Osteopathic_History

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Osteopathic History & Philosophy

Founder, A. T. Still, M.D.


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Osteopathic History

Abraham Still


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Andrew Taylor Stillhunter farmer soldier doctor inventor grave robber individual


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A.T. Still born 1828 Jonesboro, Virginia1852-3 scout surgeon in the civil war

had a successful practice in regularmedicine for years1864 three of his children died of

meningitis; brother hooked on morphineAt that point he decided there had to besomething better


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John Martin Littlejohn, D.O., M.D.

1865 - 1947Treated by AT Still in 1897Started ASO training in 1898

Graduated in 1900Founded Chicago School of

Osteopathy in 1900Visited Europe in 1903 to discuss

possibility of opening a school in EnglandMoved to England in 1913Began the BSO in 1917


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Early Techniques taught and

usedStills philosophical basesgeneralizedspecificdirectindirect

articular soft tissuelymphatics


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Three Principle Philosophies of

Osteopathy

The body is a unitStructure e uals functionThe body possesses its own

mechanisms for repair and to restorehealth


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Early Researchers

L ouisa Burns D.O.Wilber Cole D.O.John Stedman Denslow D.O.

Irvin M. orr Ph.D.


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Second wave of techniques

1918-1950

strap techni ueChapmans reflexescranial concepts

post-isometric relaxation


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More Recent Advances

Osteopathy in the cranial fieldfacilitated positional releaseligamentous articular releasefunctional

muscle energycounterstrainvisceral


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OriginsStarting in 1 63, the Dallas OsteopathicStudy Group led by osteopathic physicianssuch as Drs. Alan and Rollin Becker, andDr. Robert Fulford decided to study, andexpand on such indirect techni ues


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Modern Researchers

il er ole . .John ted an enslo . .Ir in Korr h. .

iola r ann . .John U led er . .others


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