- Hardcover: 1110 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0781734975
- ISBN-13: 978-0781734974
- Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 22.6 x 5.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 463,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Thoroughly revised for its Second Edition, "Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine" is the only comprehensive, current osteopathic text. It provides broad, multidisciplinary coverage of osteopathic considerations in the basic sciences, behavioral sciences, family practice and primary care, and the clinical specialties and demonstrates a wide variety of osteopathic manipulative methods. This edition includes new chapters on biomechanics, microbiology and infectious diseases, health promotion and maintenance, osteopathic psychiatry, emergency medicine, neuromusculoskeletal medicine, rehabilitation, sports medicine, progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures, visceral manipulation, A.T. Still osteopathic methods, treatment of acutely ill hospital patients, somatic dysfunction, clinical research and trials, outcomes research, and biobehavioral interactions with disease and health.
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The first edition of Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine was the only comprehensive, current osteopathic textbook. It provided a multidisciplinary coverage of osteopathic theory and practice in the basic sciences, family and primary care specialisms. Directed towards the undergraduate and practitioner, it demonstrated a wide variety of osteopathic techniques and diagnostic principles. This 2nd edition includes new chapters on:
* biomechanics, microbiology and infectious diseases
* health promotion and maintenance
* osteopathic psychiatry
* emergency medicine
* neuromusculoskeletal medicine
* rehabilitation
* sports medicine
A welcome inclusion are sections that broaden the clinical perspective on what osteopathic intervention can provide. These include progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures, manipulation of the viscera, A.T. Still (classical) osteopathic methods, treatment of acutely ill hospital patients, somatic dysfunction, clinical research and trials, outcomes research and its implications on teaching of osteopathic medicine in an age of evidence based imperatives, and bio-behavioral interactions with disease and health.
This text is unique in its broad sweep of what constitutes the practice of osteopathy in the United States, if not in the United Kingdom. Clearly osteopaths have been unable to penetrate the existing NHS provision for hospitalised patient care in the UK, even after the Osteopaths Act (1993), was effected. Nevertheless this textbook shows the potential benefits for employing the unique approach osteopathic medicine can offer in both primary care as well as other settings.
In its second incarnation, the direction for future editions will continue to provide a complementary medical approach to patient wellbeing. As such it will allow osteopaths to develop their practice whilst the healthcare climate changes, and issues such as revalidation and scope for practice are important considerations.
* biomechanics, microbiology and infectious diseases
* health promotion and maintenance
* osteopathic psychiatry
* emergency medicine
* neuromusculoskeletal medicine
* rehabilitation
* sports medicine
A welcome inclusion are sections that broaden the clinical perspective on what osteopathic intervention can provide. These include progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures, manipulation of the viscera, A.T. Still (classical) osteopathic methods, treatment of acutely ill hospital patients, somatic dysfunction, clinical research and trials, outcomes research and its implications on teaching of osteopathic medicine in an age of evidence based imperatives, and bio-behavioral interactions with disease and health.
This text is unique in its broad sweep of what constitutes the practice of osteopathy in the United States, if not in the United Kingdom. Clearly osteopaths have been unable to penetrate the existing NHS provision for hospitalised patient care in the UK, even after the Osteopaths Act (1993), was effected. Nevertheless this textbook shows the potential benefits for employing the unique approach osteopathic medicine can offer in both primary care as well as other settings.
In its second incarnation, the direction for future editions will continue to provide a complementary medical approach to patient wellbeing. As such it will allow osteopaths to develop their practice whilst the healthcare climate changes, and issues such as revalidation and scope for practice are important considerations.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An improvement
21 Dec 2008
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Foundations 2 is a much better book than Foundations 1. However that doesn't say much. Foundations 1 was basically an overpriced doorstop. Foundations 2 is a better read with significant improvement in writing style and applicability. However it still does not address very significant shortfalls in the original text. Namely that evidenced based applications of OMM and specific osteopathic evaluation techniques in the various specialties are not addressed adequately. The specialties are addressed entirely too theoretically with little real-life doctor applications. It does not flow as a text should but rather sputters and stops only to chug back to life a few pages later sounding in need of a serious oil change. The principle reason this book sells is because it is required by most of the DO schools. Otherwise students would not buy such a Titanic book. Unfortunately the new edition of the book should be out soon (next two to three years) and doubtfully will be much of an improvement.
Foundations 2 is a much better book than Foundations 1. However that doesn't say much. Foundations 1 was basically an overpriced doorstop. Foundations 2 is a better read with significant improvement in writing style and applicability. However it still does not address very significant shortfalls in the original text. Namely that evidenced based applications of OMM and specific osteopathic evaluation techniques in the various specialties are not addressed adequately. The specialties are addressed entirely too theoretically with little real-life doctor applications. It does not flow as a text should but rather sputters and stops only to chug back to life a few pages later sounding in need of a serious oil change. The principle reason this book sells is because it is required by most of the DO schools. Otherwise students would not buy such a Titanic book. Unfortunately the new edition of the book should be out soon (next two to three years) and doubtfully will be much of an improvement.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Comprehensive resource
30 Aug 2008
This book is well worth purchasing. It is very logical and comprehensive. It provides a holistic framework for effective health care regardless of the health practitioners profession.
Very pleased!
6 July 2010
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