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In the evolving landscape of osteopathic medicine, many practitioners find themselves navigating between the structural clarity of biomechanical techniques and the profound depth of cranial or biodynamic osteopathy. Yet, something often feels missing, a bridge, a language, a transition.

Have you ever sensed that something essential was missing in your osteopathic training?

That between the biomechanical techniques and the cranial or biodynamic models, there is a subtle, often unspoken space — a space of precision, clarity, and quiet perception?

This is where Functional Osteopathy steps in.

We are delighted to announce our upcoming course on Functional Osteopathy, designed to illuminate the path between biomechanics and the subtle, philosophical world of osteopathic perception found in cranial and biodynamic traditions.

Why this course matters

Functional osteopathy is not simply a technique, it is a way of listening to the living tissues in their dynamic equilibrium. It bridges the clinical logic of biomechanics and the perceptual refinement of biodynamics. It teaches us to sense not only dysfunction, but the body’s inherent potential for balance.

As transmitted by Dr. William Sutherland and Dr. Wales, this model offers the missing link in osteopathic education, a foundation rooted in health, structure, and perception.

This course will be taught by Werner Van Camp D.O. MSc. Ost., a long-time friend and assistant of Dr. James Jealous and a teacher dedicated to the full spectrum of osteopathy, structural, functional, and biodynamic.

What you will gain

• A clear understanding of how functional techniques act as a bridge between biomechanical correction and biodynamic presence
• Practical testing protocols and perceptual exercises to deepen your diagnostic and therapeutic skills
• Guided training to refine your touch, attention, and clinical listening
• A philosophical integration of the work of Still, Sutherland, and Jealous
• A perceptual experience of Primary Respiration, not as an abstract idea, but as a tangible, clinical reality
• Clinical applications for musculoskeletal, fascial, visceral, and neurological concerns

Whether you are at the beginning of your journey or an experienced practitioner of cranial or biodynamic osteopathy, this course will enrich your practice and reconnect you with the living heart of osteopathy.

This is not just another course.

It’s a return to the foundations, to what you may have always intuited, but never had the space or guidance to explore.

Join us for this first Italian edition, and discover the model that brings it all together.

About the event
The course is taking place from
Thursday 25th till Sunday 28th of September 2025.

There will be a clinic on Saturday.
Treatments are taking place under
supervision of the teacher.
To subscribe a patient for the clinic,
please write a mail to ostbio.fasi@gmail.com

Course hours
Thursday: class starts from 14:00 till 18:30
Friday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:30
Saturday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:30, or clinic day
Sunday: class starts from 9:00 till 13:00

Location

NH Hotel, Via XX Settembre 2, 19124 La Spezia, Italie

Teacher
Werner Van Camp D.O. M.Sc. Ost.

Costs
Course fee: 940,- euro

Coffee, tea, water and a healthy snack during the pauses are included.

Subscription and cancelling policies

Your subscription will be completed by registration.

Cancelling two months before the start of the course, the full amount of the course will be refunded. Cancelling one month before the start of the course, 50% of the course fee will be asked as compensation for cancelling. Cancelling less than a month before the start of the course, the full amount of the course fee will be asked, unless there can be found a replacement.

With love,

Milena, Annelies, Fanny and Werner