The Dos

Osopathic medicine currently serves the health needs of more than 30 million Americans. In this book the author chronicles the history of this once-controversial medical movement from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present, describing the philosophy and practice of osteopathy as well as its impact on medical care.

A comprehensive portrait of the osteopathic medical profession. Overcoming suspicion, ridicule, and outright opposition from the American Medical Association, the osteopathic medical profession today serves the health needs of more than thirty million Americans. Osteopathic medicine is now the fastest-growing segment of the US physician and surgeon population. In The DOs, historian Norman Gevitz chronicles the development of this controversial medical movement from its nineteenth-century origins in the American Midwest to the present day. He describes the philosophy and practice of osteopathy, as well as the impact of osteopathic medicine on health care. In print continuously since 1982, The DOs has now been thoroughly updated and expanded. From the theories underlying the use of spinal manipulation developed by osteopathy's founder, Andrew Taylor Still, Gevitz traces the movement's early success, despite attacks from the orthodox medical community. He also recounts the efforts of osteopathic medical colleges to achieve parity with institutions granting MD degrees and looks at the continuing effort by osteopathic physicians and surgeons to achieve greater recognition and visibility. Bringing additional light to the philosophical origins and practices of the osteopathic movement, as well as the historic debates about which degree to offer its graduates, this volume • chronicles the challenges the profession has faced in the early decades of the twenty-first century • addresses recent challenges to the osteopathic medical profession • explores efforts at preserving osteopathy's autonomy and distinctiveness • offers a new perspective on the future of osteopathic medicine Based on an extensive examination and evaluation of primary sources, as well as countless interviews with individuals both inside and outside osteopathic medicine, The DOs is the definitive history of the osteopathic medical profession.

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一般英文正誤的書籍多以文法錯誤為主，本書則側重「中式英語」及「語用錯誤」，適合英文程度較高的讀者。彙集國人說、英文常犯的典型錯誤，依其型態分為「中式英語」、「句法」、「語法」、「用詞」、「慣用語」及「標點符號和大小寫」等六大項，正誤並舉，附以詳細解說。 透過這些錯誤分析，等於為讀者指出學習英文道路上的障礙及迴避之道，協助讀者突破學習英文的瓶頸。2009年修訂版無論內文及附錄都做了大幅修訂，新增一篇〈似識而非的「假朋友」〉。

"Embodying the Institutes of Gaius and the Institutes of Justinian, tr. into English by J. Ashton Cross."--T.p.