Discusses fundamental anatomy and physiology in the context of osteopathic practice.Bridges the gap between empirical osteopathy and modern Western medicine.Explores the role of osteopathy in current healthcare practice.Reviews all major areas of osteopathic principles, practice and management styles.Case studies are used to demonstrate the efficiency of osteopathy for a wide range of conditions

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Placing osteopathy in relation to health-care philosophies and systems; adaptness to function; body structure, motion and physiology; signalling, communication and change; comparison and contrasts within biomechanical models; fluid dynamics and body movement; principles of evaluation.