Osteopathic Medicine

When you have adjusted the physical to its normal demands. Nature supplies the remainder - Dr Andrew Taylor Still, Founder of Osteopathy

Osteopathic Medicine
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History of Osteopathy


In 1874, while a physician on the Missouri frontier, Andrew Taylor Still discovered that he had the ability to put his hands on people and change their physiology.

Many influences converged to shape Dr. Still’s evolution: He apprenticed as a physician at his fathers side, and was a Hospital Steward and Scout Surgeon during the Civil War. He lived in relationship with the Shawnee, who actualized a deep reverence for the wisdom of nature. Other influences included Methodism, Magnetic Healing, Bone Setting, Evolution Theory, and Spiritualism.

Dr. Still’s interest was to enhance nature’s own ability to heal. He realized that the human body was potentially perfect in…

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 History of Osteopathy

In 1874, while a physician on the Missouri frontier, Andrew Taylor Still discovered that he had the ability to put his hands on people and change their physiology.

The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine

Our mission is to preserve and promote the history and tenets of osteopathy through collections and research to a global audience.

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