practices and principles

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• - The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal features research and review articles on manual medicine.
  
• - Official news magazine of the American Osteopathic Association. On-line version contains full-text articles.
  
• - General resource providing information for students, graduates and patients. It covers the history of the profession, education, journals, links and a database of registered practitioners.
  
• - Brief discussions of cranial and visceral approaches, lymphatic pump, muscle energy, counterstrain, and myofascial and somatoemotional release.
  
• - Brief discussion by a registered British practitioner describes the technique, its underlying principles, and who may benefit from it.
  
• - How a Doctor of Osteopathy diagnoses and treats back pain, by Spine-health.com.
  
• - Short discussion of major principles, provided by the Tucson, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Foundation.
  
• - History of the profession as a reform movement in the American medical establishment from its founding in Kirksville, Missouri and the original American School of Osteopathy.
  
• - Contains a description of the profession in the U.S., including cranial therapy.
  
• - Discussion of diagnosis of four major syndromes, presented by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
  
• - Presentation by the American Osteopathic Association, written for patients.
  
• - Frequently asked questions are answered by two D.O.'s and a medical student, sponsored by the Student Doctor Network.
  
• - Official publication of the American Osteopathic Association, contains orginal research, case studies, and historical reprints from its archives.
  
• - New England Journal of Medicine article suggests that manual medicine may be just as good or better than medication for some types of low back pain.
  
• - Includes key definitions and discussion of principles and practices, sponsored by the Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
  
• - Article about OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment).