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Geriatric osteopathy

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Course fee

1.650,00 

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Course content

Achieve a higher quality of life for older people through specialized osteopathic treatment In old age, osteopathic treatment becomes essential for many people to relieve pain and improve mobility. Our new 6-month postgraduate training series “Geriatric Osteopathy” provides you with comprehensive training in the individual needs and requirements of elderly patients. Why osteopathy in old age? Osteopathic treatment can alleviate a variety of complaints in older people. These include:

  • Pain
  • Movement restrictions
  • Changes in physique
  • Other age-related health problems

The aim of the treatment is to improve the functionality and mobility of the body and thus increase the patient’s quality of life. Contents of the course series In the “Geriatric osteopathy” course series, you will learn how to optimize the functionality and mobility of older patients through the gentle application of osteopathic techniques. Our comprehensive training courses offer you:

  • Insights into the age-related changes in physical systems
  • Techniques to prevent and alleviate complications
  • Methods for improving mobility and activity levels

Advantages of geriatric osteopathy The special treatment allows you to:

  • Counteract age-related signs of wear and tear
  • Maintain or even improve the mobility and activity level of your patients
  • Improve your patients’ general quality of life

Ideal for healthcare professionals This training is ideal for osteopaths and other healthcare professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and specialize in the treatment of older patients. With our practical online courses, you can expand your knowledge flexibly and conveniently from home. Start your further training now! Register today and help older people to improve their quality of life through targeted osteopathic treatments. Together we can alleviate pain, promote mobility and make everyday life easier for our elderly fellow human beings.

Modules

Module 1 - ANS and nervous system, biopsychosocial model (2 days)

Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Oudenarder Str. 16, Osram-Höfe 13347 Berlin When? 05.04.-06.04.2025 Instructor: Iris Ginsberg DO (DEU) Course content:

  • Differences between senior citizens and young people
  • Appreciation of the ageing process
  • Complaints and clinical diseases in old age
  • Loneliness, depression and anxiety, trauma
  • Cycles, end of life and death of partners and friends
  • Fragility and symptoms
  • Everyday restrictions and short-term goals
  • Autonomic nervous system

Part 1: Biographical medicine and gender incongruence: (1 day)Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Weidestraße 118c 22083 Hamburg When? 12.06.2025 Lecturer: Peter Striebel (DEU) Course content:

  • Osteopathic Healthcare, models in biographical medicine Gender determination and gender incongruence

 

 

Part 2: Metabolic Model & Immunology (1/2 day)Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Weidestraße 118c 22083 Hamburg When? 13.06.2025 Lecturer: Torsten Liem M.Sc. Ost, M.Sc. Paed. Ost, DO, DPO (DEU) Course content:

  • Metabolic model
  • Immunology

 

Part 3: Medication & Interactions (1/2 day)Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Weidestraße 118c 22083 Hamburg When? 13.06.2025 Lecturer: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. Sportwiss. Tobias Schmidt M.Sc. East. (DEU) Course content:

  • Medication & interactions

Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Oudenarder Str. 16, Osram-Höfe 13347 Berlin When? 25.09.
– 26.09.2025 Lecturer: Prof. William H. Devine DO (USA) Course content:

  • Heart failure, OMT in the cardio-pulmonary model
  • Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Osteoarthritis of the knees, hips. Shoulders
  • Dizziness, chronic headaches

Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Weidestraße 118c 22083 Hamburg When? 14.06.
– 15.06.2025 Lecturer: Dr. med. Rüdiger Goldenstein M.Sc. Paed. Ost., DO DAAO, DPO (DEU) Course content:

  • Osteopathic treatment of oncology patients in palliative care
  • Application-specific aspects of osteopathic therapy approaches
  • What must be observed with regard to therapy during chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy or after operations
  • Explanation of the phases of the dying process Osteopathic care during the dying process

Where? Osteopathie Schule Deutschland Oudenarder Str. 16, Osram-Höfe 13347 Berlin When? 27.09.
– 28.09.2025 Lecturer: Peter Striebel (DEU)  Course content :

  • Urogenital diseases in old age (theory and practice):
  • Maturation and aging processes of the urogenital anatomy and (patho)physiology
  • Onto- and phylogenetic aspects of urogenital diseases in old age
  • Osteopathic treatment approaches for the urogenital system
  • Gastrointestinal diseases in old age: Maturation and aging processes of gastrointestinal anatomy and (patho)physiology
  • Onto- and phylogenetic aspects of gastrointestinal diseases in old age Osteopathic treatment approaches for the gastrointestinal system

Articles & studies on osteopathy and geriatrics

Donald R. Noll, Havilah Julia Sthole & Thomas A. Cavalieri “Axioms, Osteopathic Culture, and a Perspective From Geriatric Medicine” Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, vol. 113, no. 12, 2013, pp. 908-915. https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2013.069 Chiara Arienti, Teresa Bosisio, Silvia Ratti, Rosella Miglioli & Stefanao Negrini “Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Effect on Pain Relief and Quality of Life in Oncology Geriatric Patients: A Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies” 2018;17(4):1163-1171. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735418796954 Alicia A. King, Jayme Cox, Shalini Bhatia & Karen T. Snider “Characteristics and treatment of geriatric patients in an osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine clinic” Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, vol. 121, no. 5, 2021, pp. 503-511. https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2020-0220

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Nummer 25GE Kategorie

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Prof. William H. Devine (USA), Iris Ginsberg (DEU), Peter Striebel (DEU), Dr. Rüdiger Goldenstein (DEU), Torsten Liem (DEU), Prof. Dr. Dr. Tobias Schmidt (DEU)

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