Professor Pamela Crosson - Fournier

Professor Pamela Crosson-Fournier teaching cranial osteopathy to NAO students at the York University Heights campus in Toronto.

Letter from Toronto Mayor

We wish to thank honorable John Tory, the mayor of Toronto for sending a Season’s Greeting card to National Academy of Osteopathy students. We are grateful that the mayor is thinking about our students in this festive season.

Free Osteopathy Treatments (Jan & Feb only)

For the months of January and February 2016, National Academy of Osteopathy student clinic is offering free manual osteopathic treatments to the general public.

The treatments are offered by the interns of the Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice (DOMP) of NAO at the York University Heights campus (121 Limestone Crescent, Toronto).

Manual osteopathy offers amazing result for chronic pains of muscles, bones & joints such as neck pain, back pain, headaches & arthritis. Manual osteopathy in 2012 has been chosen as the #1 treatment of choice by Canadians for low back pain. Treatments are hands-on, pain free & non-invasive (no modalities are used).

Treatments are by appointments only. No walk-in please.

To make an appointment either call 416-635-6550 or contact NAO at info@nationalacademyofosteopathy.com.

Thanks

Testimonial From Bermuda

A post from an NAO student (Thomas Andrew from Bermuda):

Today's salute goes to .......drum roll please.....Dr.Habibinia of NAO teaching and endlessly complex subject of clinical nutrition and breaking it down to practical, interesting and useful format with a lot of color and charts for all of us visual learners...there is a real skill in conveying information ...thanks Dr. You are appreciated.

National Academy of Osteopathy Sponsors Charity

We wish to thank honourable Dr. Reza Moridi, PhD, MPP, the Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities of Ontario who contacted us to inform us of the charity event being held in January to help those in need.

We decided to become a Silver Sponsor of the event organized by the International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF) on January 15, 2016. Dr. Moridi is an honorary member of the organization in charge of this event.

Letter from Vaughan Mayor

Vaughan Mayor Writes to National Academy of osteopathy

We are grateful to honorable Maurizio Bevilacqua, mayor of the City of Vaughan in Ontario (Canada) for writing a letter to NAO and its students. It is so nice to know that the mayor of one of the largest Canadian cities is thinking about our students.

Letter from Markham Mayor

Letter From Markham Mayor to National Academy of osteopathy

We are grateful to honorable Frank Scarpitti, mayor of the City of Markham in Ontario (Canada) for writing a letter to National Academy of Osteopathy and its students.

It is so nice to know that the mayor of one of the largest Canadian cities is thinking about our students.

Recognition Award

Dr Pourgol is the happy recipient of the National Academy of Osteopathy recognition award from Dr, Reza Moridi, Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities of Ontario.

Ontario Dance Champion Becomes NAO Top Student

NAO Top Student (Class of Sept 2015)

You do NOT need to have prior health education to become a great manual osteopath. Dasha Veprjitska is an example. She is an Ontario (Canada) dance champion (she is a Ballerina) who enrolled at the on-campus Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice program of National Academy of Osteopathy in Toronto, right after graduating from high school. She is in the 4th month of the 12 months DOMP program.

Today she had her practical exam done (which included taking history, informed consent, palpation, static joint play, range of motion, and osteopathic examination and treatments) and she was perfect! No mistake at all! Perfect execution of treatments and examinations. She achieved the top mark in the practical exam. 

Her osteopathy practical exam was videotaped and is available to be watched by our registered online students.

It is a myth that you need to have prior health education to become a great manual osteopath. Anyone who is dedicated and spends enough time practicing the techniques can become a great manual osteopath.

Great job Dasha! We are so proud of you.

I Love National Academy of Osteopathy!

Here is a "I love NAO" photo taken by Dr Shahin Pourgol, MBA< DC, DO, PhD (Jamaica, December 2015).

Photos by NAO Top Student

Photos by Dasha
 
Thanks to National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO) student, Dasha Veprjitska from Vaughan (Ontario, Canada) for these photos taken during her vacation last week. 

Dasha is the top NAO student of the class of September 2015 (she completed the exams without any mistake). She is an 18 years old Ontario dance champion who enrolled at NAO right after high school graduation.

Her osteopathy techniques are amazing. This shows that students do not need prior health education to become a great manual osteopath.

