RT Book, Section
A1 Makovich, Steven
A1 Caldwell, Mary
A1 Atchison, James W.
A2 Mitra, Raj
SR Print(0)
ID 1159836888
T1 Spinal Manipulation: The Osteopathic Approach to Rehabilitation1
T2 Principles of Rehabilitation Medicine
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071793339
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159836888
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  use  of  manipulation  is  as  ancient  and  widely  practiced  among  various  cultures  as  the  field  of  medicine  itself.  The  first  documented  writings  on  manipulation  can  be  traced  back  to  Greece,  where  Hippocrates  (460–385  BCE)  described  using  gravity  and  traction  techniques  to  treat  scoliosis.1  Other  notable  figures  in  medicine  also  referred  to  the  use  of  manipulative  procedures,  such  as  Galen,  Celisies,  and  Oribasius.2  Manual  treatment  was  developed  further  in  Europe  by  generations  of  “bonesetters,”  manual  practitioners  who  passed  on  the  art  of  technique  from  one  family  member  to  another.  The  bonesetter's  approach  evolved  as  medically  trained  practitioners  moved  toward  more  pharmacological  approaches.3  Wharton  Hood,  MD,  a  19th-century  British  practitioner,  devoted  a  great  deal  of  time  to  studying  the  procedures  of  bonesetters.  He  even  published  papers  in  The  Lancet  in  1871  that  reported  the  effectiveness  of  manipulation  in  the  relief  of  musculoskeletal  problems.4