Kazakhstan Osteopathic Association
A professional association of doctors engaged in the development, regulation and integration of osteopathy into the healthcare system of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Goals and objectives
- developing osteopathy as a medical specialty
- raising the professional level of doctors
- protecting the professional and legal interests of Association members
- participating in the development of regulatory and methodological documents
- establishing ethical and professional standards
about the association
About the Kazakhstan Osteopathic Association
The Kazakhstan Osteopathic Association was created to consolidate the professional community of osteopathic doctors and to systematically develop osteopathy in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Association serves as a platform for professional dialogue, exchange of clinical experience, development of education, and the formation of a unified approach to osteopathic practice.
We consistently uphold the medical nature of osteopathy, the necessity of medical education, and compliance with patient safety standards.
Association Council
The Association is governed by a Council comprising doctors and experts with many years of clinical and organizational experience in healthcare.
Our partners
KOA collaborates with the Association of Osteopaths of Russia, the Register of Osteopaths of Russia, and the Association of Osteopaths of the Kyrgyz Republic, of which we are co-founders.
At the international level, KOA is an official member-partner of the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA), which represents the interests of osteopathy at the WHO and unites 73 organizations and over 120,000 specialists from five continents.
In our work, we follow the standards of the AOA — the American Osteopathic Association, the globally recognized benchmark of the profession, with whom a formal partnership is currently in progress. We are building a profession with a world-class name.
Osteopathy
Osteopathy — is a clinical field of medicine based on knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and neurophysiology, using manual methods of diagnosis and treatment.
An osteopath views the body as a single whole, where every structure — muscles, bones, organs, blood vessels and the nervous system — is interconnected.
The osteopath’s task is to find and eliminate the root cause of a disorder, helping the body restore its natural balance and capacity for self-healing.
Osteopathy views the body as a single functional system and aims to restore the balance between the structures and functions of the body.
Osteopathic methods are applied in comprehensive medical care, prevention, rehabilitation and treatment of functional disorders.
Main areas of osteopathy
- work with the musculoskeletal system
- neurological and pain syndromes
- rehabilitation after injuries and surgeries
- care for patients of different age groups
Advantages of the osteopathic approach
- an individual approach to each patient
- non-invasive methods
- a focus on causes, not only symptoms
- high safety when medical standards are observed
Education and professional development
The Kazakhstan Osteopathic Association supports the development of medical education in the field of osteopathy and cooperates with educational organizations that run physician training programs.
Training at the Kazakhstan Institute of Osteopathic Medicine is aimed at doctors with higher medical education and complies with international approaches to training osteopaths.
- developing educational programs
- holding seminars and master classes
- exchanging international experience
- improving the qualifications of practicing doctors
- participation in a professional community
- access to educational and scientific events
- information and expert support
- representation of doctors’ interests at the institutional level
- the charter and regulations of the Association
- minutes and reports
- official letters and press releases
- regulatory and legislative materials related to osteopathy
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