Health, Medicine, Osteopathy, Practices and Principles
- Brief discussion by a registered British practitioner describes the technique, its underlying principles, and who may benefit from it.
- General resource providing information for students, graduates and patients. It covers the history of the profession, education, journals, links and a database of registered practitioners.
- New England Journal of Medicine article suggests that manual medicine may be just as good or better than medication for some types of low back pain.
- Official publication of the American Osteopathic Association, contains orginal research, case studies, and historical reprints from its archives.
- Short discussion of major principles, provided by the Tucson, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Foundation.
- Article about OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment).
- Includes key definitions and discussion of principles and practices, sponsored by the Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
- Official news magazine of the American Osteopathic Association. On-line version contains full-text articles.
- Contains a description of the profession in the U.S., including cranial therapy.
- Frequently asked questions are answered by two D.O.'s and a medical student, sponsored by the Student Doctor Network.
- The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal features research and review articles on manual medicine.
- Brief discussions of cranial and visceral approaches, lymphatic pump, muscle energy, counterstrain, and myofascial and somatoemotional release.
- History of the profession as a reform movement in the American medical establishment from its founding in Kirksville, Missouri and the original American School of Osteopathy.
- Presentation by the American Osteopathic Association, written for patients.
- Discussion of diagnosis of four major syndromes, presented by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
- How a Doctor of Osteopathy diagnoses and treats back pain, by Spine-health.com.
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