 

Letter from Bermuda

A post from an NAO student (Thomas Andrew from Bermuda):

Today's salute goes to .......drum roll please.....Dr.Habibinia of NAO teaching and endlessly complex subject of clinical nutrition and breaking it down to practical, interesting and useful format with a lot of color and charts for all of us visual learners...there is a real skill in conveying information ...thanks Dr. You are appreciated.

NAO Graduates Invited to Singapore Event

NAO Graduates are Invited to Submit Papers for 9th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain

National Academy of Osteopathy has been asked by the organizers of this event in Singapore to ask manual osteopaths to submit papers which could be in the form of research or clinical cases.

Physiotherapists, physicians and chiropractors regularly submit papers to this event but not so many manual osteopaths. It would be great if our graduates submit papers.

This is a major event attended by many health professionals. NAO graduates and students are invited to attend the event which contains many seminars. It is worth a trip to Singapore. 

 

 

Christmas Card from Mississauga Mayor for NAO Students

Thank you to honourable Bonnie Crombie, the mayor of city of Mississauga in Ontario, Canada for wishing National Academy of Osteopathy students a happy holidays. 

Recognition Award from Ontario Government

NAO Receives Government Award 

Did you know the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities has given National Academy of Osteopathy a recognition award for the outstanding academic work it provides to the public?

Did you know we are the only osteopathy college that is accepted as an affiliate member of Ontario Hospital Association?

Did you know Canadian insurers generally pay up to 59% more per treatment to manual osteopaths compared to chiropractors, physiotherapists & massage therapists? 

Did you know in some Canadian cities patients wait up to a year to see a manual osteopath?

Did you know many health professionals who add manual osteopathy to their services become fully booked and some even double their income within a year?

Did you know most manual osteopaths are also chiropractors, physiotherapists and massage therapists? 

Did you know health professionals can become a manual osteopath in 6 months, online or on-campus?

Did you know you receive over $5,000 in tuition and textbook tax credit from Canadian Revenue Agency to study manual osteopathy?

Did you know Ontario Works, Ontario Second Career Fund, Youth Employment Program, WorkBC,  and many other programs offer non-payable grants to study manual osteopathy?

National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada) is the leader in osteopathic education worldwide teaching in 54 countries. To receive our information package please email us at info@nationalacademyofosteopathy.com. 

It was such a nice surprise to receive a recognition award for National Academy of Osteopathy from honorable Dr Reza Moridi, PhD, MPP the minister of training, colleges & universities of Ontario. We are so happy to know that what we have done for osteopathy is known by the government. This is a proud moment for NAO. 

Here is the content of the award received today.

“It is my distinct pleasure to offer my sincere congratulations on success of National Academy of Osteopathy.

I commend the institution on its dedication to fostering a dynamic academic environment, committed to providing excellence in the field of osteopathy.

I wish you success in all your future endeavors.

Reza Moridi, MPP

December 04, 2015”

NAO in Nigeria

NAO Admissions Office in Nigeria

We are happy to announce that Dr Abdulsalam Yakasai has been accepted as an admission office representative of National Academy of Osteopathy in Nigeria. We welcome Dr Yakasai and wish him continued success.

Cranial Osteopathy Poem by NAO Student

Here is a poem written by National Academy of Osteopathy student, Dr Chris Vincent. “Prof Pam” mentioned in this poem is Professor Pamela Crosson – Fournier, one of the three professors who teach cranial osteopathy at NAO.

CranioSacral Therapy

A Poem

Small sparks create

thick clouds of smoke.

Tiny stone: big ripples.

Soft gentle touch

raising tsunami waves

of  epic emotions.

A single step off the cliff

and a deep fall downwards.

Ants balancing big loads

on their little backs.

Old damaged photographs

evoking complicated knots

of interwoven memories.

Invisible electric current

giving quick birth

to blinding bright light.

Slight smiles and big joy.

Sound of jingles leading

to waves of nostalgia.

A drop of perfume

taking over the atmosphere

rolling and colliding

with air molecules.

Big oak trees created

out of the potential stored

at the heart of little seeds.

Minute movements

leading to massive reactions.

Like few words put together,

that have the power

to build and also destroy

in a heartbeat.

Manual osteopath Prof. Pam

placed her able hands

on my parietal bones.

I closed my eyes

and soared into a dimension

where emotion and reason

became a single entity,

propelled by the coiling

turbo engines of Science.

                                                                                            

Written By - Dr. Chris Vincent (NAO student, class of September 2015)