Chiropractic Books

Just the information needed to help you and not more! That's "Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff." Johnson writes clearly for the non-medical-professional, so you'll understand his message easily and get started right away (today).

About six months ago, I fell. A perfect four-point landing, I thought at the time, but it turned out to be more, much more. Within a month I began having trouble pulling a shirt on over my head. Then shoulder and arm pain settled in full time.

I decided to forego conventional medical treatment (for example, shots and surgery), and the pain continued. In fact, it not only continued, but grew so much worse that I considered revising my decision about the shots. However, finding this book and reading the glowing recommendations for it, I decided giving managing the problem on my own one last try.

Of course, getting the book did not solve the problem by itself. I had to use the information to stretch and exercise. So I did, and, sure enough, after a couple of weeks I saw both improved range of motion and less pain.

The stretches and exercises are not necessarily pleasant, but the results make it worth the effort.

If you have rotator cuff pain, get this book. Regardless of whether you decide on conventional solutions to the problem, you'll need the stretches and exercises to regain full range of motion. Stick with the program. It works!

Highly recommended.

After two weeks of following the exercises in this book, I made more progress than six weeks of PT. I like this book because not only does the author explain what to do, he also explains WHY.

I found Jim Johnson's book to contain an amazing amount of information in a relatively short read. There are several very good reviews that detail what he covers in this book so I'll stick to points not covered by the other reviews.

First, yes, it is a small book. This is actually a bonus because he covers the pertinant material thoroughly but keeps the book to a size easily read in one sitting. This is important when you are looking for answers and not a lengthy read. I found illustrations and the text were all useful - there is no filler or fluff in this book.

Second - the stretches and exercises are explained in detail so you can be comfortable with the knowledge you are doing it right. So, as you follow one of the 3 programs laid out, you can refer back to the detailed descriptions and illustration as needed. If you are a picture person and not a verbal person, this is priceless to have on hand.

Third - the information on how to distinguish the different types of injuries and how to approach rehabilitation gave me insight to what was going on with my own injury that no professional I had taken this problem to have ever bothered to explain. Again, illustrations were to the point and provided clarity that words can't always deliver.

Last, I have sought medical advice with my shoulder problems off and on for years yet this book gave me more information in a 30 minute read than I had gotten in any consultation. This book is priced around $30 retail and that is far less than a doctor or physio visit.

Note that I am *NOT* saying to skip seeking medical advice, I am saying that this book gives you a ready reference to supplement your knowledge and to keep on hand while treating your injury. If you are like me, the shoulder problems you have will quite possibly reoccur as time goes by and you either quit doing the exercises and revert to bad habits or if you find a new way to injure yourself. So, having this book handy for reference is far more economical the returning to the doctor over and over again.

Having suffered with three broken shoulders with arthritus in them, I highly recommend this book for people with shoulder problems. The book gives you an understanding of the shoulder area and some really good exercises to help you stretch and strengthen your shoulder muscles. The exercises are easy to do and don't require a lot of expensive equipment to perform them. As my chirpractor and I agree, if you don't use it, you loose it.

Another book to consider purchasing along with this one is "The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook" by Clair and Amber Davies, which is a tremendous resource for people in pain. Stretchening and strengthening your muscles, without first dealing with the knots (trigger points) in them can cause more pain. After having tried many natural remedies for my shoulder pain, I've found this trigger point program coupled with the shoulder exercises works best for dealing with pain. Glucosamine while it helped, did not totally alleviate the pain. Magnet therapy helped for awhile, but eventually made the pain worse. Chiropractic treatments, which used trigger point therapy worked for a time, but then my knots would return and cause pain. I didn't know the importance of at least six times a day massaging your central trigger points until the knots are gone.

"The Trigger Point Therapy Wookbook" has excellent information on the muscles. It also has excellent charts which help you locate specific trigger point (knots in your muscles) which cause pain. It tells you how to message those painful areas to get rid of the knots in your muscles. While the information is thorough, it is written for the lay person in an understandable way.

