In Skilled Hands features an array of osteopathic treatment tables, developed by and for osteopathic physicians. This ranges from the very basic early table used by Dr. Still to the more technical Spinalator. This exhibit features a video of osteopathic physicians demonstrating osteopathic treatment, showcasing the physicality of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), and how the tables are used.
The collections of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine include more than 100,000 objects, photographs, documents, and books dating from the early 1800s to the present (focused mainly on 1870–1940). The core of the collection consists of artifacts from A. T. Still's professional and private life, most of them donated by Dr. Still's daughter, Blanche Laughlin, and members of her family.
Since the founding of the Museum in 1934, other family members, DOs, and Museum supporters have donated many additional artifacts that reflect the ongoing history of the osteopathic profession. The research collections of the International Center for Osteopathic History (ICOH) also include many former holdings of the A.T. Still Memorial Library, for which the Museum assumed responsibility in 1997.
