PART I

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INTRODUCTION 17

OSTEOPATHIC ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY 24

Osteopathic lesion; Etiological factors; Osseous lesion; Muscular lesion; Ligamentous lesion; Visceral lesion; Composite lesion; Pathology; Spinal lesions; Proof.

OSTEOPATHIC DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS 38

The Spine; Examination; Vertebræ; Position in examination; Neck, Head and Face, Atlas, Axis, Skull, Third Cervical, Muscles of the Neck, Temporo-Maxillary Articulation, Scalp, Ribs, Clavicle, Sternum, Dorso-Lumbar, Thorax, Abdomen, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Stomach, Intestines, Kidneys, Lumbar, Pelvis, Coccyx, Arms, Legs.

OSTEOPATHIC PROGNOSIS 56

OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUE 60

Sense of touch, Definite principles, General treatment, Position, Neck, Head, Ribs, Dorsal, Lumbar, Abdomen, Pelvis, Legs, Arms, How often to treat, Length of treatment, Over-treatment, Misapplied treatment.

OSTEOPATHIC CENTERS, STIMULATION, INHIBITION, READJUSTMENT, VASOMOTOR AND SENSORY NERVES 88

SPINAL CURVATURE 96

POTT’S DISEASE 102

SPRAINS 104

FLAT FOOT 112

FRACTURES 115

POSTURAL DEFECTS 120

Round Shoulders, Painful Shoulders, Pendulous Abdomen, Postural Curvature of the Spinal Column.

PROLAPSED ORGANS 133

Prolapsed and Dilated Stomach, Prolapsed Kidney, Liver Prolapse, Prolapsed Intestines, Prolapsed Uterus, Ovarian Displacements.

SKIN DISEASES 147

Eczema, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster, Urticaria, Acne.

ANIMAL PARASITES 151

Tape Worm, Round Worm, Pin Worm, Hook Worm, Trichiniasis, Filaria.

HEMORRHAGES 160

Epistaxis, Hemoptysis, Hematemesis, Intestinal Hemorrhage, Hematuria, Uterine Hemorrhage.

HICCOUGHS 165

VARICOSE VEINS 166

PHLEBITIS 168

THE RECTUM 169

Local Treatment, Proctitis, Hemorrhoids, Rectal Conditions.

GENITO-URINARY 175

Prostate Gland, Acute Prostatitis, Chronic Prostatitis, Seminal Vesicles, Varicocele, Impotency.

HEAT STROKE 180

DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 183

Examination of the Eye, Ciliospinal Center, Somatic Reflexes, Accommodation in the Eye, The Ophthalmoscope, Diseases of the Eye, Neuralgia, Diseases of the Eyelids, Lachrymal Apparatus, Conjunctiva, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Trachoma, Phlyctenular Conjunctivitis, Vernal Conjunctivitis, Diseases of the Cornea, Examination, Ulcer, Xerosis, Keratitis Neuropatalytica, Pannus, Phlyctenular Keratitis, Interstitial Keratitis, Diseases of the Iris and Ciliary Body, Diseases of the Choroid, Glaucoma, Diseases of the Lens, Cataract, Diseases of the Retina, Optic Neuritis, Optic Atrophy, Asthenopia.

DISEASES OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT 236

Examination, Diseases of the Auditory Meatus, Diseases of the Middle Ear, Acute Mastoiditis, Chronic Mastoiditis, Otitis Media, Catarrhal Deafness, Normal Hearing, Diseases of the Middle Ear, Diseases of the Nose, Rhinitis, Hay Fever, Sinuitis, Epistaxis, Diseases of the Nasopharynx, Adenoids, Diseases of the Oropharynx, Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy, Quinsy.

MENTAL DISEASES 282

Dementia Praecox, Delirium, Confusion and Stupor, Manic Depressive Psychosis, Involutional Psychosis, Senile Dementia.

DEFECTIVE CHILDREN 303

Tendencies, Amentia, Treatment.

POST-OPERATIVE TREATMENT 312

Vomiting, Backache and Headache, Neuritis, Phlebitis, Nephritis, Pleurisy, Pneumonia.