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Starting With Babies

  1. Main Course Area

    9 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Course Outline
    3. Intake and Health History
    4. Part 1
    5. Part 2
    6. Part 3 - Enhanced Learning Webinar
    7. IJOM Articles - Safeguarding Children in Osteopathy Practice
    8. IJOM - Positional Plagiocephaly Article (Italy)
    9. Self-Assessment Tool: Safety, Confidence and Calm

  2. Quiz & Sneak Peeks

    7 lessons
    1. Quiz
    2. Birth Injuries with Dr. Dustin Costescu SNEAK PEEK
    3. Treating the Infant Cranium SNEAK PEEK
    4. Tethered Oral Tissues SNEAK PEEK
    5. Intra Oral Treatment SNEAK PEEK
    6. Infant Reflexes SNEAK PEEK
    7. Certificate of completion - how to get it

Birth and its Injuries

  1. Course Introduction

    5 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Welcome to the Course
    3. About Your Instructor
    4. Course Outline
    5. About Dr. Dustin Costescu

  2. The Bony Pelvis & Normal Birth

    8 lessons
    1. Anatomy and Structural Relationships
    2. Variations in Anatomy: Structure and Function
    3. The Cervix
    4. The Normal Birth
    5. Stages of labour and pushing, briefly explained by Dr. Dustin
    6. The Normal Birth Forces
    7. Forces as described by Dr. Dustin
    8. Predicting how a birth may go, by Dr. Dustin

  3. Complications and Their Impacts on Baby and Mum

    9 lessons
    1. Things That Complicate Birth
    2. Malpositions
    3. Malpresentations
    4. Some insight on occiput posterior births, by Dr. Dustin
    5. Different fetal presentations as explained by Dr. Dustin
    6. Breech Babies
    7. External Cephalic Versions - a medical procedure explained by Dr. D
    8. How OBs determine when to move to a medical intervention
    9. Drops in fetal heart rate make medical interventions a necessity

  4. Medical Interventions

    9 lessons
    1. Forceps
    2. Ventouse (Vacuum) Extractions
    3. Comments about forceps & vacuums from the doctor himself
    4. Dr. Dustin: Choosing which medical intervention to use
    5. Cesarean Sections
    6. How C-section incisions are made, by Dr. Dustin
    7. Moving from C-sections to inductions. Dr. Dustin explains why.

    1. Birth Trauma

      1. Midwives in the hospital setting, from an OB's point of view
      2. Birth Injuries and Uterine-Lie Problems

  5. Course Recap & Clinical Application

    7 lessons
    1. Clinical Application & Technique (24 mins)
    2. Wrapping Things Up, Goodbye from Dr. Costescu and me!
    3. Parting words and encouragement from Joanne
    4. Intake and Birth History Form
    5. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues
    6. IJOM - Positional Plagiocephaly Article (Italy)
    7. Certificate of completion - how to get it

Treating the Infant Cranium

  1. Main Course Area

    9 lessons
    1. Certificate instructions
    2. Course Outline
    3. Intake and History Video from the Birth Injuries Course
    4. Red Flags, Legal Considerations & Tips
    5. Part 1 - 36 mins - Anatomy, Birth, Cranial Conditions, Helmets
    6. Part 2 - 23 mins - Positions, Landmarking, Palpation, Case Studies
    7. Part 3 - 25 mins - Gallery Questions, Oral Cavity, Ties, Upper Airway, Treatment Tips
    8. Part 4 - 56 mins - Applying Physical & Energetic Methods + Clinical Reasoning
    9. Part 5 - Treating the Cranium, Start to Finish - 24 mins

  2. Quizzes, Resources, Research, Certificate Information

    8 lessons
    1. Infant Cranium Quiz #1
    2. Infant Cranium Quiz #2
    3. Infant Cranium Quiz #3
    4. Congratulations!
    5. Certificate information - IMPORTANT!
    6. Resources
    7. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues
    8. IJOM - Positional Plagiocephaly Article (Italy)

Tethered Oral Tissues

  1. Course Introduction

    3 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Welcome to TOTS
    3. Course Outline

  2. Anatomy and Physiology

    5 lessons
    1. The Infra-Hyoids
    2. The Supra-Hyoids
    3. The Tongue
    4. Quiz
    5. Reference Materials

  3. Tethered Oral Tissues

    8 lessons
    1. Buccal Ties
    2. Restricted Labial Frenulums
    3. Lip-Ties: a Summary
    4. Why worry about the tongue? -- Dr. Johal
    5. Tongue-Tie: Definitions and Complications
    6. Assessment Tool for Ankyloglossia
    7. Signs of Ankyloglossia
    8. Assessing ankyloglossia in adults by Dr. Johal

  4. Surgical Releases

    6 lessons
    1. What tissue is surgically released?
    2. Goals of a Tongue-Tie Release
    3. Best Timing for Release Procedures
    4. Post Surgery Results
    5. Lactation Support and Lactation Consultants
    6. Frenectomy Failures - A Summary

  5. Oral Tissue Stretches

    4 lessons
    1. Post-frenectomy care explained by Dr. Johal
    2. Pre-Op and Post-Op Stretches
    3. Sublingual Stretches
    4. Mid-point Quiz

  6. Considerations for osteopathic treatment

    8 lessons
    1. What is Restricting the Tongue?
    2. Avoiding Surgery?
    3. Treatment Timing
    4. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues

    1. Implications of Poor Oral Function on Child Development

      1. Best breast feeding mechanics by Dr. Johal
      2. Breastfeeding is Best for Optimal Cranial Development
      3. Outcomes of Improper Oro-Facial Development
      4. Sleep Apnea and Mouth Breathing

  7. The Role of Osteopathy

    6 lessons
    1. Health History & Intake
    2. Mechanisms of Birth Injury
    3. Demonstration Video
    4. Positions, handling, palpation and landmarking
    5. Oral Cavity Assessment
    6. Intra-Oral Treatment & Latch and Jaw Dysfunction

  8. Advanced Learning

    3 lessons
    1. Advanced Skills Tutorial (1.5 hours)
    2. Course Conclusion
    3. Certificate Information

Intra Oral Treatment

  1. Course Introduction

    8 lessons
    1. Welcome to the Course
    2. Please read before starting
    3. Course Introduction
    4. Course Outline
    5. Are OMPs allowed to work inside the mouth?
    6. Why should we do intra-oral work?
    7. Self-Evaluation Quiz
    8. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues

  2. Anatomy, TOTS, and Intra-Oral Work

    10 lessons
    1. Anatomy and Relevant Structures
    2. The Tongue
    3. Maxilla & Hard Palate
    4. Tethered Oral Tissue Staging
    5. Assessment/Treatment Framework
    6. Gloves and Positioning
    7. Communicating with Parents
    8. Going In!
    9. Soft Tissue Treatment
    10. Tongue-tie Video

  3. Case Studies

    6 lessons
    1. Olivia
    2. Boyd
    3. Adalynn
    4. Chloe
    5. Garrison
    6. Mia

  4. Referring Out

    5 lessons
    1. Release Providers and How They Work
    2. When to refer out
    3. More Parent Communication
    4. Treatment Scheduling
    5. IJOM Article on communicating with physicians

  5. Advanced Skill Development

    5 lessons
    1. Advanced Skills Tutorial (1.5 hours)
    2. Final Self Assessment Quiz
    3. Congratulations
    4. Certificate of Completion
    5. Resources

Infant Latch, the Jaw & Tongue

  1. Course Introduction

    3 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Welcome to Infant Latch, the Jaw & Tongue
    3. Course Outline

  2. Main Course Area

    3 lessons
    1. "Red Flags" - Referring out to a medical professional
    2. Infant Latch, the Jaw and Tongue: Secrets of Oral Dysfunction
    3. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues

  3. Sneak Peaks

    5 lessons
    1. Birth Injuries with Dr. Dustin Costescu, OBGYN
    2. Starting With Babies
    3. Treating the Infant Cranium
    4. Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS)
    5. Intra Oral Treatment

  4. Quiz Area

    1 lesson
    1. Infant Latch Problems

  5. Course Conclusion

    3 lessons
    1. Congratulations!
    2. A personal message of appreciation.
    3. Certificate of Completion