I also highly recommend a Thera Cane, which is like having very long, totally mobile arms, which enable you to message hard to reach trigger points. These three excellent products work together for effectice pain relief. While these two books and Thera Cane may seem expensive, they are much cheaper than repeated Chiropractic visits.

I suffered a rotator cuff injury about five weeks ago that left me with little pain but some restricted movement. I'm under the care of a physical therapist right now, and I bought this book to get a cheap second opinion on how to treat this injury.

The highlights of this book include a brief but well written overview of just what a rotator cuff is and how it works. I wish the drawings were larger and clearer, and that's why I coulndn't give this book a five star rating.

The other highlight, to me anyway, is the section containing descriptions of all the exercises that are used to rehabilitate a rotator cuff.

That said, I don't think this book actually gave me any knowledge that I would not have already obtained without it. Just during doctor and physical therapy visits I learned all about the rotator cuff and the bones and muscles, and that the one thing that is needed to settle exactly what injury you are dealing with is an MRI. Also, the exercise descriptions are rather standard and ironically my physical therapist assigned me three new exercises the morning after I read about them in this book.

Still, this book was enouraging to me if for no other reason that it quoted a number of studies that prove the importance of exercise to rehabilitate a shoulder after such an injury.

But the bottom line to me is that nobody should just try to "treat their own" rotator cuff injury without consultation with a doctor and without some physical therapy.

164 pages? The first 14 are about the author and the last 21 pages are index and blank pages for notes. Take away the 23 pages of unhelpful sample forms and you are left with 106 pages of very basic information. I am planning on opening a new practice and I do not have any better idea on how to do that after reading this book. Save your money.

Running a chiropractic clinic requires both patient care and business skills. But chiropractic schools have mostly focused on teaching patient care, often neglecting the development of business skills. The graduating doctors then add the stress of unfamiliar practice life to the financial debt accumulated during their college years. Drs. Reizers fill that knowledge gap and extend exceptional-quality advice to doctors that are about to start their own practice.

Chiropractic office requires doctors to make strategic decisions about selecting specialization, clinic location, negotiating a lease, working with insurance companies, leasing or buying equipment, hiring other doctors, addressing specific kinds of patients, marketing, etc. Drs. Reizers' book teaches doctors how to make such decisions in an organized and systematic way, removing anxiety about the unknown and replacing it with solid knowledge earned during years of both running their own practices and teaching at a chiropractic college. Drs. Reizers did a remarkable job of exploring each topic with great detail and meaningful examples.

In summary, a doctor building a profitable chiropractic office must read Up and Running and return to it often for reference.

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This book would be extremely helpful to any chiropractor looking to start a new office. The information contained in the text is practical material that many new chiropractors might not be aware of. I enjoyed the book very much!

This book is great for helping the chiropractor learn what it takes to be successful in practice. I also think that being really grounded in chiropractic philosophy will help tremendously. I recommend the book "Chiropractic First" to help to really get what chiropratic is all about as far as philosophy, which should help in being successful in practice. Anyway, Up and Running is a great book because it will show you how to stay successful and how to think prosperity and not poverty and gives you tips on success in practice. For chiropractic students taking the boards, study the following books. National Board of Chiropractic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers, National Board of Chiropractic Part III Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations. These study guides helped me focus on what was important for the boards exams. It definitely is a must buy because it makes you get used to board type questions--less surprises on the test. Once again Up and Running excellent for showing the chiropractor wanting to open a practice on how to succeed and to never give up.

The book had a few helpful ideas or approaches to opening a practice, but nothing that you have not already heard. Overall, good info, but very basic.

This book will be beneficial to any chiropractic practice. It offers a very good overview of common conditions encountered in chiropractic practice. The layout is orderly and to the point. Especially helpful are the nutritional protocols. I highly recommend this to practitioners and students.

Drs. David Brady and Lew Huff have done a truly excellent job of overviewing and synopsizing many of the common conditions that doctors of chiropractic(DC) have been treating effectively for many decades. The "Instant Access" design of this book makes it very user friendly and desireable in both a busy office setting and for home study. The addition of nutritional protocols and appropriate laboratory assesments for the conditions covered make this comprehensive book a "must have" book for both new and seasoned doctors and for students of natural medicine whether they be DCs, NDs, DOs, or MDs. Non-professionals interested in making sure they are receiving the most comprehensive care possible will also derive tremendous value from owning and reading this book. Bravo to the authors for offering such a fine contribution to natural medicine!

