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. The DOs chronicles the development of this controversial medical movement  from the nineteenth century to the present. Historian Norman Gevitz describes the philosophy  and practice of osteopathy, as well as its impact on medical care. 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, and  details the internal struggles to broaden osteopathy's scope to include the full range of  pharmaceuticals and surgery. He also recounts the efforts of osteopathic colleges to achieve  parity with institutions granting M.D. degrees and looks at the continuing effort by osteopathic  physicians and surgeons to achieve greater recognition and visibility.     In print continuously since 1982, The DOs has now been thoroughly updated and  expanded to include two new chapters addressing recent and current challenges and to bring the  history of the profession up to the beginning of the new millennium.

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