Contents

Chapter 1. Osteopathic Philosophy (Seffinger, King, Ward, Jones, Rogers, Patterson)
Chapter 2. Major Events in Osteopathic History (Peterson)
Chapter 3. Osteopathic Education and Regulation (Bates)
Chapter 4. International Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy (Carreiro, Fossum)
Chapter 5. Introduction: The Body in Osteopathic Medicine – the Five Models of
Chapter 6. The Concepts of Anatomy (Towns, Falls)
Chapter 7. The Fascial Systems of the Body (Willard, Fossum, Standley)
Chapter 8. Biomechanics (Wells)
Chapter 9. Somatic Dysfunction, Spinal Facilitation, and Viscerosomatic Integration (Patterson)
Chapter 10. Autonomic Nervous System (Willard)
Chapter 11. Physiological Rhythms/Oscillations (Glonek, Sergueef, Nelson)
Chapter 12. Anatomy and Physiology of the Lymphatic System (Ettlinger, Willard)
Chapter 13. Mechanics of Respiration (Willard)
Chapter 14. Touch (Willard, Jerome, Elkiss)
Chapter 15. Nociception and Pain: The Essence of Pain Lies Mainly in the Brain (Willard, Jerome)
Chapter 16. Chronic Pain Management (Elkiss, Jerome)
Chapter 17. Psychoneuroimmunology – Basic Mechanisms (Jerome)
Chapter 18: Psychoneuroimmunology – Stress Management (Jerome, Osborn)
Chapter 19. Life Stages – Basic Mechanisms (Magen, Ley, Wagenaar, Scheinthal)
Chapter 20. The Initial Encounter (Rogers)
Chapter 21. Public Health Aspects (Aguwa)
Chapter 22. Musculoskeletal Component (Gilliar)
Chapter 23. Environmental Issues (Nevins)
Chapter 24. Osteopathic Medicine within the Spectrum of Allopathic Medicine and Alternative Therapies (McPartland)
Chapter 25. Clinical Decision Making (Cain)
Chapter 26. Professionalism (Hortos, Wilson)
Chapter 27. Mind-Body Medicine (Schubiner)
Chapter 28. Spirituality and Health Care (Rogers)
Chapter 29. Patient-Centered Model (Butler)
Chapter 30. Health Promotion and Maintenance (Osborn, Jerome, Bledsoe, Dutrow)
Chapter 31. End of Life Care (Nichols)
Chapter 32. Evidence-Based Medicine (Cardarelli, Sanderson)
Chapter 33. Palpatory Examination (Ehrenfeuchter, Kappler)
Chapter 34. Screening Osteopathic Structural Examination (Ehrenfeuchter)
Chapter 35. Segmental Motion Testing (Ehrenfeuchter)
Chapter 36. Postural Considerations in Osteopathic Diagnosis and Treatment (Kuchera)
Chapter 37. Head and Suboccipital Region (Heinking, Kappler, Ramey)
Chapter 38. Cervical Region (Heinking, Kappler)
Chapter 39. Thoracic Region and Rib Cage (Hruby)
Chapter 40. Lumbar Region (Heinking)
Chapter 41. Pelvis and Sacrum (Heinking, Kappler)
Chapter 42: Lower Extremities (Kuchera)
Chapter 43. Upper Extremities (Heinking)
Chapter 44. Abdominal Region (Hruby)
Chapter 45. Thrust (High Velocity/Low Amplitude) Approach (Hohner); “The Pop” (Cymet)
Chapter 46. Muscle Energy Approach (Ehrenfeuchter)
Chapter 47. Myofascial Release Approach (O’Connell)
Chapter 48. Osteopathy in the Cranial Field (King)
Chapter 49. Strain and Counterstrain Approach (Glover, Rennie)
Chapter 50. Soft Tissue/Articulatory Approach (Ehrenfeuchter)
Chapter 51. Lymphatics Approach (Kuchera)
Chapter 52. Representative Models
Chapter 53. Elderly Patient with Dementia (Bates, Gugliucci)
Chapter 54. Uncontrolled Asthma (Morelli, Sanchez)
Chapter 55. Adult with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease (Kaufman)
Chapter 56. Adult with Chronic Pain and Depression(Kuchera, Jerome)
Chapter 57. Dizziness (Shaw, Shaw)
Chapter 58. Child with Ear Pain (Steele, Mills)
Chapter 59. Difficulty Breathing (Foley, D’Alonzo, Carreiro)
Chapter 60. Cervicogenic Headache (Hruby, Fraix, Giusti)
Chapter 61. Large Joint Injury in an Athlete (Heinking, Brolinson, Goodwin)
Chapter 62. Multiple Small Joint Diseases in an Elderly Patient (Heinking, Lipton, Valashinas)
Chapter 63. Lower Extremity Swelling in Pregnancy (Tettambel)
Chapter 64. Low Back Pain in Pregnancy (Tettambel)
Chapter 65. Adult with Myalgias (Foley, Wieting)
Chapter 66. Acute Neck Pain (Seffinger, Sanchez, Fraix)
Chapter 67. Rhinosinusitis (Shaw, Shaw)
Chapter 68. Abdominal Pain (Adler-Michaelson, Seffinger)
Chapter 69. Acute Low Back Pain (Fraix, Seffinger)
Chapter 70. Foundations of Osteopathic Medical Research (Patterson)
Chapter 71. Research Priorities in Osteopathic Medicine (Degenhardt, Stoll)
Chapter 72. Development and Support of Osteopathic Medical Research (King)
Chapter 73. Biobehavioral Research (Jerome, Foresman, D’Alonzo, )
Chapter 74. The Future of Osteopathic Medical Research (Patterson)