Endocrinology and Osteopathy

Valerie Namer, MD, DO, will present for the first time in NS, an exciting evidence-based 3-day course on endocrinology and how osteopathy can target effectively the endocrine system.

The mechanism of the communication pathways between hormones, immune et nervous system will be presented.

This class will provide elements of clinical handling of the most frequent endocrine issues.

You will learn to identify non pharmacological elements than can trigger hormonal unbalance and suggest a more supportive lifestyle for the neuro-immuno-endocrine system.

Environmental disruptors such as diet will be better understood as contributing factors to hormonal unbalance.

You will have supervised practice of specific and global technics to address the endocrine system.

The course will provide tools to understand elements of allopathic notions in endocrinology in order to create a better interdisciplinary collaboration.

This course is offered to osteopaths and osteopathic students.

TOTAL CEUs EARNED at the end of the course: 21h

PROGRAM

DAY ONE:

About hormones and the endocrine system

• Definitions
• Glands an tissues
• Functions of the endocrine system
• Structural aspects of hormons
• Feed back
• Secretion
• Regulation
• Functional variations
• Hormonal interations

Clinical variations:

• Obesity.
• Anorexia.
• Exercise.
• Stress.

Non pharmacological stimulation of the endocrine system

• Oxytocin and other hormones related to touch and manual therapy
• Neuro-immuno-endocrine network
• Light therapy
• HRV
• Mental imagery

Main endocrine glands:

Ø  The pineal gland

• Anatomy
• Melatonin
• Vascularization
• Innervationn
• Pathology
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics.

Ø  Hypothalamus and the pituitary gland

• Anatomy
• Hormones of the anterior and posterior pituitary gland, hormones of the hypothalamus
• Vascularization
• Innervationn
• Pathology
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

DAY TWO

Ø  Thymus

• Anatomy
• Thymosin
• Vascularization
• Innervation
• Pathology
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

Ø  Thyroid

• Anatomy.
• T3, T4, Calcitonin
• Vascularization
• Innervation
• Pathology, goitre, hypo, and hyperthyroidism
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

Ø  Adrenal.

• Anatomy
• Cortisol, adrenalin, noradrenalin, androgenes, aldosterone
• Vascularization
• Innervation
• Pathology, Cushing, Addison, hyperaldosteronism
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

DAY THREE:

Ø  Spleen

• Anatomy
• Vascularization
• Innervation
• Pathology
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

Ø  Pancreas

• Anatomy
• Insulin, Glucagon, Somatostatin
• Vascularization
• Innervation
• Pathology, Diabetes and metabolic syndrome
• Related structures in osteopathy
• Technics

Ø  Gonades

• Anatomy
• Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone
• Vascularization
• Innervation