Opposing vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic - A critical commentary and united statement of an international osteopathic research community

Thomson, Oliver P.; MacMillan, Andrew; Draper-Rodi, Jerry; Vaucher, Paul; Ménard, Mathieu; Vaughan, Brett; Morin, Chantal; Alvarez, Gerard; Sampath, Kesava Kovanur; Cerritelli, Francesco; Shaw, Robert; Cymet, Tyler; Bright, Philip; Hohenschurz-Schmidt, David; Vogel, Steven

doi:10.1016/j.ijosm.2021.02.002

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“…Furthermore, the most common health-threatening issues affecting patients in Dr AT Still MD, DO's era dramatically altered over the course of the 20th century: the increasingly aging population of the Western world now suffered from chronic pain, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. The existence of antibiotics, vaccinations, and surgery made compliance with early osteopathic principles unthinkable for many practitioners [57].…”

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The Revisions of the First Autobiography of AT Still, the Founder of Osteopathy, as a Step towards Integration in the American Healthcare System: A Comparative and Historiographic Review

Tuscano,

Haxton,

Ciardo

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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Introduction: Osteopathy was originally introduced in rural America in 1874 as a comprehensive therapeutic approach aimed at promoting health. This approach was distinct and often conflicting with conventional/allopathic therapeutic methods available at that time to fight disease. We argue that, in struggling to achieve recognition within the American healthcare system and within the educational academic field that was about to be structured, the American osteopathic profession tried to protect itself from the charges of sectarism by starting to embrace principles of the biomedical paradigm. Methods: A comparative and historiographic review of the second version of the autobiography of AT Still (1908), the founder of osteopathy, against the first (1897) was chosen as an example of the adaptation of the American osteopathic profession to its evolving academic environment. Results: Although there were only a few substantial variations, we argue that they aimed to dampen the non-biological components of osteopathy, namely, its philosophical, spiritual, religious, emotional, and Native American roots, in an effort to gain respect and recognition within the emerging gold standard of the Western medical system. The shift towards a distinct, fully integrated profession within regulated Western healthcare systems was perceived by many professionals as a threat to AT Still’s original ideas, and the trend started when he was alive. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that a crucial conversation regarding the future of the professional identity must take place within the osteopathic community.

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confidence: 99%

The Revisions of the First Autobiography of AT Still, the Founder of Osteopathy, as a Step towards Integration in the American Healthcare System: A Comparative and Historiographic Review

Tuscano,

Haxton,

Ciardo

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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“…Therefore, it is impractical to compile a comprehensive list of vaccination concerns, and unrealistic to develop a universal protocol on advising vaccine-hesitant patients. If physicians are to properly promote vaccination in their community, they must treat each case individually and alternative medicine practitioners tend to be more hesitant towards immunization [16]. Osteopathic physicians are often seen as a bridge between traditional medicine and alternative medicine and are thus placed in a unique position to address these patients' concerns.…”

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confidence: 99%