For the first time a 60-person team of internationally renowned editors and authors presents a
textbook of osteopathic medicine that is oriented towards clinical symptoms. Introductory
chapters on history philosophy and the spread of osteopathy are followed by a presentation of
its scientific basis that clearly demonstrates how firmly osteopathy is rooted in science.
Further chapters cover osteopathic research diagnosis and principles of treatment. Two parts
on therapeutic strategies in osteopathic practice form the core of this book. The first is
divided into regions of the body the second into clinical specialties that offer opportunities
for osteopathic treatment. In both clinical parts osteopathic therapy is presented in the
entirety in which it is actually practiced - without the common but artificial separation of
parietal visceral and craniosacral treatment. First the clinical symptom is explained from a
medical perspective then the osteopathic perspective and and treatment is presented. Thus the
title is not only suitable for conveying a profound understanding of osteopaths in training be
they doctors or non-medical practitioners but also as a clinical reference of osteopathic
medicine for everyday treatment.
