The Practice of Osteopathy

About this eBook

Author

Teall, Charles Clayton, 1863-1937

Title

The practice of osteopathy

Original Publication

Kirksville: Journal Printing Co., 1920.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

RZ: Medicine: Other systems of medicine

Subject

Osteopathic medicine

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75696

Release Date

March 23, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHY
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
6. 6.Untitled
7. 7.LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
8. 8.TABLE OF CONTENTS
9. 9.Untitled
10. 10.INTRODUCTION — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.OSTEOPATHIC ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY — Osteopathic Etiology — Osteopathic Pathology — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.OSTEOPATHIC DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS — Osteopathic Diagnosis — Osteopathic Prognosis — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUE — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.OSTEOPATHIC CENTERS — Osteopathic Stimulation — Osteopathic Inhibition — Osteopathic Readjustment — VasoMotor Nerves — Sensory Nerves — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.PATHOLOGICAL SPINAL CURVATURES — Spinal Curvatures — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.POTT’S DISEASE
17. 17.SPRAINS AND FRACTURES — Sprains — Flat Foot — Fractures — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.POSTURAL DEFECTS — Round Shoulders — Painful Shoulders — The Prominent Hip — Pendulous Abdomen — Postural Curvatures of the Spinal Column — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.PROLAPSED ORGANS — Prolapse and Dilatation of the Stomach — The Prolapsed Kidney — Liver Prolapse — Prolapsed Intestines — The Prolapsed Uterus — Ovarian Displacements — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.SKIN DISEASES
21. 21.ANIMAL PARASITES — Tape Worms — Ascaris Lumbricoides (Round Worm) — Oxyuris Vermicularis — Uncinariasis — Trichiniasis — Filaria
22. 22.HEMORRHAGES — Nasal Hemorrhage — Broncho-pulmonary Hemorrhage — Hemorrhage of the Stomach — Intestinal Hemorrhage — Hematuria — Uterine Hemorrhage — Hiccoughs
23. 23.VARICOSE VEINS — Phlebitis — Chronic Phlebitis
24. 24.THE RECTUM — Hemorrhoids
25. 25.GENITO-URINARY — The Prostate Gland — Varicocele — Impotency — FOOTNOTES:
26. 26.HEAT STROKE — (Heat Exhaustion: Sunstroke)
27. 27.DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY — How to Examine an Eye — The Lumbar Region — The Dorsal Region — The Cervical Region — The Ciliospinal Center — “Somatic Reflexes” — The Nose and Throat in Eye Trouble — Examination of the Eye by Special Methods — Accommodation in the Eye — Diseases of the Eye — Neuralgia — Treatment — Diseases of the Eyelids — Herpes Zoster Ophthalmia — Hordeolum — Chalazion — Blepharitis — Ptosis — Trichiasis — Entropion and Ectropion — Diseases of the Lachrymal Apparatus — Diseases of the Conjunctiva — Treatment of Conjunctivitis — Catarrhal Conjunctivitis — Follicular Conjunctivitis — Gonorrheal Conjunctivitis — Ophthalmia Neonatorum — Trachoma — Phlyctenular Conjunctivitis — Vernal Conjunctivitis — Diseases of the Cornea Anatomy — Examination of the Cornea — Diseases of the Cornea — Ulcer of the Cornea — Xerosis or Keratomalacia — Keratitis Neuroparalytica — Pannus — Phlyctenular Keratitis — Parenchymatous or Interstitial Keratitis — Diseases of the Iris and Ciliary Body — Diseases of the Choroid — Choroiditis — Panophthalmitis — Sympathetic Ophthalmia — Glaucoma — Simple Primary Glaucoma — Diseases of the Lens Opacities or Cataract — Diseases of the Retina — Retinitis — Optic Neuritis — Atrophy of the Optic Nerve — Eye Strain and Its Reflexes — Asthenopia
