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Andrew Taylor Still lost confidence and hope in the medical therapies of his day after three of his children died of meningitis in 1864. Still developed a philosophy of osteopathy that was holistic, naturalistic, and emphasized health rather than disease. This book tells us about Still's family, and the communities he lived in.
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"Trowbridge's book is a very interesting discussion of late-nineteenth-century evolutionary thought and the impact of this thought upon American medicine. Still certainly ranks as one of the least-known and original scientific thinkers of the late nineteenth century." -- Pamela Riney-Kehrberg "Journal of the West"
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Andrew Taylor Still lost confidence and hope in the medical therapies of his day after three of his children died of meningitis in 1864. He became obsessed with finding the cause and the cure for disease. Still developed a philosophy of osteopathy that was holistic, naturalistic, and emphasized health rather than disease. He shunned drugs, and used a manipulative therapy designed to release the healing powers of nature. After years of thought, study, and experimentation, Still opened the American School of Osteopathy in 1892 in Kirksville, Missouri, far removed from the medical centres of traditional medicine.Author Carol Trowbridge tells us about Still's family, the communities he lived in, and the events that shaped him. She helps us understand this eccentric medical pioneer who was never fully accepted by his peers, but whose holistic methods are now considered the cutting edge of medicine today. He leaves a legacy of patient-centred care that impacts providers and patients around the world.
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- PublisherTruman State University Press
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1931112789
- ISBN 13 9781931112789
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages232
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Soft cover. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrated. A biography of the founder of osteopathic medicine. The author has scrutinized hundreds of letters and other materials in Still's handwriting plus hundreds of documents of that time. From this has come a biography that reveals new and important facts of Still's life. The late eminent medical historian, John Ellis of Lehigh University stated that this biography, "makes an important and significant contribution to the history of American medicine. This eccentric medical pioneer was never fully accepted by his peers but his holistic methods are now considered the cutting edge of medicine today. He leaves a legacy of patient-centered that impacts providers and patients around the world. (sbc). Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1709501832099
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