Transcriber’s Note Italic text displayed as: _italic_ Bold text displayed as: =bold= THE PRACTICE OF OSTEOPATHY [Illustration] CARL PHILIP McCONNELL President American Osteopathic Association, 1904-05. Formerly of the Faculty American School of Osteopathy. Member of the Faculty Chicago College of Osteopathy CHARLES CLAYTON TEALL President American Osteopathic Association, 1902-03. Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Practice and Clinical Osteopathy American School of Osteopathy. Editor Journal of Osteopathy FOURTH EDITION Rewritten in collaboration with osteopathic specialists of note with much new and original matter 1920 JOURNAL PRINTING CO. KIRKSVILLE, MO. COPYRIGHT 1920 CARL PHILIP MCCONNELL AND CHARLES CLAYTON TEALL DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ANDREW TAYLOR STILL FIRST EDITION 1899 SECOND EDITION 1902 THIRD EDITION 1906 FOURTH EDITION 1920 PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION A science is said to be known by its literature and, if that be true, Osteopathy is backward for there are few available books on the subject for the student and investigator although there is a vast amount of unclassified journalistic matter. A pretentious start was made and, for a time, it appeared that we should have texts on all subjects for the teaching of Osteopathy but, for reasons not necessary to give here, these books did not live although their value and need was never questioned. The third edition of the Practice of Osteopathy was exhausted very soon after publication and there have been insistent calls for a fourth which is now presented with the hope that it will find as friendly a reception as was accorded the previous editions. Close attention to current literature has been given and reports from experienced practitioners in the field has been sought and this material made use of wherever possible. Besides this, certain sections have been written by specialists in their several lines whose signed articles we confidently present. The subject of osteopathic practice has been handled to avoid undue optimism in the light of experience but, also, not to lose sight of the fact that osteopathy won its way by performing the so-called impossible in a multitude of cases. Therefore, it has been thought best not to draw a hard and fast line on our limitations. The border line between osteopathy and surgery has been demonstrated as well as can be done on paper without the actual patient in hand. Medical literature has been called upon to give its store of knowledge wherever our needs have appeared and all osteopathic prints have, also, given from their accumulated wisdom and experience. The authors acknowledge, with thanks, this information from the many writers for osteopathic journals who have created a great fund of knowledge on osteopathic subjects and particularly those who have contributed special sections.