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The History of Osteopathy

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The History of Osteopathy

 Its Discovery, Early Contributors, Division, and Philosophical Evolution 

 Becoming a proficient osteopathic practitioner is a lifelong process. Although many components will contribute to one’s development, a key element in becoming a capable and respected practitioner is the ability to think for yourself and to do so in a critical manner. The ability to think critically emanates from the assimilation of information into knowledge. In an osteopathic education, the process of incorporating information is derived not only from the biological and physical sciences, but also from a study of the humanities—including history and philosophy. Reasoning critically, as it relates to osteopathic practice, helps to develop hands on-skills, inform clinical decision making, and enrich the patient-practitioner rapport. Critical thinking is derived from the ownership of that knowledge and is applied using common sense.


Practicing Osteopathy without an understanding of osteopathic history and philosophy would be similar to someone who wanted to become a Circuit Rider Preacher of Pioneer times, but who had never read the Bible or had prior religious training. History gives perspective and context to one’s field of endeavor. Philosophy helps to develop the ownership of one’s thoughts. A preacher who hasn’t read the Bible is neither inspiring nor believable.

In a colourful and informative manner, this course will provide the most pertinent details of osteopathic history and the foundations of its philosophy, enhancing the process of mastering Osteopathy versus the common scenario of practitioners imitating misunderstood techniques, and frequent use of often distorted phrases without the ownership of the original intended meaning. By attending this seminar you’ll find out why you were afforded the opportunity to become a member of the Osteopathic Tradition and how you can maximize that prospect. 

Topics covered

  • Using historical method to distinguish an historical fact from a probability or possibility.
  • Recognizing the leading osteopathic historians and history resources.
  • Essentials of studying systems in the context of their environments.
  • Biographies of Still, Littlejohn, and Sutherland.
  • Still’s writings and development of Osteopathy as they relate to national issues of his time, including several wars fought in the US, slavery, Andrew Carnegie, the Industrial Revolution, the railroad expansion, the Indian Relocation Act, the Missouri Compromise, poetry, spiritualism, and much more.
  • The influence of medicine and medical therapeutics on Still’s development of osteopathy, including heroic medicine, magnetic healing, massage, bone setting, and medical democracy.
  • Still’s practical approach with respect to bones, organs, mesenteries, fluids, fascia, and nerves.
  • The influential friends that kept Still in Kirksville.
  • The history of the American School of Osteopathy from its 1892 inception until 1900.
  • The growth and waning of osteopathy’s popularity in Kirksville.
  • The Flexner Report
  • The competition among schools of osteopathy that led to DO/MD training equivalency.
  • The political battles between orthodox medicine and osteopathy and between the two osteopathic factions, broad-based and lesion-based osteopaths.
  • The California Merger.
  • The proper chronology of osteopathy’s and chiropractic’s founding.
  • Brief history of osteopathic origins in England, and France.
  • The deeper meaning behind the phrase,  find it, fix it, and leave it alone.
  • The history of osteopathic principles.
  • Thoughts on osteopathic philosophy.

Publications

Self-Authored Books:

 Still’s Fascia: Pähl, Germany: Jolandos. (2007)
Available at http://www.jolandos.com

Stills Faszienkonzepte: Eine Biografie üder den Entdecker der Osteopathie Pähl, Germany: Jolandos. (2006)  http://www.jolandos.de

JOURNEYMAN

 William Garner Sutherland

 Journeyman: William Garner Sutherland, The Formative Years (1873-1900) 

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

An Historical Perspective on Principles of Osteopathy. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2013, Vol 16, p.3-10 http://www.journalofosteopathicmedicine.com/article/S1746-0689(12)00075-2/fulltext


Quoting A.T. Still with Rigor: An Academic and Historical Review. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. Vol 112 No 6 June 2012, p.366-373 

http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2094584

Article Contributions:

 Sutherland’s Signature: The AAO Journal. Vol.21 #3, September (2011). p.25-29.


Des ornières populaires: Le fascia revisité: Thinking a Review of the Sutherland Cranial Academy of Belgium. Vol. 12, January (2011). p.18-19


Popular Ruts: Fascia Revisited: Reprinted in Osteopathy Today: Part 1, Vol. 17, #1. February (2011), p.12-13. Part 2, Vol. 17, # 2. March (2011) p.22-23.


Basic Principles of Osteopathy: According to A.T. Still. Osteopathy Today: The news and practice 

journal of the British Osteopathic Association. Vol. 13, #11. December/January 2007/8. p.14-15 


Stills Faszienkonzept: DO Deutsche Zeitschrift f fürOsteopathie. Hippokrates Vol.1, January, (2004) p.7-9

Book Chapters:

 

Andrew Taylor Still and Women’s Health Issues. In K. H. Riedl & A. Schleupen (Eds.), Osteopathie für die Frau. München: Elsevier GmbH, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Lektorat Komplementäre und Integrative Medizin. (2010)


Andrew Taylor Still, More than Just Bones. In T. Liem, P. Sommerfeld & P. Whurl (Eds.), Theorien osteopathischen Dendens und Handelns (Philosophische Konzepte der Osteopathie – Theories of Osteopathic Thinking): Hippokrates Verlag. 2008


Fascial concepts in osteopathic history. In Torsten Liem, Paolo Tozzi, and Anthony G. Chila (Eds.), Fascia in the Osteopathic Field. Edinburgh : Handspring Publishing. 2017.


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