Teachings in the Science of Osteopathy

Oseopathy is a science with possibilities as great as the magnitude of the heavens. It is a science dealing with the natural forces of the body. We work as osteopaths with the traditional principle in mind that the tendency in the patient's body is always toward the normal. There is much to discover in the science of osteopathy by working with the forces within that manifest the healing processes. These forces within the patient are greater than any blind force that can safely be brought to bear from without. - William Garner Sutherland, D.O. Front Cover ......Page 1 Dedication ......Page 3 Contents ......Page 8 Illustrations ......Page 9 Forward- Osteopathy in the Cranial Field ......Page 10 Preface ......Page 14 Introduction ......Page 20 1. Obtaining Knowledge versus Information ......Page 28 2. Primary Respiratory Mechanism ......Page 38 3. The Fluctuation of the Cerebrospinal Fluid ......Page 56 4. The Reciprocal Tension Membrane ......Page 64 5. The Motility of the Neural Tube ......Page 76 6. The Articular Mobility of the Cranial Bones and the Involuntary Mobility of the Sacrum ......Page 90 7. The Applied Anatomy of the Human Face ......Page 106 8. "Bent Twigs": Compression of the Condylar Parts of the Occiput ......Page 132 9. Membanous Articular Strains ......Page 144 10. Dysfunction in the Vascular System ......Page 152 11. Entrapment Neuropathy ......Page 164 12. Trauma ......Page 170 13. Diagnosis and Treatment ......Page 176 14. Clinical Experience in the Practice of Osteopathy ......Page 208 15. Osteopathy in General Practice: Some General Techniques ......Page 216 16. Problems of Infancy and Childhood ......Page 242 17. A Toud of the Minnow ......Page 252 Appendix: The Osteopathic Technique of Wm. G. Sutherland, D.O. ......Page 258 Glossary ......Page 310 Bibliography ......Page 316 About the Editor ......Page 318 About the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation, INC. ......Page 320 Index ......Page 322