Functional Osteopaths take into consideration the following factors when initially evaluating a case: Presenting picture – signs and symptoms. Mechanism of injury (what caused the problem in the first place). The animal’s medical history (past and present). The animal’s environment (what is usual and any reported changes). This also includes relationships, training styles, loss of…
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Functional Osteopathy for Animals
What is Functional Osteopathy? Osteopathy for animals is a highly integrated form of manual medicine for animals. which is founded on a solid understanding of functional medicine and osteopathic concepts and principles. It identifies the impact of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors on an animal’s health and utilises a clinical process of elimination and osteopathic…
Join us because you’re looking to excel.
AOI is founded on the desire to provide the highest quality of education in the field of animal functional therapy/osteopathy to those who want to learn the classical components of osteopathy with all the various elements that create this wonderful art and science. We cover all areas of traditional osteopathy within our programmes and teach…
Sometimes it’s about knowing what not to do…
Life as an Equine Functional Osteopathic Practitioner is both varied and colourful; and it is this which draws people to the profession. But, why exactly do people choose osteopathy over other types of therapeutic studies? Osteopathy is a unique system of assessing, evaluating, treating and managing (global and local) health issues that affect a horse…
What is Functional Osteopathy?
What is functional osteopathy? By Dustie Houchin MBA, MPAO, SPOP, BSc.Hons Ost, PGCHE. Osteopathy (for humans and animals) is often misunderstood because the word Osteopathy is less commonplace than the word Physiotherapy – although there are significant academic and clinical cross-overs in training and practice. Additionally, few realise that osteopaths (for humans) are Allied Healthcare…
What is Osteopathy?
What is Osteopathy? Today, I was asked to help a student, (who is trying to decide if he should become an osteopath. He asked, “What do osteopaths really do differently…? When I read my message back to Eleanor, she said I should share it with our community, as many of you are not osteopaths and…
Course Currently Available
Did you know, our courses run all year round? From some of the recent emails we’ve received it’s evident that the set up of our courses isn’t obvious, so let’s keep it simple. Almost all of our courses have an online element, so we can keep them open for purchase all year round. The only restriction…
Level Two Pathway Explained
Let’s talk about Level Two 14 modules make up the Level Two pathway and commencements must be preceded be either an AOI conversion course or a professional qualification in animal osteopathy. Modules 1-7 typically take a year to complete part-time and Modules 8-14 the same. Osteopathy is a comprehensive system of healthcare that encompasses the…
Equine Level One Course Content
Osteopathic Approach to the Equine Patient Level One – now accepting applications for 2021 In this article we simply discus the content and layout of the level one equine course. To start us off, let’s look at an overview of the course content: Online Indicative Content: Introduction and professional communications; Horse handling and equine paces;…
Welcoming Our New Partner
Animal Therapy Magazine & AOI join forces 🌟 As you will read below, Animal Therapy Magazine (ATM) has quickly become the go-to publication in the UK for professionals, owners and associations to share ideas and information, and it is for this reason that Animal Osteopathy International has partnered together with them, to collectively aid the…
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