AT Still (10) Flashcards
Marcus Ward
early graduate of AT Still school- started his own school “the COlumbian School of Osteopathy”-failed
Daniel David Palmer
founder of Chiropractic medicine- after visiting Still’s school
1828
A.T. Still is born in Jonesville, VA
A.T. Still’s parents
Abram and Martha
“sons of thunder”
American methodist preachers “fire and brimstone”
“bleeding Kansas” – Still family involvement
Still family moved to Kansas with 50 other abolitionist families–
Baker University
Still family founded this
1859
Still’s first wife, Mary Margaret, dies- leave 4 children behind
1860
remarried to Mary Elvira
1861
Still enlisted in Kansas Calvary- served as a steward and said it “disgusted” him – later in Kansas militia twice
Most common cause of death in 19th century?
infectious disease- smallpox, cholera, typhoid, malaria
19th century medical practice
‘heroic medicine’- bleeding and purging–> helped few
mesmerism
magnetic healing that was popular in 19th century-imbalance of invisible magnetic fluid in the body cause disease
1864
Still’s three kids from first wife die of spinal meningitis
Thomsonians
advocated against state licensing for doctors-later became eclectics and only used botanicals
homeopathy
samuel Hahnemann- like cures like- drugs given in small doses (ineffective)
Sylvester Graham
live by nature’s laws (regimen)- NO MEDICINE- cold water baths -called Grahamite colonies- there was one near where Still lived
hydropathy
cold water baths proposed by Grahamites
Franz Mesmer
started mesmerism- found to be fraud- then developed in America
“magnetic healers”
used mesmerism techniques
mesmerism developed into…
hypnosis 19th century
spiritualism
belief that people can contact the dead- many did this because of great loss during this time and this was comfort –Still believed in this!
“The Great Harmonia”
Andrew Jackson Davis- combined healing and the spirit world– body as a machine, healing with hands, free flow of the “spirit” fluid, harmony of the body parts
Phrenology
reading shapes on the head to determine development of parts of the brain, character analysis
Bonesetting
non-physicians -skills passed down in families (Sweets and Taylors) fixed dislocations, fractures, painful joints
“lightning bonesetter”
A.T. Still called himself this in 1880’s
Herbert Spencer
coined term “evolution”-wrote book based on Darwin called “First Principles”
major philosophical influences on Still
Mesmerism, bonesetting, spiritualism and (possibly) evolution
Still ex-communicated from Methodist church why?
spiritualism
A.T. Still’s brothers
Edward and James
June 1874
Wrote in autobiography “I flung to the breeze the banner of osteopathy”
March 1875
Still advertising himself as a “magnetic healer”
Victor Broussais
originator of physiologic medicine and advocated for no drug use
Jean Charcot
famous for neurologic studies- what happens when nerves are compressed
“New Rationalism”
neurophysiology- heavily influenced Still
1885
used word osteopathy
1892
American School of Osteopathy founded (4 month long course)
William Smith, MD
medical salesmen that met Still then taught at his school for a year (brought “real” science to the school)
Littlejohn brothers
first worked with A.T. Still at ASO then later started what would become midwestern university in Chicago
