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Osteopathy Is in the Blood is an invaluable reference text for all osteopaths, and it also serves as an essential companion to The Rule of the Artery courses offered around the globe. Studying these concepts will challenge osteopaths to think more deeply about and work more effectively with the blood and circulation, which is fundamental to exploring the full potential of all that osteopathy has to offer in the enhancement of health in our patients.
Inspired by the axiom “The Rule of the Artery is Absolute,” Osteopathy Is in the Blood is a quantum leap forward in osteopathic philosophy and practice. This groundbreaking book presents current cardiovascular research, embryologic perspectives, and physiological understanding that underlies and explains A.T. Still’s insights 120 years ago. It also opens doors to profound clinical applications. The reader will find the scholarship definitive and the book to be one of the most valuable to appear in the past 50 years of osteopathy.
Prof Hollis King, DO, PhD (USA)
Osteopathy Is
In the Blood
The Science and Clinical Application
of the Rule of the Artery
Maxwell Fraval
Acknowledgments
This book is enriched by the invaluable contributions of Michael Solano, alongside Prue Eddie, Alistair Moresi, Benjamin Stringer, and Catherine McDonald. Special recognition goes to Michael Solano for his dedicated research and significant contributions, which have been instrumental in shaping the content of this work.
Published by Osteopathy's Promise to Children
Foreword by R. Paul Lee
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Our "Rule of the Artery" Journey
1. Osteopathy Is in the Blood
2. The Embryology of Breathing and the Mediastinum
Prue Eddie & Alistair Moresi with research & contribution from Michael Solano
3. Water, Flow and Function
4. The Embryology of the Heart
Prue Eddie with research & contribution from Michael Solano
5. The Fascia and the Code
6. The Development of the Vasculature
Benjamin Stringer with research & contribution from Michael Solano
7. The Heart as a Generator
8. The Venous Return
9. The Heart-Lung Connection
10. The Aorta as a Fulcrum
11. The Lymphatics
Catherine McDonald with research & contribution from Michael Solano
12. The Circle of Willis
13. Ion Waves and Their Electromotive Force
14. A Vasculature Description of the Motion of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism
Michael Solano
Appendix: Interstitium and the Transfer of Information: A Brief Synopsis by R. Paul Lee
Index
Osteopathy Is in the Blood is perfused with osteopathic wisdom. This important work presents new and perhaps unexpected knowledge about the blood and vascular system of vital importance to bodily function. Drawing upon cutting-edge science, biodynamic embryology, and perceptive insight, it presents a wealth of information to guide new approaches to treatment.
Many concepts, key to understanding how the cardiovascular system and movement of the blood works, are presented utilizing extensive visual aids and supporting research. A few of the key concepts expounded in the book are:
The book draws on and synthesizes the work of many innovative scientific thinkers, including Viktor Schauberger, Gerald Pollack, Francisco Torrent Guasp, Bjorn Nordenstrom, Irving Dardik, and Brian Freeman.
The in-depth research into these topics began as an attempt to draw upon scientific support for the clinical observations made by a dedicated group of osteopathic practitioners. And so, this text is aimed at integrating scientific principles with osteopathic practice, opening doors to very real and successful clinical applications.
These present-day scientific discoveries also serve to explain what practitioners feel, sense, experience, and work with in their osteopathic treatments. The inspiring thoughts and theories offered reveal completely new therapeutic possibilities for osteopaths to work with in the cardiovascular system and throughout the body.
Taken as a whole, the book documents and supports the scientific basis of the profound insights that Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathy, described 120 years ago. The research demonstrates that the founding principles of osteopathy are fully backed up by modern scientific understanding.
Maxwell Fraval, LLB, DO (UK), MOsteoSc(Paed), a British-trained, Australian osteopath, has worked to advance osteopathic understanding and practice for over 40 years. In addition to developing innovative approaches to the treatment of babies and children and contributing to research projects, he has taught and mentored generations of osteopathic practitioners.
Beginning in the 1990s, Fraval and a dedicated group of colleagues have pursued extensive study of the blood, vasculature, and heart. This pursuit began with clinical observations and experiences they had with patients and the positive changes seen with osteopathic treatment. Since then, they carried on with extensive research to gather scientific support for their clinical observations. This path culminated in the development, by Fraval and his colleagues, of The Rule of the Artery courses which are taught internationally, and the publication of Osteopathy Is in the Blood.