Louisa Burns

Louisa Burns
Luisa Burns photograph from 1907
Louisa Burns, 1907
Born1869
Indiana
Died1958
California
EducationDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Pacific College of Osteopathy in 1903
Occupation(s)Osteopathic physician, researcher
Medical career
ProfessionOsteopathic medicine
InstitutionsA. T. Still Osteopathic Foundation and Research Institute
ResearchViscerosomatic reflexes

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

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. ^ a b "Research on Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) | Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee | AAO". www.academyofosteopathy.org.
  2. ^ a b c Jones, John M (April 9, 2011). "HISTORY OF OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2021.
  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.