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import View from "@/components/View";
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import { default as Image } from "next-image-export-optimizer";
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import drStill from "@/public/content/dr_still.jpeg";
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import Card from "@/components/Card";
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import LearnMoreLink from "@/components/LearnMoreLink";
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const OsteoBasics = () => {
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return (
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<View bg_color="bg-primary-100" txt_color="text-primary-500" id="basics">
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<div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-around gap-6 md:flex-row">
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<div className="basis-2/5">
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<Image
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src={drStill}
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alt="Dr. A.T. Still"
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className="mx-auto block w-11/12 rounded-lg drop-shadow-2xl"
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/>
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<div className="mt-2 text-center text-base italic">
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Dr. A.T. Still
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</div>
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</div>
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<div className="basis-2/5">
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<h1>Osteopathy</h1>
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<div className="my-10">
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Osteopathic Medicine finds its roots in the pioneering work of{" "}
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<strong>Dr. Andrew Taylor Still</strong>, who challenged the medical
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practices of his time. In 1874, Dr. Still developed a groundbreaking
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philosophy that viewed the{" "}
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<strong>body as an interconnected unit,</strong> where all its
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systems work harmoniously to maintain health. This idea was
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revolutionary, as it diverged from the prevailing notion of treating
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diseases in isolation. Dr. Still emphasized the significance of the
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musculoskeletal system, recognizing that structural imbalances could
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lead to dysfunction and illness. His philosophy{" "}
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<strong>
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laid the groundwork for the modern practice of Osteopathic
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Medicine,
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</strong>{" "}
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which continues to evolve and adapt to contemporary medical
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knowledge.
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</div>
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<LearnMoreLink href="/articles/intro-to-osteopathy">
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Explore the basics of osteopathy
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</LearnMoreLink>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div className="mt-16">
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<h2>Fundamental Osteopathic Principles</h2>
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<div className="grid grid-rows-4 gap-4 md:grid-cols-2 md:grid-rows-2 lg:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-rows-1">
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<Card>
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<h2>The Body as a Unit</h2>
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<div>
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Unlike traditional medicine, which often focuses on isolated
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symptoms, Osteopathic Medicine views the body as a unified entity.
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Each system influences and interacts with the others, emphasizing
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the importance of considering the whole person.
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</div>
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</Card>
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<Card>
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<h2>Reciprocal Relationship of Structure and Function</h2>
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<div>
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Osteopathy recognizes that structural abnormalities can affect
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bodily functions, and vice versa. This understanding guides
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Osteopathic Physicians in diagnosing and treating not just
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symptoms, but underlying causes.
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</div>
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</Card>
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<Card>
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<h2>Self-Regulating Mechanisms</h2>
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<div>
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The body possesses its own mechanisms for maintaining health and
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balance. Osteopathic Physicians trust in the body's innate ability
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to heal and regulate itself, and they work to support and enhance
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these mechanisms.
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</div>
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</Card>
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<Card>
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<h2>Rational Therapy</h2>
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<div>
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Osteopathic Physicians base their treatments on a profound
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understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathology. This
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knowledge allows them to provide targeted and effective care.
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</div>
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</Card>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div className="mx-auto mt-20 md:w-2/5">
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<div className="my-10 text-center font-bold">
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Osteopathic Medicine isn't limited to addressing physical ailments. It
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also takes into account environmental, emotional, and psychological
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factors that contribute to a patient's well-being.
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</div>
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<div className="flex w-full justify-center">
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<LearnMoreLink href="/articles/osteopathic-manipulative-treatment">
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Learn more about osteopathic treatment
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</LearnMoreLink>
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</div>
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</div>
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</View>
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);
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};
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export default OsteoBasics;
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