Academic Articles

Morphogenetic and Regulatory Forces and Their Significance in OsteopathyTorsten Liem12-2003

In the early 20th century, patients during influenza pandemics were not only successfully treated osteopathically, but also showed significantly lower mortality rates compared to patients

Osteopathy is characterized less by a fixed set of techniques. Instead, successful osteopathic treatment requires profound knowledge of every tissue, its structural-functional unity, and the

Since the beginning of osteopathy, somatic dysfunction has represented a central concept within osteopathy, according to Michael M. Patterson. Later osteopaths further developed Still’s approaches

This article differentiates and discusses the definitions and terminologies of osteopathic lesion concepts that trace back to Still and early osteopaths. The term “osteopathic lesion”

Cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have increased in recent years despite widespread vaccination and adequate antibiotic treatments. Osteopathic physicians may want to consider using

Osteopathic manual treatment of children with scarlet fever in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesTorsten Liem, Cristian Ciranna-Raab –The AAO Journal, Vol. 21, Issue 3, September

A structured historical literature review Article on ScienceDirect

Osteopathic Treatment of the Larynxby Torsten Liem Article originally published at ScienceDirect

Possible dysfunction patterns may manifest with symptoms of hoarseness, voice disorders, ventral neck pain, and globus sensation (functional dysphonia). The neuromuscular component is usually the

Osteopathic Treatment of the Pelvis in Athletes – Part 1Torsten Liem – Lecture at the Hamburg Sports Congress

Osteopathic Treatment of the Pelvis in Athletes – Part 2Torsten Liem – Lecture at the Hamburg Sports Congress