3 Cranial Osteopathy Instructors

Did you know we have three instructors for cranial osteopathy techniques? Jorge Andres, Dr D. Nuzum and Pamela Crosson-Fournier all teach cranial osteopathy.

Meeting President of Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association

Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, president of Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association (BPA) traveled to Toronto (Canada) to meet with Dr Shawn Pourgol, president of National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO) to discuss academic cooperation.

NAO will offer the Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice (DOMP) program to BPA members. 

We wish to thank Dr Mamun for taking the time to visit us in Toronto. It was so nice to meet him in person.

Gift to 2,000 Physiotherapists worth 300,000 EURO

Dr Shawn Pourgol's seminar titled "Osteopathic Management of Cervicogenic Headaches", valued at 150 EURO per DVD will be given to 2,000 physiotherapists who attend the 16th annual physiotherapy conference in Tehran. This is a 300,000 EURO gift to introduce physiotherapists in Iran to manual osteopathy.

NAO Donates to Santa Claus Fund

To give thanks in this festive season for all we are blessed to have, National Academy of Osteopathy, on behalf of its staff and faculty donated on Monday, to the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund that provides gifts to children in the Christmas time.

It is nice to bring smiles to faces of children in this joyful season. 

 

 

Brian Tracy Writes to NAO Students

Brian Tracy Writes to my Students

I wish to thank my mentor, Brian Tracy for writing a letter to my students at National Academy of Osteopathy. I know how busy he is and for him to take the time to advice NAO students is highly valuable to me. I am most grateful.

Brian is one of my heroes, from a humble beginning (he was homeless at one time, worked in a farm, and did many labor jobs) he made himself one of the highest paid professionals in the field of self development.

His company generated over half a billion dollars so far!

Dr Shahin Pourgol

NAO President

PS. Brian is the person who brought Hyundai car dealerships to Canada. 

 

 

Dr Nuzum Lectures

The following lectures by National Academy of Osteopathy professor, American osteopath, Dr Nuzum, DO has been uploaded to our video server and are ready to be watched by registered students: 

Osteopathic philosophy

Facilitated positional release techniques

Strain/counterstrain techniques

Techniques of Still

Cranial osteopathy

Balanced ligamentous tension techniques

Paid Osteopathy Education

Laid Off? Working less than 20 hours per week?

Ontario (Canada) Second Career funding offers up to $28,000 in non-payable grant to study manual osteopathy at National Academy of Osteopathy. NAO offers a yearlong diploma program in manual osteopathy which is eligible for this government program.

Second Career Strategy is a provincial program founded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities of Ontario (Canada) that is designed to offer financial support for tuition and other costs towards training in careers such as manual osteopathy.

Due to the downturn in the manufacturing sector and other sectors of the labor market in this province, the government has allocated significant amounts of resources (over $1.5 billion since 2008. Honorable Dr Reza Moridi, the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities has announced an increased in this budget) to assist affected individuals to re-train for other highly skilled jobs, and careers, such as those found in manual osteopathy, through career training.

If you qualify, government assistance will provide funding towards your college tuition, cost of living during your education, books, transportation, & daycare for your children.

To find out if you qualify please contact the applicable government center. Before you apply you need a letter from National Academy of Osteopathy outlining the program information. Contact our admissions office at admissions@nationalacademyofosteopathy.com to ask for the letter to apply for “Second Career Training Strategy”.

This program is evaluated on individual basis. The government (not NAO) decides who receives this grant. We have no control over the selection process.

Recently laid-off workers can participate in the Second Career Strategy, including those who are eligible for Employment Insurance and those who are not.

Please contact your local Employment Ontario office to discuss your options. Call the toll-free Employment Ontario hotline at 1-800-387-5656, TTY (telephone service for the deaf) 1-866-533-6339 for more information about how to access the Second Career Strategy in your area. Newcomers to Ontario can ask for this information in the language of their choice. 

Manual Osteopathy Insurance Coverage

Not all Canadians know that they are eligible to purchase extended health plans directly from insurers (not from work) that cover medications, glasses, dental work and manual osteopathic treatments among many other benefits. Depending on the insurer and policy, monthly payment range from $20 to $150.

