Visceral relationship — upper abdomen
Diaphragm and upper-viscera teaching region
This upper-abdominal point makes the osteopathic tradition’s interest in visceral and somatic relationships visible without asserting a specific organ lesion. It is a broad region marker assembled from modern teaching language, not a canonical Still coordinate.
Point 7 of 8 in Osteopathic Lesion Theory — Still Lesion Map
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
A.T. Still, The Philosophy of Osteopathy (primary_canonical)
Chs. 1–3 set out Still’s osteopathic philosophy, including the body as an integrated whole and the relation of structure, function, and circulation; these chapters support the doctrine, not a fixed six-zone chart.
A.T. Still, Osteopathy: Research and Practice (primary_canonical)
Chs. 1–2 describe Still’s research-and-practice rationale for osteopathic examination and treatment; the source does not prescribe the front-view coordinates used here.
Carol Trowbridge, An American Original: The Life of A.T. Still and the First Osteopathic School (scholarly_modern)
Historical study of Still, early osteopathic institutions, and the changing meanings of lesion and osteopathic practice.