Historical osteopathy books
A detailed overview of the texts that have made the history of osteopathy, from the very first publications to the texts that have determined its development and dissemination to the present day.

Osteopathy Illustrated: a Drugless System of Healing by Andrew Paxton Davis
A substantial and in-depth volume, written by a physician who participated in the first course of the ASO and then tried to integrate osteopathy into other care systems like chiropractic...
Read1902 Home Study Course in Osteopathy by the Columbia College of Osteopathy
This volume is the textbook sold by an institution of osteopathy by correspondence, The Columbia College of Osteopathy, founded by Dr Barber after the National School of Osteopathy bankruptcy.
ReadOsteopathy. The New Science of Healing by Elmer DeVergne Barber
The first volume ever written on osteopathy, with the declared intent of divulging the possibility to cure many disorders to everybody, even to those with a superficial knowledge of the...
ReadLectures on Principles of Osteopathy by Charles Hazzard
Volume written by Charles Hazzard as a collection of lectures’ notes for the course on the osteopathic principles that he held at the ASO, then revised and expanded in subsequent...
ReadSurgery from an Osteopathic Standpoint by Frank Philip Young
As the title says, this is a volume specifically focused on surgery as understood by osteopathic science.
ReadAndrew Taylor Still: being a little journey to the home of the founder of osteopathy by Elbert Hubbard
A brief account of the life of Andrew Taylor Still, founder of osteopathy, written by a famous writer, philosopher and artist.
ReadPrinciples and Practice of Osteopathy by Carter Harrison Downing
A volume specifically centered on some aspects of the osteopathic techniques, those most favorable for the patient, less onerous for the practitioner and less time-consuming.
ReadEssentials of Osteopathy, Nerve Centers and Landmarks by Isabel Montgomery Davenport
A short volume, divided into 23 lessons, in which the author summarizes the essence of the osteopathic theory in an extremely simplistic manner, the modalities implemented when visiting a patient,...
ReadThe Mechanics of Labor taught by Andrew Taylor Still, MD Kirksville, Missouri and interpreted by W.J. Conner, DO, Kansas City, MO
Short volume in which the author, who had known Dr A.T. Still since he was a child, narrates some anecdotes regarding the master and recalls his teachings in the osteopathic...
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