This small paperbound book provides a basic overview of several spinal, extremity, and general health conditions in a self-described "at-a-glance" format. Each section includes information regarding definition, etiology, principle symptoms, exam findings, lab & radiographic findings, and management guidelines. The book does provide some helpful information, but in most cases lacks appropriate detail. Clinicians looking for a text that provides detailed etiologic, diagnostic, and management data will not be adequately informed by this text. Frankly, a few chapters are quite helpful. For example, the chapters (2) dealing with fibromyalgia are some of the best I've yet read on this condition, providing important and clinically useful descriptions of the condition and (most importantly) a detailed list and description of other conditions which need to be considered during patient work-up. But most sections are insufficiently detailed for proper diagnosis and management -- the data in these chapters is introductory at best. Chapters on scoliosis, adhesive capsulitis, ligamentous injuries of the knee, cervical soft tissue injuries, etc., do not thoroughly cover these subjects. What IS provided in most chapters is an overview -- helpful perhaps for someone already versed in the details of these conditions, but inadequate as a primary guide. Neither would this book provide adequate preparatory material for a challenging (such as an oral) board exam. In my professional opinion, this book makes some good contributions, but does not replace more detailed reference texts.

I used this to study for my Part II, Part III and Part IV Boards as a reference to quick facts and treatment protocols. The condition was explained with specifity and then giving treatment protocol like adjustments, vitamin supplements and specific exercises. If you want to know how the boards will you ask you questions, get the following:
National Board of Chiropractic Part II Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers isbn; 0974328731
National Board of Chiropractic Part III Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations isbn; 09784328723
National Board of Chiropractic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers Vol 1 and Vol 2
These study guides were so on target with the type of questions asked on the boards. My friends and I used these books for the boards and helped us pass. I recommend also Yochum's on x-rays for x-ray review. Get these books, worth the money.

I have used this book in my practice for a reference. Although at times it can be conservative in its treatment guidelines, it is a good source with a significant amount of articles to validate itself.

Terry and David Abblett have a thriving Cash practice in the Concord, CA area. With most of their practice pre-paying for their chiropractic care A/R's are a thing of the past. The patients are happy to be able to walk in get adjusted and walk out without worrying about bringing money each time.
The book also provides valuable practical information they have learned over the years. There is a large form section in the back with an explanation of how they use each one.
Yes, it is a quick read, but that just means you can read it again and again. After watching his office during the busy part of the day he has proven that having a cash practice is no problem and very profitable. I plan on utilizing everything this book says in my practice. Enjoy & believe it!!

Being a New Chiropractor, looking to bypass the downward fall of the managed care system, I was pleased with the information obtained from this reader friendly guide. It gave me a starting point in which to research further into all aspects of beginning a cash practice from scratch. The authors are even available for further assistance and have directed me to cash practices in my area to contact. They've been of great help. I recommend this book to all new Chiropractors looking to venture into private practice.

Being just out of chiropractic school and working currently as an associate, I was not looking forward to dealing with insurance companies for payment when starting my own practice. However, this book was an eye-opener. Cash practice is the way to go because it decreases your expenses in the time it takes to collect from insurance companies. When you deal with insurance companies, you will be waiting hours on the phone at times or paying someone to do so. Also, I liked the ideas this book gave me in how to be successful in having a cash practice. I also would tell chiropractors or student that have not passed the part 4 boards to get:
National Board of Chiropractic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers (vol 1 and vol 2) by Leonardi. The study guides helped me pass and geared me towards the correct format of the test. Abblett's book is the way to go for success in a cash practice and Leonardi's study guides are the way to go for board exam preparation.

