AT Still (10)

Question 1

Marcus Ward

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early graduate of AT Still school- started his own school “the COlumbian School of Osteopathy”-failed

Question 2

Daniel David Palmer

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founder of Chiropractic medicine- after visiting Still’s school

Question 3

1828

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A.T. Still is born in Jonesville, VA

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A.T. Still’s parents

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Abram and Martha

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“sons of thunder”

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American methodist preachers “fire and brimstone”

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“bleeding Kansas” – Still family involvement

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Still family moved to Kansas with 50 other abolitionist families–

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Baker University

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Still family founded this

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1859

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Still’s first wife, Mary Margaret, dies- leave 4 children behind

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1860

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remarried to Mary Elvira

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1861

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Still enlisted in Kansas Calvary- served as a steward and said it “disgusted” him – later in Kansas militia twice

Question 11

Most common cause of death in 19th century?

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infectious disease- smallpox, cholera, typhoid, malaria

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19th century medical practice

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‘heroic medicine’- bleeding and purging–> helped few

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mesmerism

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magnetic healing that was popular in 19th century-imbalance of invisible magnetic fluid in the body cause disease

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1864

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Still’s three kids from first wife die of spinal meningitis

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Thomsonians

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advocated against state licensing for doctors-later became eclectics and only used botanicals

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homeopathy

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samuel Hahnemann- like cures like- drugs given in small doses (ineffective)

Question 17

Sylvester Graham

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live by nature’s laws (regimen)- NO MEDICINE- cold water baths -called Grahamite colonies- there was one near where Still lived

Question 18

hydropathy

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cold water baths proposed by Grahamites

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Franz Mesmer

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started mesmerism- found to be fraud- then developed in America

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“magnetic healers”

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used mesmerism techniques

Question 21

mesmerism developed into…

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hypnosis 19th century

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spiritualism

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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!

Question 23

“The Great Harmonia”

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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

Question 24

Phrenology

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reading shapes on the head to determine development of parts of the brain, character analysis

Question 25

Bonesetting

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non-physicians -skills passed down in families (Sweets and Taylors) fixed dislocations, fractures, painful joints

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“lightning bonesetter”

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A.T. Still called himself this in 1880’s

Question 27

Herbert Spencer

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coined term “evolution”-wrote book based on Darwin called “First Principles”

Question 28

major philosophical influences on Still

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Mesmerism, bonesetting, spiritualism and (possibly) evolution

Question 29

Still ex-communicated from Methodist church why?

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spiritualism

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A.T. Still’s brothers

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Edward and James

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June 1874

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Wrote in autobiography “I flung to the breeze the banner of osteopathy”

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March 1875

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Still advertising himself as a “magnetic healer”

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Victor Broussais

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originator of physiologic medicine and advocated for no drug use

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Jean Charcot

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famous for neurologic studies- what happens when nerves are compressed

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“New Rationalism”

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neurophysiology- heavily influenced Still

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1885

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used word osteopathy

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1892

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American School of Osteopathy founded (4 month long course)

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William Smith, MD

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medical salesmen that met Still then taught at his school for a year (brought “real” science to the school)

Question 39

Littlejohn brothers

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first worked with A.T. Still at ASO then later started what would become midwestern university in Chicago