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How Osteopathy Erased It's Soul

How Osteopathy Erased It's Soul

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This podcast highlights an academic review published in the journal Healthcare, 2024, that compares the 1897 and 1908 editions of Andrew Taylor Still’s autobiography to track the early evolution of osteopathy in America. The authors argue that revisions made to the second edition reflects a deliberate attempt to standardize the profession and gain legal recognition within a rapidly formalizing biomedical healthcare system. To avoid charges of sectarianism, reviewers sanitized the text by removing references to spiritualism, Native American influences, and eccentric metaphors. These findings highlight an early shift from Still's holistic, person-centered origins toward a more restricted, science-oriented medical model. Ultimately, the study encourages modern practitioners to reconsider how non-physical components of health might be reintegrated into contemporary patient care.
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