La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17
Osteopathy Explained

injured by the excessive movement.
holds the bone In an abnormal posi-.
ton. thus forming the slight dis
placement or 'subiuxation' so often
spoken OF by osteopaths.
This condition more often follows
trivial injuries than severe uauma. A
person walking over an uneven side
walk may Unexpectedly step In de.
preston and twist the spine. or
lifting weight while In STOPPING
position and sprain veriebral joint.
There Is a momentary pain and is
soon forgotten. The injured Joint re-
mains sore. the tissues become thick
cned and the patient is not aware
that 1t Is tender until an osteopath-
ic physician. In his search for the
cause OF disease. presses directly
over the injured joint The move.
ment Of the joint is practically lost.
the intervertebral foramen Is partly
closed, and there is disturbance OF
function and disease of all organs In.
ervated from the involved blood YES
sells and nerves.
The essential cause OF bony LESSONS
producing disease is pressure. This
pressure is exerted on nerves, YES
sells and other tissue principally at
the intervertebral foran en- OF window
The pressure Is from the displaced
bone or the result OF inilammatory
deposits around the injured joint. On
account OF this. the nerve connec-
ton between the brain and spi,.al cord
centers and the res- Of the body
are interrupted. thus producing dis
turbance OF circulation OF the vital
forces and fluids of the ,,dy and
a predisposition to d.sorsc is the
result.
The reader can easily see from the
above description. that the treatment
OF all diseased conditions would. Of
necessity, suggest itself That le-
sions are the primary cause OF all di-
sease is a fact that has been demon
strated In hundreds and thousa DIS
OF cures that have been performed
and are being performed by one skill
ed IN the professionally methods pc
cul'ar to osteopathy-affer all OF er
methods had failed. That is. by re-
ducing the spinal lesion that oh
structs the vital forces A. they pass
thrQs&h the spinal window 70 all ~
cera. Il thess vtth iprees psss
through the spinal window without
friction or interruption. bodily har.
mony will be the result. but II the
vital forces are obstructed. bodily dis
cord or disease will he the result
OF all organs supplied by the in.
voived structures. Here lies the se.
cret Of all the Ills of human flesh.
that the LESSONS close the little
spinal window. pressing upon artery.
nerve and vein ms they pass through
the spinal window to all viscera: !:
thus the or:ans and 'issues supplied
by the involved structures. lose their
tonicity. hence. their vital resisting
and eliminating power is lowered and
disease ls the result
The question might be asked.
What is the remedy? Does II lie
In drug dopcs7 No. drugs are inert
and have no vital force. and canno,
restore vital force or remove obstruc-
ton 10 vital force.
The treatment ard cure then re
solves itself into the removal OF the
cause.-the spinal lcsicn that oh
structs the nerve force and vital
fluids AS they pass to all yiscera.
The correction Of the lesion is OBJ
tanned by a system OF adjustments
peculiar to osteopathy. Tha, Is. by
replacing structures that have bccou I
displaced. ms an engineer would nd.
just his engine that all parts might
work IN harmony. allowing nature To
perform n perfect cure.