What Is Osteopathy?

History Of Osteopathy

Osteopathy came into existence in 1874 through the hands of an American physician who was born in 1828 named Andrew Taylor Still. Andrew was not a fan of the practices used in medicine at the time, such as emesis, sedation with narcotics, and venesection. Believing that all things necessary to sustain life are already in the body, this physician found non-surgical and non-medicinal avenues to help the body heal itself. Andrew Still opened the first school of osteopathy in 1892 in the city of Kirksville, Missouri. The American Osteopathic Association in the United States was founded in 1897. These traditional osteopathic principles and philosophies were introduced to European regions by a student of Andrew in 1917. The American Academy Of Osteopathy was founded in 1937 by sixty-six physicians who wanted to perpetuate the teaching of basic osteopathic principles from Andrew Still. The United States Department Of Health, Education, and Welfare recognized the American Osteopathy Association as the official body that accredits institutions for osteopathic medical education in 1957.