Terry and David Abblett have a thriving Cash practice in the Concord, CA area. With most of their practice pre-paying for their chiropractic care A/R's are a thing of the past. The patients are happy to be able to walk in get adjusted and walk out without worrying about bringing money each time.
The book also provides valuable practical information they have learned over the years. There is a large form section in the back with an explanation of how they use each one.
Yes, it is a quick read, but that just means you can read it again and again. After watching his office during the busy part of the day he has proven that having a cash practice is no problem and very profitable. I plan on utilizing everything this book says in my practice. Enjoy & believe it!!

After reading Dr. Abblett's book, I decided to visit his office to see if his book was fact or fiction. Was he just an author writing about the perfect practice or was he living it? Many skeptics in the field of chiropractic say that it is difficult or impossible to survive in a cash practice. They say that people will not come into your office if they have to pay more than a $5 dollar copay. Dr. Abblett proves all the naysayers wrong by having a thriving cash practice that is continuing to grow. While visiting his office, I could tell that he was genuinely happy that I was there and was very open about his business practices. The book gave me the attitude that a cash practice is a realistic goal that is very attainable. Please read his book and see for yourself.

As a patient of Dr Barretts, I read his first book, Daire to Break Through the Pain and loved it. It has helped me to change the way I view my health and subsequently has helped me to change my life. As some one who suffers from both severe allergies and sinus problems; as well as; cluster headaches through both Dr Barrett's treatments and writings the problems have been improved greatly. I owe alot to him.

Dare To Break Through The Pain is an eye opener of what chiropractic is really about! I have learned about health and the body's natural healing powers. This book taught me not only about the basics things that most people go to chiropractors for such as back and neck pain, but also the wide range of healing that can be attained for many conditions. Such as allergies, headaches, ringing in the ears, digestive disturbances, fatigue, stress, and the most surprising of all to me was the fact that chiropractic is effective and safe for children! One of the things I really enjoyed about this book are the many real life stories from the patients that Dr. Barrett has treated. These stories are in the patient's own words which added a sense of realism for me. This book would benefit those that you love who have health concerns. It could save their lives. Chiropractic has improved my life tremendously. In the past, I suffered from chronic bronchitis, and back pain, usually missing work for several days at a time, but thanks to chiropractic and the information in Dr. Barrett's book I rarely get sick. I highly recommend this book and everyone should have a copy in their home.

This book should be on every bookshelf. This book is a very simple yet an informative vehicle to educate society on Chiropratic care. It explains the relationship of the nervous system to the other organs in our bodies and how it affects the functioning of those organs. This book not only gives practical medical information but it is full of testimonies that patients have written. Chiropractic care as I learned through this book is not just for back and neck pain, but for those that have Headaches, Fatique, Digestive Trouble, Irritablility/ Mood Swings, Problem sleeping, Allergies/Sinus Problems and even hearing difficulties such as ringing in the ears. These problems normally are linked to an inhibited nervous system. It is clear that the author's desire is to see everyone treated naturally through Chiropractic Care and to assist the innate ability of the body to heal. I was given through this book a clear understanding of what Chiropractors do and why. It is obvious that Dr. Rick Barrett cares genuinely for the health of society and wants to help as many people naturally as possible..

This book does not tell you how to eliminate back and neck pain, it tells how good the author is and why you should see a chiropractor. The book fills with his patients' great testimonies, and chiropractic philosophy. Half of the book is under the Bonus Health Section which is a waste of time. Even the author advises you not to read if you know all you want to know by this time!

Dr. Barrett has done a superb job of compiling essential information on health and healing in a format that is simple to read and understand. The information and cases presented are of extreme interest to all that are concerned with living a healthy lifestyle free of disease and suffering. Dr. Barrett's motivation is and has always been the well being of others and I compliment him on this achievement.

This book has some very harsh opinion sections regarding work of prior authors regarding 'whiplash' injury. Additionally, the first person tense is used in many of the chapters. These two factors leads one to question whether this is a scientifically sound publication, or the authors' opinion piece on 'whiplash'.

