Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress [Paperback]

R. Michael Gallagher DO (Author), Frederick J. Humphrey II DO (Author), R. Michael Gallagher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2001

Osteopathic medicine is a holistic method of health care that focuses on manipulative treatments to maintain the harmonious balance of the body's interactions. OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: A Reformation in Progress offers a broad-based introduction to the basic tenets of osteopathic medicine, from the roots of osteopathic reformation to its present and future role in primary care medicine. It addresses the problems that the osteopathic profession has faced and continues to face, and offers concrete and proactive recommendations for the future. Both osteopathic practitioners and physicians who practice mainstream medicine can benefit from the theories and practices presented in this intriguing text.

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R Michael Gallagher Vice Dean, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA Frederick J Humphrey

Product Details

• Paperback: 137 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1st edition (January 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443079919
• ISBN-13: 978-0443079917
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,211,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars WOW, just what the doctor ordered!, January 30, 2001

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This review is from: Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress (Paperback)

Osteopathic Medicine: A Reformation in Progress is a long overdue reference for those seeking accurate information about the history and development of the ostoepathic medical profession. It concisely reviews the historical foundations and evolution of osteopathic medicine from a frontier-based medical sect to a full-fledged social movement in American health care.

In a well-written and engaging style, the authors provide the reader with a critical appraisal of where the osteopathic medical profession has been, its past achievements and current challenges, as well as a clear course for its future development. It also explores the dimensions of osteopathic medical education and practice that distinguish DOs from their MD counterparts. The authors review the philosophical foundations that drive the unique osteopathic approach to patient care as well as a critical appraisal of efforts to incorporate osteopathic principles and practice into the broader infrastructure and science of total health care management.

This is book is highly recommended reading for all pre-medical students considering a career in osteopathic medicine, current osteopathic medical students and residents, as well as practicing physicians, and interested lay people. This book will also be of particular interest to medical educators and public health policy-makers who work to further refine and develop a health care system that is compassionate, accessible, evidence-based, integrative, and technologically advanced.