An osteopathic approach to diagnosis and treatment, 3d ed.RZ341 2004-015188 0-7817-4293-5 An osteopathic os·te·op·a·thy n. A system of medicine based on the theory that disturbances in the musculoskeletal system affect other bodily parts, causing many disorders that can be corrected by various manipulative techniques in conjunction with conventional approach to diagnosis and treatment, 3d ed. Title main entry. Ed. by Eileen L. DiGiovanna et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2005 707 p. $79.95 Illustrated throughout with b & w clinical photographs and drawings, this resource for students and practitioners contains 118 concise chapters covering the osteopathic approach to diagnosis and treatment. Introductory chapters discuss the history and philosophy of osteopathy osteopathy (ŏstēŏp`əthē), practice of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles. This school of medicine, founded by A. T. and provide information on basic techniques such as palpation palpation /pal·pa·tion/ (pal-pa´shun) the act of feeling with the hand; the application of the fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body for the purpose of determining the condition of the parts beneath in physical diagnosis. . The main part of the volume is divided into sections corresponding to various areas of the body, followed a section devoted to systemic systemic /sys·tem·ic/ (sis-tem´ik) pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole. sys·tem·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to a system. 2. considerations. The third edition concludes with a new chapter on writing prescriptions for osteopathic manipulation. The editors are affiliated with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) is an osteopathic medical institution located in Old Westbury, Long Island, NY. Established in 1977, NYCOM is a fully accredited medical institution that boasts a long list of rotational sites for its medical students. . |
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