Osteopathy is also known as alternative medicine and pseudoscience uses physical manipulation of the body parts that muscle tissue and bones as their treatment techniques. This unique branch of science uses drug-free, manual therapy to treat the patients. Joints, muscles, and spine are the focus points of osteopathic physicians.
This remarkable alternative science has a long history of efforts made by people coming from various backgrounds. This branch of medical science that started with the effort and research work of Andrew Tylor Still is evolving day by day to treat human health in a better way. In the evolution of osteopathy many Blacks particularly African Americans have also contributed.
One of the few names in the black community whose endeavors resulted in making the techniques of osteopathy better is Dr. Meta L. Christy, who graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, becoming the first African-American osteopathic physician of the world. Among one of those remarkable people was also Dr. William Anderson. He became the first African American president of the American Osteopathic Association.
To read about the contribution of the Blacks in healthcare science one can get several historical references. To appreciate and assemble the contributions of the Blacks in the field of medical science and particularly in osteopathy Darnita Anderson Hill has penned down a book called, “Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – The Contributions of Blacks in the History and Transformation of Medicine, Osteopathy, and Human Health”. The book is an anthology of Black history in medical science in general with a special focus on the contribution of the Blacks in osteopathy. Dr. Darnita Anderson through her book “Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – The Contributions of Blacks in the History and Transformation of Medicine, Osteopathy, and Human Health”, wants to signify the ongoing evolution of osteopathy in which Black healthcare professional played a vital role.
About the Author
Born in the early 1960s, author Darnita Anderson Hill was born as the daughter of Dr. William Anderson, America’s first African American president of the American Osteopathic Association. Inspired by her father she became a doctor too. She obtained her undergraduate at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Darnita obtained her medical degree from Michigan State University – College of Osteopathic Medicine –and specialized osteopathic medicine. She is a determined and dedicated healthcare professional who uses a holistic and natural approach while providing care to her patients. Being an enthusiast of osteopathy she dedicates her time learning and researching more and more about the history and science of osteopathy. With the same goal, she wrote the book “Blacks in Osteopathic Medicine: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – The Contributions of Blacks in the History and Transformation of Medicine, Osteopathy, and Human Health”.
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