Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine: Difference between revisions

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===3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.===
===3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.===
The human [[penis]] and its [[foreskin]] are excellent examples of the truth of this tenet.
The human [[penis]] and its [[foreskin]] are excellent examples of the truth of this tenet.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>


===4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation and the interrelationship of structure and function.===
===4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation and the interrelationship of structure and function.===