1

    • 1st Trimester Osteopathic AssesSment - STEP 2

    • 1st Trimester Osteopathic Assessment - STEP 3

    • 1st Trimester - Osteopathic Assessment - STEP 4

    • 1st Trimester - Osteopathic Assessment - STEP 5

    • 1st Trimester - Osteopathic Assessment - STEP 6

    • Are you ready to take your second quiz?

    • QUIZ: Chapter 2 1st Trimester "The Initial Phase"

    • CONCLUSION: The Initial Phase - Clinical Practice

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD: Assessment Protocol Clinic Practice Sheet

    • DOWNLOAD: Practice Sheet - Assessing the Sacrum in its Four Quadrants
  • 4

    Chapter 3. Contra-Indications, Scoliosis, and Postural Assessment

    • CASE STUDY OF PREGNANT PATIENT WHO RECEIVES OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT

    • The question of contra-indications to OMT during pregnancy

    • Contra-Indications to Osteopathic Treatment during Pregnancy

    • Reducing Sympathetic Overactivation of the Cardiovascular System

    • Will Pregnancy make Scoliosis worse?

    • Incorporating your Postural Assessment Chart into your Pregnant Patient Assessment

    • DOWNLOAD - Postural Assessment Chart - Front & Side Views

    • DOWNLOAD - Postural Assessment Chart - Frontal View

    • DOWNLOAD - Postural Assessment Form - Side View

    • HOMEWORK: Postural Assessment on a Spinal Deviation or Postural Imbalanced (Pregnant) Patient

    • QUIZ Chapter 3 Contra-Indications, Scoliosis & Postural Assessment
  • 5

    Chapter 4. 2nd Trimester "The Structural Stage" 12 – 28 weeks

    • Chapter 4. 2nd Trimester INTRODUCTION

    • The Structural Stage of Pregnancy from an Osteopathic Perspective

    • Structural Changes of the Thoracic Spine

    • The Structural Changes of the Head and Cervical Spine

    • Structural Changes of the Lumbar Spine

    • Hormonal Factors causing Structural Changes

    • Classic Pain Patterns you will find during the 2nd Trimester of Pregnancy

    • Patterns of Myofascial De-Compensation During the 2nd Trimester of Pregnancy

    • Example of a Healthy Myofascial Cross Compensation Pattern

    • Example of Un-Healthy Myofascial Cross Compensation Pattern

    • How to learn the Treatment Protocol Steps and do your Homework

    • 2nd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 1

    • STEP 2 - 2nd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol

    • 2nd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 3

    • 2nd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 4

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD - Osteopathic Treatment Protocol 2nd Trimester

  • 6

    Chapter 5. Physiological & Lymphatic Changes during the 3rd & 4th Trimesters

    • Physiological Changes to the Female Lymphatic System during the 3rd Trimester

    • Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvis

    • Female Pelvis in a Pregnant State

    • Pressures on the Pelvis from the Top Side

    • Pressures on the Pelvis from the Bottom Side

    • Pressures on the Pelvis from the Back Side

    • Pressures on the Pelvis from Front Side

    • What are Osteopathic Diaphragms and what function do they have ?

    • What factors contribute to dysfunction of these diaphragms in a pregnant patient?

    • The Role of the Sympathetic System in Lymph Congestion during the 3rd Trimester

    • Dysfunctions Resulting from Increased Lymph Congestion during the 3rd Trimester

    • How Structural Changes during Pregnancy Affect the Venous & Lymphatic Function of the Pelvic Area

    • What is the Secret to Treating Congested Lymph ?

    • Clinical Intake Checklist - symptoms of Lymph Congestion

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD: 3rd & 4th Trimester Symptom Checklist

    • QUIZ: Physiological & Lymphatic Changes during the 3rd & 4th Trimesters
  • 7

    Chapter 6: 3rd Trimester "The Congestive Stage" Osteopathic Treatment Protocol

    • Treatment Goals for 3rd Trimester Protocol

    • 3rd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 1

    • 3rd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 2

    • 3rd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 3

    • 3rd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 4

    • 3rd Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 5

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD
  • 8

    Chapter 7. 4th Trimester "The Preparatory Stage"

    • Overview of the 4th Trimester - Preparatory Stage of Pregnancy

    • Why recommend additional follow up sessions during the Final trimester?