National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada) graduates who practice in Canada should have print outs ready for patients without insurance coverage that would give them information about different insurers, different plans and insurance contact information.

It is a win-win situation, both for the patient as well as the osteopathic manual practitioner. Almost 99% of insurers in Canada cover the cost of treatments provided by our graduates who are members of the Society of Osteopaths of Canada, Ontario Osteopathic & Alternative Medicine Association, National Manual Osteopathic Society, and other associations.

When your patients purchase private health insurance they will not have to pay out of pocket for your treatments. It is a benefit for them as well as you.

NAO Refund Policy

This refund policy applies to the national and international part time and full time online as well the on-campus DOMP (Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice) program offered by National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO).

The NAO application fee and the deposit are non-refundable when received. The full tuition (100%) is non-refundable when the program has started in first week of September or March), or when a password and user ID has been issued to view the online video lectures, or when the external hard drive has been mailed.

The tuition (minus the deposit and application fee) is refundable if we receive an email request from the student and if the class has not started, and if we have not issued a password and user ID and if we did not mail the external hard drive.

We give access to all our online programs to on-campus students as well. So the same policy for online students apply to the campus based students.

Online vs Campus Based Osteopathy Programs

Why online osteopathic education is better?

A recent research on hands on skill learning indicates that in the long term online students learn better techniques than those enrolled in a campus based program.

The research done recently in USA compared two sets of students learning a manual skill, one set in a class and another from an online video.  

The results indicated that in the same day, after watching the skill being taught online vs live in the classroom, those classroom students learned the skill better. However after one week, the online students performed the skill clearly better than the campus students. 

The conclusion the researchers made is that the campus based students learn from an instructor and then rely on memory to perform the skill task every day. While the online students get to watch the instructor everyday and this makes their skill set closer to what the instructor teaches.

So in the short term (the same day) campus based education is better. However in the long term online students perform better techniques.

At National Academy of Osteopathy even our campus based students have access to our online manual osteopathy lecture videos. That is one reason why NAO graduates are so masterful in performing osteopathic techniques. 

Tuition Increase and Update on Refund Policy

Tuition Increase & Update on NAO Refund Policy

The tuition and applicable fees charged by National Academy of Osteopathy will increase for the September 2016 term. The February 2016 class tuition remains at the current tuition.

NAO refund policy has been updated. This refund policy applies to the national and international part time and full time online as well the on-campus DOMP (Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice) program offered by National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO).

The NAO application fee and the deposit are non-refundable when received. The full tuition (100%) is non-refundable when the program has started in first week of September or March), or when a password and user ID has been issued to view the online video lectures, or when the external hard drive has been mailed.

The tuition (minus the deposit and application fee) is refundable if we receive an email request from the student and if the class has not started, and if we have not issued a password and user ID and if we did not mail the external hard drive.

We give access to all our online programs to on-campus students as well. So the same policy for online students apply to the campus based students.

Osteopathy has Higher Insurance Coverage per Visit

A massage I just received from my little sister, Dr Mateen Pourgol, JD (a lawyer in Ontario, Canada):

“Just called Great West Life to review my benefit coverage plan details and was told chiro sessions are paid to a maximum of $65/hour, massage $95/hr, physio $100/hr, and OSTEOPATHY $110/hr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thought you'd be thrilled to know! :) “

Manual osteopathy has now higher insurance limit than most other health care services. This is directly related to the amazing service provided by manual osteopaths that make the profession the number one choice of Canadian patients for chronic musculoskeletal pain management. 

Thanks to all manual osteopaths who make me so proud. 

Dr Shawn Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, PhD

President

National Academy of Osteopathy (Canada)

PS. Mateen regularly sees my student, Nazanin Eshgh, DOMP for osteopathic treatments at her Richmond Hill clinic. She used to have chiropractic & massage treatments regularly. However after the first treatment by Nazanin she now only sees her. 

Video: NAO Students Practicing TMJ Techniques

National Academy of Osteopathy students practicing osteopathy TMJ techniques at the York University Heights campus in Toronto.