Applied Anatomy: Designed for the Use of Osteopathic Students and Practitioners as an Aid in the Anatomical Explanation of Disease From an Osteopathic Viewpoint (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Applied Anatomy: Designed for the Use of Osteopathic Students and Practitioners as an Aid in the Anatomical Explanation of Disease From an Osteopathic Viewpoint<br><br>Realizing the close relation existing between anatomy and osteo pathic therapeutics that the science is built on anatomical and physio logical knowledge I in 1901 outlined a course in a subject that I chose to call Applied Anatomy. This book is the outgrowth of that attempt to anatomically explain the signs cause and treatment of disease.<br><br>The object of this work is to place osteopathy on a scientific basis by offering anatomical and physiological proof that our etiology of dis ease is correct; to demonstrate that disturbance of function is as a rule due to structural changes and to point out the significance of anatomical changes; and to furnish the practitioner a ready reference for the explain ing of lesions and their effects. Anatomical details have been avoided unless of importance in the explanation of the subject.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.