    • Cranial treatment to promote an easy and natural delivery

    • Maintaining good structural balance to support lymphatic flow

    • Using Cranial Osteopathy as a Natural Way to Help Induce Labour

    • Assessment Chart of the Cranio-Sacral System

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 1

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 2

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol STEP 3

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 4

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 5

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 6

    • 4th Trimester Osteopathic Treatment Protocol Step 7

    • QUIZ: 4th Trimester

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD
  • 9

    Chapter 8: Post-Partum Stage

    • Intro & Case Study - Post Partum Stage of Pregnancy

    • Overview : Post Partum Stage of Pregnancy - Delivery to 6 weeks

    • Symptoms within the Post Partum patient

    • Congestion of the Upper Quadrant / Breast Engorgement

    • Causes of Pelvic Visceral Dysfunction & Ongoing Congestion

    • Pelvic Laxity

    • Increased Lumbar Lordosis and Anteverted Cervix / Uterus / Bladder

    • Sacrum Dysfunction Following Delivery

    • Post Partum Pelvic Congestion Symptoms

    • Post Partum Osteopathic Treatment Goals

    • Step 1 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • Step 2 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 3A - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 3B - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 4 - Post Partum Osteopathic treatment Protocol

    • STEP 5 - Treat any sacrum dysfunction and residual increased lumbar lordosis

    • HOMEWORK & DOWNLOAD

    • Conclusion and Farewell
  • 10

    Update on CPDs / CEUs & Free Marketing Campaign Idea

    • Do you need additional time to complete your homework ?

    • GOOD NEWS FOR CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY ENTHUSIASTS!

The Centre for Continuing Education of Osteopathy was founded by Maureen Hannah Maher, Internationally Accredited Osteopath, in order to address the shortage of Osteopathy Continuing Education courses. Maureen Hannah Maher has over fifteen years of clinical experience in the fields of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics.

Educational Director & Instructor

Maureen Hannah Maher

Since Maureen began teaching, she found that not only does she have a natural gift for it (her parents were both teachers, so let hear it for genetics!), she found that she also holds a great desire to give back to the community and a profession that has been so fulfilling to her, and share over twenty years of acquired experience and knowledge.   Maureen brings extensive knowledge in Osteopathy  to her educational seminars.  Throughout her career which began in Montreal in 2003, Maureen has been an accredited member in good standing in several provinces across Canada, including the CPMDQ (Quebec), OsteopathyBC (British Columbia), OFOP (Ontario) and SCMMAC (Quebec). Like many classically trained Manual Osteopaths in Canada, Maureen wrote a thesis as part of her Osteopathy training. Hers was within the field of Cranial Osteopathy, on the Prevalence of Muscle and Myofascial Chain Link Dysfunctions and the Temporal Bone. Maureen was also an Associate Overseas member of the Australian Osteopathic Association (AOA) from 2008 to 2011.  After undergoing accreditation evaluation for foreign trained Osteopaths in Perth, Western Australia, Maureen was offered a position in one of Singapore's leading Osteopathic Clinics, giving her the distinction of having been the first Canadian trained Osteopath to be approved to practice  in South East Asia.   Right before the worldwide economic collapse in 2010, Maureen was offered a position in Shanghai China, which required accreditation with the GOSC, UK, which she began, but as prevailing economic conditions worsened, the position was put on hold, and Maureen decided instead to settled in Toronto, Canada, where after reluctantly accepting a poorly paid teaching contract, her students began asking her to design courses in more specialized subjects within Osteopathy, including Women's Health and Pediatrics.  It was not long after that Maureen founded the Center for Continuing Education of Osteopathy & Manual Therapy where she continued to innovate every day! Today, Maureen still teaches continuing education courses in specialized fields of Osteopathic Manual Therapy. Her students say that Maureen's teaching style is animated, engaging, but most importantly, informative.  Her gift lies in communicating complex theories in simple terms and analogies.  Her students come away with a clear grasp of Osteopathic concepts for treatment, and practical knowledge of how to apply them.  In more recent years, Maureen has created online versions of some of her most popular courses, and it is thanks to this new era of online learning that Osteopaths throughout Canada and throughout the world have been able to use Maureen's teachings and treatment protocols to help women, infants, and the general public find relief from the bodily dysfunctions that are so amenable to osteopathic manual treatments. Practitioners who enroll in any of our continuing education courses can contact Maureen at any time by email or pre-arranged phone call with clinical questions.  As a result, many Osteopaths worldwide still consult with her today regarding challenging Osteopathy cases.  

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