Prof. Dr. Johannes Mayer MD, D.O.M. has been teaching osteopathic medicine since 2000, both nationally and internationally. Besides numerous functions in national and international osteopathic bodies, he was president of the EROP and Chairman of the Osteopathic International Alliance (OIA), of the BDOÄ and of the DGOM. He is Clinical Ass. Professor at OUHCOM in Athens, Ohio/USA and Professor of Osteopathic Medicine at the university HGWR (university for health-based sciences Rhein-Neckar ) Mannheim/Germany.

Clive Standen, D.O. was Principal of the renowned British School of Osteopathy for 8 years. For ten years he was Associate Professor and led the Department of Osteopathy at Unitec in Auckland, New Zealand. Clive Standen has also worked in numerous international functions in osteopathy, as Chairman of the OIA, as board member of WOHO and a member of the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand. He has been an internationally highly esteemed teacher and presenter of osteopathy for over 30 years.

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 treating children with infections¿

Osteopathy and Geriatrics

63 Multimorbidity in elderly patients from an internal medicine perspective

Osteopathy and Psychology

64 Psychosomatic presentations

65 Embodiment and self-management according to the Zurich Resource Model (ZRM)

66 Psychiatric disorders from an osteopathic perspective

Rheumatology

67 Differential diagnosis from a rheumatological perspective

68 Osteopathic treatment of systemic inflammatory diseases of the joints and spine

Sports Medicine

69 Sports injuries

70 An integrated approach to osteopathic management of elite performance and rehabilitation

Pain Management

71 Pain therapy from a medical perspective

72 Pain management from an osteopathic perspective

Neurological Disorders

73 Management of central neurological disorders

74 Management of peripheral neurological disorders

Index