28. 28.DISEASES OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT — Diseases of the Ear — Diseases of the Auditory Meatus — Atrophic Meatus — Furunculosis — Infection of the Meatus — Diseases of the Middle Ear — Acute Suppurative Otitis Media — Acute Mastoiditis — Chronic Mastoiditis — Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media — Non-Suppurative Otitis Media—Catarrhal Deafness — Normal Hearing — Summary of Diagnosis of Different Stages of Catarrhal Deafness — Meniere’s Symptom Complex — Diseases of the Inner Ear — Non-Suppurative Labyrinthine Diseases — Nerve Deafness — Diseases of the Nose — Acute Rhinitis — Purulent Rhinitis — Chronic Hypertrophic Rhinitis — Atrophic Rhinitis — Pharmacodynamics — Hyperesthetic Rhinitis—Hay Fever — Pathology — Treatment — Sinuitis — Non-Suppurative Sinuitis — Syphilis of the Nose — Epistaxis—Nose Bleed — Diseases of the Nasopharynx — Chronic Nasopharyngitis — Adenoids — Diseases of the Oropharynx Acute Pharyngitis — Chronic Pharyngitis — Tonsillitis — Tonsillectomy — Acute Tonsillitis — Peritonsillar Abscess — Chronic Tonsillitis
29. 29.MENTAL DISEASES — INTRODUCTION — Dementia Praecox — Remarks by Dr. Hildreth — Delirium, Confusion and Stupor — Remarks by Dr. Hildreth — Manic Depressive Psychoses — Remarks by Dr. Hildreth — Involutional Psychosis — Symptomatology — Remarks by Dr. Hildreth — Senile Dementia — Remarks by Dr. Hildreth
30. 30.DEFECTIVE CHILDREN — Mental Deficiency in Children
31. 31.POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT — Vomiting — Backache and Headache — Neuritis — Phlebitis — Nephritis — Pleurisy — Pneumonia — How Manipulative Treatment Benefits
32. 32.Untitled
33. 33.INFECTIOUS DISEASES — Fever — Typhoid Fever — Typhus Fever — Malarial Fever — Septicemia — Pyemia — Dengue — Cerebrospinal Meningitis — Diphtheria — Dysentery — Acute Ileocolitis — Amebic or Tropical Dysentery — Chronic Dysentery — Erysipelas — Yellow Fever — Tetanus — Simple Continued Fever — Tuberculosis — Tuberculosis of the Lymph Glands — Acute Tuberculosis — Acute Pneumonic Phthisis — Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis — Fibroid Phthisis — Tuberculosis of Other Tissues — Spanish or Epidemic Influenza [64] — FOOTNOTES:
34. 34.ACUTE ERUPTIVE FEVERS, MUMPS AND WHOOPING COUGH — GENERAL CONSIDERATION — Variola — Varicella Compared with Variola — Forms or Varieties — Vaccination — Scarlet Fever — Measles — Rubella — Varicella — Epidemic Parotitis — Whooping Cough
35. 35.CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES — Rheumatic Fever — Chronic Articular Rheumatism — Arthritis Deformans — Muscular Rheumatism — Gout — Diabetes Mellitus — Diabetes Insipidus — Rickets — Obesity — Scurvy — Infantile Scurvy — Purpura — Hemophilia — FOOTNOTES:
36. 36.DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM — Diseases of the Mouth — Stomatitis — Catarrhal Stomatitis — Aphthous Stomatitis — Ulcerative Stomatitis — Parasitic Stomatitis
37. 37.SPINAL LESIONS AND THEIR RELATION TO DISEASES OF THE GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT — Acute Gastritis, Chronic Gastritis, Gastric Neurosis, Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer. — Acute Gastritis — Chronic Gastritis — Gastric Neuroses — Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer — Dilatation of the Stomach — Gastroptosis and Enteroptosis [74] — DISEASES OF THE INTESTINES [75] — Acute Diarrhea — Chronic Diarrhea, and Mucous Colitis — Diarrhea of Children — Acute Dyspeptic Diarrhea — Cholera Infantum — Acute Enterocolitis — Cholera Morbus — Intestinal Colic — Constipation [77] — Intestinal Obstruction — Appendicitis — Diseases of the Liver and Bile Duct — Hyperemia of the Liver — Simple Catarrhal Jaundice — Cholecystitis — Jaundice — Cirrhosis of the Liver — Fatty Liver — Amyloid Liver — Gall-Stones — Diseases of the Spleen — Splenitis — FOOTNOTES:
