CARL PHILIP MCCONNELL. CHARLES CLAYTON TEALL. 1920. “Osteopathy is not so much a question of books as it is of intelligence. A successful osteopath is in all cases, or should be, a person of individuality with a mechanical eye behind all motions or efforts to readjust any part of the body to its original normality, because unguided force is dangerous, often doing harm and failing to give relief that should be the reward of well directed skill.”—A. T. STILL. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS RAYMOND W. BAILEY, D. O. Former member of the faculty, Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. (_Defective Children_) EDGAR S. COMSTOCK, D. O. Professor of Principles of Osteopathy, and of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, Chicago College of Osteopathy. (_Infectious Diseases_) J. DEASON, M.S., Ph. G., D. O. Professor of Rhinology, Laryngology and Otology, Chicago College of Osteopathy. (_Ear, Nose and Throat_) L. VAN HORN GERDINE, A. M., M. D., D. O. Neurologist, Still-Hildreth Sanatorium. (_Mental Diseases_) A. G. HILDRETH, D. O. Superintendent, Still-Hildreth Sanatorium. (_Mental Diseases_) H. S. HAIN, D. O. Professor of Orthopedics, American School of Osteopathy, Orthopedic Surgeon, A. S. O. Hospitals. (_Deformities_) EARL R. HOSKINS, Sc. B., D. O. Professor of Clinical Osteopathy, X-Radiance and Diagnosis, Chicago College of Osteopathy. (_Diseases of the Blood_) CHARLES J. MUTTART, D. O. Professor of Diagnosis and Technique and of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. (_Diseases of the Stomach_) GEORGE M. MCCOLE, D. O. Osteopathic Practitioner and Writer. (_Influenza_) CHARLES C. REID, M. D., D. O. President, Denver Polyclinic and Post-Graduate College. (_Ophthalmology_) GEORGE A. STILL, M. S., M. D., D. O. Professor of Surgery, American School of Osteopathy, Surgeon in Chief, A. S. O. Hospitals. (_Post-Operative Treatment_) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. INTRODUCTION 17 OSTEOPATHIC ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY 24 Osteopathic lesion; Etiological factors; Osseous lesion; Muscular lesion; Ligamentous lesion; Visceral lesion; Composite lesion; Pathology; Spinal lesions; Proof. OSTEOPATHIC DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS 38 The Spine; Examination; Vertebræ; Position in examination; Neck, Head and Face, Atlas, Axis, Skull, Third Cervical, Muscles of the Neck, Temporo-Maxillary Articulation, Scalp, Ribs, Clavicle, Sternum, Dorso-Lumbar, Thorax, Abdomen, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Stomach, Intestines, Kidneys, Lumbar, Pelvis, Coccyx, Arms, Legs. OSTEOPATHIC PROGNOSIS 56 OSTEOPATHIC TECHNIQUE 60