Louisa Burns

Louisa Burns (c. 1869–1958) was an American osteopathic physician and researcher in osteopathic medicine.[1]

Louisa Burns in 1907

Education

Burns was born in Indiana in 1869. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1892 from the Borden Institute[2] and subsequently became a school teacher. Her interest in osteopathic medicine developed after she contracted a debilitating case of spinal meningitis, whose disabling effects were successfully reversed by osteopathic treatment.[2] She went on to receive an osteopathic medicine degree from the Pacific College of Osteopathy in 1903. She then went on to earn a Master of Science from the Borden Institute and a Doctor of Science degree from the Pacific College of Osteopathy.

Career

Burns was a prominent researcher in the field of osteopathic medicine in the early 1900s.[1] Her research focused on viscerosomatic reflexes. Using rabbits and other organisms, she studied "osteopathic lesions",[3] assisting in the development of today's understanding of somatic dysfunction. She headed the A.T. Still Research Institute from 1917–1935.[2]

Burns retired in 1957 and died in 1958 in California.

Legacy

Louisa Burns has a house named after her at Touro University Nevada College of Medicine.[4]

References
  1. "Research on Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) | Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee | AAO". www.academyofosteopathy.org.
  2. https://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/med-ed-presentations/history-of-osteopathic-research-ecop-spring-2011-published-abbreviated.pdf
  3. Allan N. (1986). Louisa Burns, DO. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 30(2), 103–105.
  4. Nevada, Touro University (20 February 2020). "House Burns General Meeting - Touro Nevada". tun.touro.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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