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A. T. Still [82]
article [2634]
oscillation [14]
Robert Fulford [1]
vibration [8]
W. G. Sutherland [24]

Abstract:

The osteopathic definition of the person is the key to osteopathic science. Dr. Still encouraged us to bring philosophy into clinical practice. Following his inclination, Robert Fulford developed an energetic concept of the person and developed various effective clinical approaches including percussion vibration. Vibration or oscillation has been used as a component of diagnosis and treatment in various forms since the beginning of osteopathy. Besides the instinctive application of rhythm as an aspect of motion, vibration has a special place in the development of a cosmology in which to interpret the state of the patient. This article follows the roots of vibration and oscillation in the philosophical milieu at the time of Still, Sutherland and Fulford, including various levels of influence from Herbert Spencer and Walter Russell. The specific application of the use of vibration in numerous contexts is explored. The role of oscillatory processes in the further elucidation of somatic dysfunction and the neuromuscular physiologic explanation available in conventional science is introduced.