Osteopathic Medicine
When you have adjusted the physical to its normal demands. Nature supplies the remainder - Dr Andrew Taylor Still, Founder of Osteopathy
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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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A Brief History of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic medicine is a distinctive form of medical care founded on the philosophy that all body systems are interrelated and dependent upon one another for good health.
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An Historical Perspective on Principles of Osteopathy
Inconsistencies and other differences between existing sets of osteopathic principles–and the resulting difficulties in comparing and contrasting these principles and in developing new principles–necessitate the creation and preservation of an historical record of their development.
Andrew Taylor Still and the birth of osteopathy (Baldwin, Kansas, USA, 1855)
I conducted an in-depth study of the birth of osteopathy and of the ideological and cultural influences that shaped this doctrine
Osteopathic medicine: 125 years of history
The distinctive osteopathic philosophy of the whole-person approach and preventive care continues to grow 125 years after its founding.
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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.
