Y3M1 Osteopathic Theory
· A.T. Still, the founder of Osteopathy, considered the words " Pathos" and "Bone"
· The term "Osteopathy," therefore, is a word chosen to designate a new development in the
science of medicine - ANS-ORIGIN OF THE TERM "OSTEOPATHY"
The first College of osteopathy was established in 1892 and was chartered by the state of
Missouri - ANS-When was the first College of Osteopathy established and where was it
chartered?
Osteopathic diagnosis comprises physical examination of the entire body-skeletal, somatic and
visceral, nervous and glandular, its distinguishing feature being on intensive search for and
study of osteopathic lesion. - ANS-What is Osteopathic diagnosis comprised of?
1. The body produces its own healing substances.
2. Health depends on structural integrity
3. Perverted structure is a fundamental cause of disease. - ANS-THE OSTEOPATHIC
CONCEPT
"In my experience, the sacroiliac lesion causes much tonic tension and many reflex symptoms,
lesions of the feet and of the acromioclavicular joints to a lesser degree" - ANS-What did H. I.
Magoun say about the sacroiliac joint?
Segmentally related tissues: nervous, glandular, vascular, somatic, and visceral tissues. -
ANS-What does the Osteopathic greater lesion include disturbances to?
The bony lesion is the lesion presenting a deviation in the bony alignment. It is usually of
traumatic origin. - ANS-What is a bony lesion?
1. Any alteration in the normal position or excursion of the bony tissues of a spinal joint
2. Any alteration in the normal function of the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, nerves,
capillaries, nerve centers, and ganglia) of a joint, which causes or is caused by, local or remote
tissue disturbances. - ANS-By the term "osteopathic spinal lesion" is meant
This term spinal lesion or spinal joint lesion refers to lesion pathology between adjacent
vertebrae, or between a vertebra and the occiput, the pelvis, or a rib. - ANS-What does the term
spinal lesion or spinal joint lesion refer to?
The term articular lesion refers to lesion pathology in one of the several articulations within a
spinal joint. - ANS-What does the term articular lesion refer to?
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