The lack of a well respected and well published co-author in the medical (M.D.) or engineering arena (PhD) also lends to some severe deficits. An engineer learns the fundamentals of engineering from engineering professors. A medical doctor learns the fundamentals of medicine from medical doctors. Since this book lacks either of these resources, an introductory section on biomechanics, written by a Doctor of Chiropractic, does not seem nearly as robust as it should, and it severely lacks technical competency. Many of the sections on medical diagnosis and treatment, including conclusions raised regarding cervical soft collars, would also be at odds with existing clinical knowledge of injury mechanisms and best treatment methods.

The authors repeatedly bring up examples of their own work and how it has been cited minimally or not cited at all in the greater scientific literature. There is probably a very good reason for this; attacking other authors' work repeatedly and systematically without acknowledging many of the positives in this other work causes many readers to discount the conclusions reached in this book. This is also likely the reason why this book, being six years old, appears to never have been taken off the shelves of the local major medical center library.

A better suggestion would be to review a collection of books, including this one and perhaps Dr. Narayan Yoganandan's 'Whiplash' book from 2000 or Nahum's 'Accidental Injury' from 2002, and let the reader draw their own conclusions of the scientific validity contained therein.

It is not often that you find authors who have so thoroughtly referenced a subject. It is written with a good command of the English language and is carefulle reasoned.

This book should finally lay to rest the myth that whiplash is somehow "not real", a notion that the insurance industry is most likely propagating.

This gem of a book is a must for all clinicians involved in the care and treatment of whiplash and its related disorders. It is also essential reading for all those insurance industry claims reps who are truly concerned about their insured injured persons, and not just their jobs!

If you are a physician who treats whiplash patients, or an attorney trying to understand the hows and whys, this book is the absolute BEST there is. 'Nuff Said.

Croft and Foreman are to be greatly commended on this work, the BEST in the field of whiplash traumatology. Apparently, there will be a 3rd edition coming soon.

The nonsense coming from Canada this year, including the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Cassidy study (April 2000) and anything that Robert Ferrari has written, and is likely to write (Whiplash "Encyclopedia"), is an utter shame. The author of the recent NEJM study (Cassidy) has been accused of falsifying data (Emma Bartfay, PhD vs. Cassidy), and the views of QTF and Ferrari on chronic whiplash have been refuted over and over again.

Research in this field is of two types, with one out-weighing the other exponentially: insurance company-sponsored stuff such as Cassidy's, the "Quebec Task Force" or "QTF" study(1995), and much of the Ferrari literature IS VASTLY OUTWEIGHED by the other 95% of the university-based and engineering research that refutes it.

This book, especially in its new edition (pending), is and will be the definitive treatise on whiplash-related injuries. It is not written for the layperson, and covers complex medical topics. However, for physicians and health care professionals working with the whiplash-injured, it is indispensable.

When all the hubbub surrounding the latest weak studies from Canada subsides, Foreman and Croft's work will still be standing tall and unscathed. And that is because these two authors understand the difference between a strong study and a weak one. It is NOT true that you can use the research to prove anything. For example, the April 2000 NEJM study by Cassidy et al. states that when you remove the tort system, whiplash-injured persons miraculously heal faster. But upon closer inspection, it turns out that the authors of this study equate "recovery" with "return to work". They did not report on the physical exam findings of their research subjects at the time of claim closure (so-called "recovery"), so we do NOT really have an honest study.

With Ferrari, he is just so out in left field that one cannot imagine how he survives. The only answer must be that insurance company money is paying for his "research". Is it? Ferrari has been refuted over and over again by Croft and Michael Freeman, DC, PhD, MPH in the literature (see SPINE 1998 and 1999). Ferrari is actually on record as saying that chronic whiplash pain is from a psychological disturbance.

The 1995 QTF study is on record as saying that pain "is not harmful". These are doctors?

Of course, if you have had a brain injury and have been diagnosed with MTBI (mild traumatic brain injury), which is often permanent, there is psychological disturbance. But this is not what Ferrari argues. He basically believes that the millions and millions of chronic whiplash sufferers world-wide are all faking it.

