Project Gutenberg 2025-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 197 McConnell, Carl Philip 1874 1939 McConnell, Carl P. Teall, Charles Clayton 1863 1937 The practice of osteopathy Fourth edition $aKirksville :$bJournal Printing Co., $c1920. Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Practice of Osteopathy" by Carl Philip McConnell and Charles Clayton Teall is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work serves as a comprehensive textbook on osteopathic medicine, providing both foundational theory and practical instruction for students and practitioners in the field. Its primary focus is the explanation, diagnosis, and treatment of disease according to osteopathic principles, particularly emphasizing anatomical causes and manual correction over pharmaceutical or primarily surgical interventions. The opening of this work introduces the philosophy and historical context of osteopathy, highlighting Andrew Taylor Still as the founder and his revolutionary departure from conventional medicine. The authors stress that osteopathy is defined by its unique approach to the causes of disease—specifically the identification and correction of structural lesions (malalignments and dysfunctions in bones, muscles, ligaments, and other tissues) believed to impede nerve and blood flow, thus leading to illness. The text details the types of lesions, their etiological significance, and their systemic impact, setting the stage for how osteopaths diagnose through meticulous physical examination, particularly of the spine and related musculoskeletal structures. The beginning also establishes the rigorous diagnostic and philosophical distinctions between osteopathy and other forms of manual therapy or drug-based medicine, positioning it as an integrative, holistic discipline grounded in anatomy, physiology, and respect for the body's natural healing capabilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/practiceofosteo00mcco/page/n7/mode/2up 20210407134307mcconnell 1920 US Reading ease score: 53.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Osteopathic medicine RZ Text Category: How To ... Category: Health & Medicine 2394929 2025-06-30T04:40:25.318712 text/html 2329254 2025-03-23T16:40:19 text/html 1420813 2025-06-30T04:40:55.339111 application/epub+zip 1432298 2025-06-30T04:40:30.833718 application/epub+zip 991598 2025-06-30T04:40:28.066712 application/epub+zip 2084221 2025-06-30T04:41:12.187046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1934371 2025-06-30T04:40:51.339156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2118246 2025-06-30T04:40:19.398791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2098278 2025-03-23T16:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16140 2025-06-30T04:41:12.366007 application/rdf+xml 11285 2025-06-30T04:40:28.420702 image/jpeg 2287 2025-06-30T04:40:28.243726 image/jpeg 1339137 2025-06-30T04:40:25.499728 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog