Product Description

This is the first textbook on osteopathic medicine to complement the dominant ′medical′ model of education. Drawing from the achievements and ideas of the past as well as present–day practice, it provides an organic yet scientific approach that is uniquely osteopathic.

Using the work of its founder, Dr Andrew Taylor Still, and the philosophy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, McKone shows how true osteopathy is a philosophy, leading to principles and ultimately to a unique form of treatment.

This style of thinking brings the philosophy, principles and clinical practice to life for the student and qualified practitioner. Anatomy, physiology, signs and symptoms all merge at the point of treatment. Students and practitioners will find this book invaluable as it will allow them to bring together all their osteopathic training into a coherent osteopathic system of practice.

Walter Llewellyn McKone is an author, lecturer and practitioner in osteopathic medicine. This includes the osteopathic areas of health care, sports medicine, manipulative medicine and child care at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers′ Association (US), American Academy of Psychology, Scientific and Medical Network (UK), Geologists′ Association (UK) and is a researcher in Goethian centred medicine.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #476330 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-11
• Released on: 2001-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Review
“This is a very interesting book that provokes thought and gives depth to practising osteopathy….well worth a read.”
Osteopath

From the Back Cover
This is the first textbook on osteopathic medicine to complement the dominant ′medical′ model of education. Drawing from the achievements and ideas of the past as well as present–day practice, it provides an organic yet scientific approach which is uniquely osteopathic. Using the work of its founder, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, and the philosophy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, McKone shows how true osteopathy is a philosophy, leading to principles and ultimately to a unique form of treatment.

This style of thinking brings the philosophy, principles and clinical practice to life for the student and qualified practitioner. Anatomy, physiology, signs and symptoms all merge at the point of treatment. Students and practitioners will find this book invaluable as it will allow them to bring together all their osteopathic training into a coherent osteopathic system of practice.

Key features:

• The first book to demonstrate and distinguish between what is and what is not osteopathic


• Takes an organic and humanistic approach, fundamental to osteopathy


• An essential resource for anyone training, practising or interested in osteopathy, regardless of their college or school


• Provides a clear foundation, complementing the structured learning of students – something they have not had up until now
  

About the Author
Walter Llewellyn McKone is an author, lecturer and practitioner in osteopathic medicine. This includes the osteopathic areas of health care, sports medicine, manipulative medicine and child care at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers′ Association (US), American Academy of Psychology, Scientific and Medical Network (UK), Geologists′ Association (UK) and is a researcher in Goethian centred medicine.

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for Osteopaths
In my work as a Senior Clinical Tutor at the British School of Osteopathy, and as an Examiner of Clinical Competence of practicing UK Osteopaths for The General Osteopathic Council, I am sometimes asked, 'what are your views on continuing professional development for osteopaths?' I can now answer this question. I can not think of a single UK osteopath who would not enjoy and benefit from reading this book. Many of the experiences I have had in practice, that I have been unable to verbalise to my students are clearly explained in this book. In my opinion this text should be compulsory reading for all UK Osteopathic undergraduates.
The range of concepts covered is broad (as it would have to be, to explain osteopathic practice). The following gives just a few examples from the contents. It includes chapters on philosophy and form and function (in which a phenomenological model of health is compared with science), principles (a brief chapter that may help to unite the profession), an excellent section on the nervous system (which, unlike many texts, explains how the nervous system functions as a whole, with good use of diagrams), psychology (in which the concept of 'bond' is made explicit), health and disease (germ theory is critiqued), pathology (the osteopathic lesion is discussed) and finally all are brought to life in a section on practice.

Readers should appreciate that like the founder of Osteopathy, the author does not describe osteopathic technique, but provides a conceptual guide for the practicing osteopath.

The book is well written, and well thought out. Clearly representing a life time of research and practice in to what makes Osteopathy a unique and valuable health care practice. (Which saves the rest of us the effort!) The ideas are extraodinarily well referenced, drawing on a multitude of sources and do not prioritise any one 'school' of thought. Many quotes bring colour (and gore) to the reader. This book stimulates interest, horror, compassion and enthusiasm, in the reader.