Nikolai Bogduk, one of the top, if not the top, researchers in the world in the study of pain, has conclusively proved that whiplash injuries, even at VERY LOW SPEEDS (less than 5 mph) do damage the cervical zygapophyseal (facet capsules) or "z" joints of the neck, and that those injured in this way have chronic pain, and often full (actually too much) range of motion in their necks. The recent excellent crash tests by Ono, Kanno, Siegmund, Brault, Croft himself, and many, many others all confirm Bogduk's findings in a very conclusive way.

The fact that "researchers" like Cassidy, Ferrari, Russell, and now the NEJM never cite these authors, who are the most respected in the field, is certainly suspect.

I look forward to the next edition of this book, which should address all of the misinformation being propagated by the insurance industry and its representatives (do they fear an even larger class-action suit than big tobacco? You betcha!). Then we can all know the real science, well-written and more thoroughly referenced than any book on whiplash to date.

A Tour de Force! Is there going to be a Third Edition? Let us hope so, given Arthur Croft's ability to consume, digest and make palatable to us the most recent research on the topic of whiplash. Fortunately, Dr. Croft is still writing (see his articles in SPINE with co-author Dr. Michael Freeman), and still at the forefront of the profession. As a chiropractic physician, his contributions are all the more important in the medical world, which often borrows from alternative health without crediting it. Not so with Croft, who is credited in medical circles worldwide. A thoroughly readable, well-referenced and enjoyable textbook which will open your mind to a syndrome (group of injuries, really) so misunderstood.

Any physician without this text on his/her shelves should not be treating persons injured by whiplash.

As chairperson of the social medicine department at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Norman Gevitz knows firsthand the details of ostepathy. This book is a thorough, well-written review of osteopathic medicine's climb into the medical arena; originating from the depths of the mind of its founder, Andrew Taylor Still in the late 1800's, into the growing profession of the 1980's. Unfortunately, however, it does not cover the growth and expansion of osteopathy in the last twenty years of the 20th century. It does explain, though, the legal and social struggles that osteopathy survived in its first 90 years. Gevitz also does a wonderful job explaining what ostopathy is and how it evolved from a holistic, drug-free approach to medical care into an alternative, legally licensed medical practice. I highly recommend this book for osteopathic medical school applicants. It is also an excellent book for those interested in the history and sociology of medicine in the United States.

I read this book cover to cover before applying to osteopathic medical school and believe that it made a big difference in getting admitted. I was able to comprehensively discuss osteopathic principles and practice and critically evaluate decisions that the osteopathic profession has made along the way. The book is well researched (I think that it is based on Dr. Gevitz's dissertation) and historically accurate.

This book offers an extensive review of the history of osteopathy. It also illustrates this medicines important role in the world, as well as its future direction and how this philosophy views the patient.

Good history of Osteopathy from 1828 to late 1970s, but the modern osteopathic techniques are not mentioned (book was published in 1982..so a lot is missing in this recent time period). Otherwise a good thorough history.

I bought the book in order to be prepared for my med school interview but never got it quite read. I found out upon my arrival at school in the fall that the book was a required read for my History of Osteopathic Medicine course. The book is a great resource to make a person more familiar with an ever growing branch of medicine; that there isn't just a world of MD's. And who knows, maybe it will get you a bit ahead of the game for your first class in your Osteopathic medical school :o)

I suffer from frequent back pain and I bought this book for the sole purpose of finding stretching exercises that help the back. The book is a good exposition of how the human back is structured and allows me to understand some of the intricacies, but falls short of providing any useful exercise that can help me. It may be wrong on my part to have such high expectations. I would suggest going for dedicated books on stretching (or may be yoga) instead of this one if you're looking for relief rather than a science lesson.

I've been experiencing lower back pain for about 7 years, and like the rest of us, nothing really ever worked. Doctors had no real solutions other than back surgery - which I certainly didn't want to consider. Amazingly, this book has helped and I did not have to go under the knife!! I am very thankful to have discovered this rare gem. The back stretching exercises have really worked, so much so - that after a month of exercising my lower back feels stronger and the pain that typically plagues me is practically gone. Additionally, I found the description of how the back joints, muscles, and bones work together, their make-up, and their proper purpose to be very helpful. For those of you who are at their wits end with back pains and think that the doctor advocating surgery is the only way to get relief - try this book first... it is well worth the read.

