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Websites
Contains a description of the profession in the U.S., including cranial therapy.
http://www.osteohome.com
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.
http://www.osteopathonline.com
Includes key definitions and discussion of principles and practices, sponsored by the Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
http://www.aacom.org/OM/history.html
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.
http://history.aoa-net.org/
Presentation by the American Osteopathic Association, written for patients.
http://www.aoa-net.org/Consumers/omt.htm
Short discussion of major principles, provided by the Tucson, Arizona Osteopathic Medical Foundation.
http://www.docenter.org/principles.html
Frequently asked questions are answered by two D.O.'s and a medical student, sponsored by the Student Doctor Network.
http://www.osteopathic.com/do/faq/index.html
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.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/341/19/1426
Discussion of diagnosis of four major syndromes, presented by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
http://www.acofp.org/member_publications/thoracic.htm
How a Doctor of Osteopathy diagnoses and treats back pain, by Spine-health.com.
http://www.spine-health.com/topics/conserv/do/do01.html
Official publication of the American Osteopathic Association, contains orginal research, case studies, and historical reprints from its archives.
http://www.aoa-net.org/Publications/JAOA/jaoa.htm
Brief discussion by a registered British practitioner describes the technique, its underlying principles, and who may benefit from it.
http://www.billferguson.co.uk/cranial_osteopathy.htm
The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal features research and review articles on manual medicine.
http://www.academyofosteopathy.org/pub_journal.cfm
Official news magazine of the American Osteopathic Association. On-line version contains full-text articles.
https://www.msecportal.org/go/ms.../homepage_guest.jsp?society=aoia
Article about OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment).
http://innerself.com/Health/discovering_osteopathy.htm