This insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices of Osteopathy - in so doing, he reveals the history behind the treatment.
More curiously, Still also appends a chapter on earwax - a useful substance which he held in high regard as the example of nature never making anything in vain..
The functions of the organs are discussed, and their behavior when confronted with sickness and fever detailed.
Chapters of this book are devoted to regions of the body which Still holds to be significant to osteopathy.
Still\'s attitude to human maladies and disease.
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We learn how processes of the body involving the bones, organs, blood and nerves interact - these processes form pillars of A.
Descriptions of treatment inclusive of case studies make this text a valuable document in the history of osteopathy.
By explaining the fundamental reasoning behind osteopathic procedure, Still offers readers a blueprint of his own medical practice.
This insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices of Osteopathy - in so doing, he reveals the history behind the treatment