History Of Osteopathic Medicine Flashcards
When was A.T. Still born?
Aug 6th, 1828
When was A.T.Still born?
Aug 6th, 1828
What were the most common of treatments practiced by physicians in the 18th and 29th centuries? Aka heroic medicine”
- Bloodletting
- Stomach/GI purging
- Use of calomel and other poisonous compounds
How did A.T. Still first experience osteopathy?
While having a headache when he was 10, he tied up a plow line and laid his head on it. He fell asleep. When he woke up later, he had no headache.
Who were A.T Stills first patients?
Shawnee Indians
Who was Samuel Thomson?
- A physician who proposed that people get sick from a lack of heat response
- Solution was sweating and vomiting
Who was Samuel Hahnemann?
- Physician who thought the best drug to cure disease is a drug which mimic the symptoms of the disease
Who was Sylvester graham, and what did he believe?
- “If people follow natures laws, they would feel better”
- Heavily limited diets; took it too far
- No improper dress
- Invented Graham crackers to curb sexual appetite
Who was Frank Mesmer?
- Believed fluid imbalance led to disease
- Magnets could change this and heal disease
What happened in Feb 1864 to A.T Still?
3 of this children died of spinal meningitis
When was Osteopathy founded?
June 22nd, 1874
What is A.T Still’s vision of health?
“Health is maintained by unobstructed blood
flow and impulses of nerves”
What school did A.T. Still start?
American School of Osteopathy
What was the first state to license D.O.s? When
Vermont;1896
What was the last state to license D.O.s? When?
Mississippi; 1973
When was the AOA formed, and what was it’s purpose?
1897
- Education
- Legislation
- Publication
What was the result of the Flexner report?
- Rapid decrease in medical schools
- Increase in standards
What did the landmark case in MO in the 1950s accomplish?
Allowed DOs to practice in all hospitals
What happened in California in 1961?
- Thousands of D.Os gathered in California to take a course and become an M.D.
- California outlawed D.O.s to practice
- California banned Osteopathic Schools
- Labeled former DO.s at “little M.D.”
- Degree was useless outside of California