Easy to read and understand without being overwhelmed by medical
jargon. I'm in my seventies and the excercises really are helpful in alleviating what I thought were incurable old-age back aches and pains. The excercises do not require a lot of time to be effective, and I can handle everyday household chores pain-free. Although it won't reduce my golf handicap, it definitely makes the game and getting around the course more enjoyable. I especially recommend it to baby boomers as a permanent reference.

I loved the book. It was packed with information. It is very user friendly and informative and I found the technical stuff to be the most interesting. I think that even if a person had already determined that surgery was the next step that they would be better off reading this ahead of their hospital stay. I liked the "Think Back" section, a good idea for the older folks and for those fast readers who might miss the point. It's a great "all in one" book versus others that might discuss solely anatomy or exercises or alternative therapies.

Alas, people are lazy. The central message of the book is about taking responsibility for one's own wellbeing will likely disappoint those who are inevitably looking for the quick fix. All in all though, it was a good concise read and will I'm sure it will help many motivated people.

I have suffered from chronic back pain for the last 6 years. I have gone from this doctor to that doctor searching for relief. I have finally found my answer. A German proverb teaches us that nothing in this world is permanent, including back pain. Gerald Silverman's "Your Miraculous Back" is a gift from heaven in that it offers targeted stretching exercises that significantly helped ease the pain I had. The book provides a lucid description of muscle and disc joint pain as well as practical methods for treatment and massage.

I strongly encourage all who suffer from neck and back pain to read this book. It will certainly help.

It is a book that all doctors should have in their library. It shows with great images how the subluxation complex act on the spinal cord. Patients appreciate the visual clear informations from the book.

This book is a wonderful contribution to chiropractic. The photographs are superb. Anyone who needs evidence of the devastating effects of vertebral subluxations should read this book.

An excellent illustration of cervical postural distortions and the related manifestations which compromise the spinal cord and brain stem. Clearly illustrates the muscles which need to be released to improve spinal health.

This is a great visual atlas of what chiropractors believe is the "cause" of what ails the masses. It is difficult to argue with the author when it comes to what a subluxation is since he has assembled photographs to support his point. However, one is left without any new insight into what exactly this subluxation "thing" is based on the text. Pictures are nice, but what about an analysis?

This is a good learning tool for chiropractic students and good reference guide for practicing physicians. A good addition to any DC's library

This book is in use for the Chiropractic course in Odense, Denmark, as a textbook on chiropractic technique in the 5.th and 6.th semester of the 10 semester university programme. Great book with nice illustrations, allthough there are a few mistakes or typing errors. This is a great book for teaching manipulative therapy.

Ok, I have not "yet" finished Dr. Bergman's compilation. However, I must say that I have a unique insight into its origins, namely its editor, Thomas Bergmann. As a student of Northwestern Health Sciences University, I am privilaged to attend Dr. Bergmann's Methods III lecture and laboratory several times a week. I also am fortunate enough to sit in on his Principles and Philosophy of Chiropractic lectures. These experiences have taught me a great deal about Chiropractic science and practice in just a short few weeks as a trimester 3/10 student here at NWHS. I have learned a lot so far and continue to learn more every day. I believe Dr. bergmann to be a giant in the field of Chiropractic Technique. While my opinion may be swayed a bit and my history in the field limited, this is my opinion. Don't believe me? Buy the book!!!!!!!

I recently graduated chiropractic college and found this book to be one of the main sources to help me learn chiropractic technique. The pictures are great. It shows you how to set up and what the direction of torque is. I used this to study for the National Boards Part 2, 3 and 4. It also has a great section on how show how to translate a PRS-SP Gonstead listing into a National or Medicare listing. This section alone helped me a lot on the boards. I also used the following study guides for the preparing for the Chiropractic National Boards:
National Board of Chiropractic Part II Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi
National Board of Chiropractic Part III Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations by Patrick Leonardi
National Board of Chiropractic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers (Topics: Diagnostic Imaging) Volume 1
National Board of Chiropractic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers (Topics: Case Management and Technique Practical) Volume 2 by Patrick Leonardi
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