38. 38.DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM — DISEASES OF THE LARYNX [92] — Acute Catarrhal Laryngitis — Chronic Catarrhal Laryngitis — Laryngismus Stridulus — Spasmodic Laryngitis — Tuberculous Laryngitis — Syphilitic Laryngitis — Edematous Laryngitis — FOOTNOTES:
39. 39.DISEASES OF THE BRONCHI — Acute Bronchitis — Chronic Bronchitis — Fibrinous Bronchitis — Bronchiectasis — Bronchial Asthma — FOOTNOTES:
40. 40.DISEASES OF THE LUNGS — Emphysema — Acute Lobar Pneumonia — Bronchopneumonia — Chronic Interstitial Pneumonia — Congestion of the Lungs — Edema of the Lungs — FOOTNOTES:
41. 41.DISEASES OF THE PLEURA — Pleurisy — Acute Pleurisy — Serofibrinous Pleurisy — Treatment of Acute Pleurisy — Chronic Pleurisy
42. 42.DISEASES OF THE URINARY SYSTEM — Diseases of the Kidneys — ( Renal Hyperemia ) — Acute Parenchymatous Nephritis — Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis — Interstitial Nephritis — Amyloid Kidney — Pyelitis — Uremia — Renal Calculus — Movable Kidney — FOOTNOTES:
43. 43.DISEASES OF THE BLADDER — Cystitis
44. 44.DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM — DISEASES OF THE PERICARDIUM — Pericarditis — Endocarditis — Chronic Endocarditis — Hypertrophy of the Heart — Dilatation of the Heart — Myocarditis — Degeneration of the Heart Muscle — Neuroses of the Heart — Angina Pectoris — FOOTNOTES:
45. 45.DISEASES OF THE ARTERIES — Arteriosclerosis — FOOTNOTES:
46. 46.DISEASES OF THE BLOOD — The Anemias — Costogenic Anemia — Chlorosis — Pernicious Anemia — The Leucemias — Splenomedullary Leucemia — Lymphatic Leucemia — Hodgkin’s Disease
47. 47.DISEASES OF THE THYROID GLAND — Congestion — Inflammation of the Thyroid — Simple Goiter — Exophthalmic Goiter — Myxedema — Cretinism — FOOTNOTES:
48. 48.DISEASES OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS — Tetany — Diseases of the Thymus — Diseases of the Adrenal Glands — Addison’s Disease — FOOTNOTES:
49. 49.DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM — DISEASES OF THE NERVES — Neuritis — Neuralgia — Diseases of the Cranial Nerves — Diseases of the Spinal Nerves — FOOTNOTES:
50. 50.GENERAL AND FUNCTIONAL DISEASES — Paralysis Agitans — Acute Chorea — Choreiform Affections — Infantile Convulsions — Epilepsy — Migraine — Occupation Neurosis — Hysteria — Neurasthenia — FOOTNOTES:
51. 51.DISEASES OF THE SPINAL CORD — Acute Myelitis — Poliomyelitis — Acute Ascending Paralysis — Locomotor Ataxia — Hereditary Ataxia — Spastic Paraplegia — Ataxic Paraplegia — Syringomyelia — Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — Progressive Muscular Atrophy — Bulbar Paralysis — FOOTNOTES:
52. 52.ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY — Scoliosis or Rotary Lateral Curvature — Functional or Postural Lateral Curvature — Organic or Structural Scoliosis — Functional or False Scoliosis — Organic or Structural Scoliosis — Congenital Dislocation of the Hip — Reduction by Open Incision — Talipes or Club Foot — Tuberculous Disease of the Bones and Joints — Tubercular Disease of the Spine — Tuberculosis of the Hip — Tuberculosis of the Knee Joint — The Plaster of Paris Bandage — The Immediate Use of the Bandage
53. 53.INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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