I History and Philosophy of Osteopathy 1 Introduction to the history of osteopathy 2 Scientifi c, cultural and political contexts in the 19th century 3 Andrew Taylor Still's development of osteopathic healthcare 4 Philosophical osteopathy 5 John Martin Littlejohn: a visionary paradox 6 Osteopathy - the first 50 years 7 The spread of osteopathy worldwide II Scientific Basis of Osteopathy 8 The fascial system: embryology, organisation and composition 9 Basic embryology from an osteopathic Perspective 10 Central and peripheral, somatic and autonomic nervous systems11 Mechanotransduction: from the cellular level to the whole body 12 Neurobiological principles of osteopathy 13 Social competence and mindfulness in osteopathy14 Psychotherapy and osteopathy 15 An anthropo-ecological narrative III Osteopathic Research 16 Osteopathic research - evolution of a research tradition 17 Statistical principles in research18 Principles of qualitative and quantitative nresearch methods 19 Principles of osteopathic treatment Evaluation IV Diagnosis and General Osteopathic Treatment Patient History, Examination and Diagnosis 20 The patient's history from an osteopathic Perspective 21 The art of palpation 22 Scientific principles of palpation 23 Screening - scanning - examination 24 Primary lesion, key lesion, sequencing 25 Osteopathy: red and yellow flags 26 How to work with the anthropo- ecological narrative in clinical use General Osteopathic Treatment 27 Principles for osteopathic treatment 28 Self-recovery processes and osteopathic care: towards a process approach 29 The history of osteopathic techniques 30 Osteopathy and exercises 31 Osteopathy and other complementary/traditional methods 32 Best practice in osteopathy and osteopathic medicine V Clinical Management in Osteopathic Practice: Body Regions 33 Introduction: clinical management in osteopathic practice Head and Face 34 Headaches from a neurological perspective 35 Headaches from an osteopathic perspective 36 Dizziness from a medical and osteopathic perspective 37 Mouth, jaw and facial pain from a dental Perspective 38 Facial pain from a perspective of ENT medicine 39 Temporomandibular joint and facial pain from an osteopathic perspective Neck and Shoulder 40 Pain in the shoulders and the neck from an orthopaedic perspective 41 Pain in the shoulders and the neck from an osteopathic perspective Upper Limbs 42 Functional and structural disorders of the upper limb from an orthopaedic perspective 43 Lemniscatic activity in upper limb tissues The Thorax 44 Thoracic pain from an internal medicine perspective 45 Thoracic pain from an orthopaedic perspective 46 Thoracic pain from an osteopathic perspective Pulmonary Disorders 47 Management of respiratory dysfunction 48 Pulmonary disorders from an osteopathic perspective Abdominal Region 49 Abdominal pain from an internal medicine perspective50 Pain in the upper abdomen from an osteopathic perspective 51 Lower abdominal pain from an osteopathic perspective Lower Back 52 Lower back pain from an epidemiological perspective 53 Lower back pain from a multimodal perspective 54 Non-specifi c back pain from an osteopathic perspective The Pelvis 55 Pain in the lesser pelvis in women from a gynaecological perspective 56 Pain in the female pelvis from an osteopathic perspective 57 Pain in the male pelvis from an osteopathic perspective Lower Limbs 58 Functional/structural dysfunction of the lower extremities from a medical perspective 59 Lemniscatic activity in lower limb tissues VI Clinical Management in Osteopathic Practice: Special Disciplines Osteopathy and Paediatrics 60 Developmental disorders from aneuropaediatric perspective 61 Developmental disorders in children from an osteopathic perspective 62 An osteopathic perspective on t schovat popis