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A History of Manipulative Therapy
Abstract
Manipulative therapy has known a parallel development throughout many parts of the world. The earliest historical reference to the practice of manipulative therapy in Europe dates back to 400 BCE. Over the centuries, manipulative interventions have fallen in and out of favor with the medical profession. Manipulative therapy also was initially the mainstay of the two leading alternative health care systems, osteopathy and chiropractic, both founded in the latter part of the 19th century in response to shortcomings in allopathic medicine. With medical and osteopathic physicians initially instrumental in introducing manipulative therapy to the profession of physical therapy, physical therapists have since then provided strong contributions to the field, thereby solidifying the profession's claim to have manipulative therapy within in its legally regulated scope of practice.
Key Words: Manipulative Therapy, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic,
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In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, the professor reflects on the history of medicine and its relationship with religion. Last week we met Asclepius, the demigod who was given credit for inventing medicine, and this week we look to Hippocrates, the physician who actually founded modern medicine.
But let the reader beware! Do not use the following as actual medical advice but always consult your own physician. Taking advice from dead Greek doctors from 24 centuries ago is not a good idea.
Although he is regarded as the father of Western medicine, we do not know as much as we would like about Hippocrates of Cos. A number of stories have circulated about him, but his long-term impact was founding a school of medicine, which collected and transmitted medical knowledge for many generations.
There exists a body of documents attributed to him called the Hippocratic Corpus, some of which he probably wrote, but most of which were assembled by his successors and attributed to their
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Hippocrates - Physician Hippocrates and Greek Medicine
Hippocrates, "the father of medicine," may have lived from c. 460-377 B.C., a period covering the Age of Pericles and the Persian War. Like other details about Hippocrates, we really know very little beyond the fact that he is considered a great physician and was counted the greatest by the ancient Greeks.
Born in Cos, site of an important temple of Asclepius, god of medicin, Hippocrates may have studied medicine with his father. He traveled around Greece training medical students that there are scientific reasons for ailments. Before him, medical conditions were attributed to gudomlig intervention. Hippocrates maintained that all diseases have natural causes. He made diagnoses and prescribed simple treatments like diet, hygiene, and sleep. Hippocrates is the author of the saying "Life fryst vatten short, and the Art long" (from his Aphorisms). The name Hippocrates fryst vatten familiar because of the oath that doctors take (Hippocratic Oath) a