Chiropractic Books

I utilize this text for the Introduction to sports medicine elective I designed for my school disrtict. This came as a recommendation from the NYSAHPERD sports medicine chair as he developed a program to teach teachers how to develop sports med classes for high school students. The text is an easy read, clear pictures as well as quite thorough in content. I would recommend to anyone looking to do the same as I did.

There is a lot of information that is crammed into one text. If you are looking to gain basis knowledge for Sports Medicine, Athletic Training in particular, then this is one book to get on your shelf. Good pictures of taping techniques, anatomy, injury basics. Outside of Arnheim, one of the better compilations out there.

Manual Therapy In Children is an excellent resource for any chiropractor, whether they have a pediatric practice or not. Using both solid research and common-sense anatomical rationale to build the case for spinal care, it clearly explains the absolute need for children and pregnant women to have their spines checked. Being written by medical doctors could be a point of contention for some chiropractors, but the authors seem to keep objective and unbiased.

The only criticism I have is that since it is written by medical doctors, the rationale for spinal adjustments is in reaction to an obvious trauma or medical condition. Regular care for health optimization does not seem to be addressed.

I still give it five stars for the wealth of information brought together and presented so well.

It is not often that general medical fraternity acknowledges the importance of manual therapies involving the diagnosis, correction and philosophy of neck disorders in babies, infants and children.

The chiropractic community has been adjusting, correcting and advising on the prevention of upper cervical and spinal problems in children for just over one hundred years, through clinical success where mainstram methods have failed. It seems Biederman is doing this also quite successfully.

Manual spinal procedures are now becoming mainstream in the USA and Australia,and it is good to see Europe follow suit. This book makes an essential addition to the therapists library. Only problem with this book is that it seems that the German pediatric spinal specialists and chiropractors have yet again failed to collaborate; nor is there acknowledgement of chiropractors or osteopaths leading edge in this area.

A worthwhile text for those interested in the pathophysiology and neurobiology of muscle pain. Not intended for the casual practitioner. The sections on the pharmacologic treatment of muscle pain are fairly redundant.

This book serves as a useful synthesis for those looking to deepen their understanding of muscle pain. Do not, however, move your two-volume Travell and Simons to the upper book shelf. If you are a clinician, you will need T & S on hand to treat your patient population.

This book, written by two of the world leaders in pain research, has what you need to understand the mechanisms of pain and chronic pain conditions. This is a "must have" reference for anyone who is involved in the treatment of pain patients, both acute and chronic. Many cases of chronic pain could be avoided by the prompt recognition, diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This book gives you tools that you need. Pain management is a largly neglected field of medicine, and the patients and the health care structure pay dearly for that lack. This book can do a great deal to remedy that situation, but you must get it and use it well for this positive outcome to occur. The time you spend with it will be time used wisely. Devin Starlanyl

I bought this book in the urgency toward the upcoming part 4 technique. I used it to help me practice. It helped me realize where I had holes in my knowledge, but the questions themselves were not even similar in content. So I guess it depends on what you are buying for?

This is a great book for the Part IV chiropractic boards. The questions helped me to prepare for the type of questions on this exam. The questions in this study guide were of the type encountered on the boards. I would also highly recommend getting volume 1 because the x-ray portion is a big percentage on this exam. This book helped me to get ready for what would be asked in the patient history rooms and the adjustment rooms. Also, it showed me which orthopedic tests were heavily tested along with neuro packages. This is a must book, many of my chiropractic friends have used this book and also found it very helpful! I wouldn't go into the part 4 board without reviewing this book first.

An excellent and very welcome text on the important role Osteopathy has to play in the treatment of visceral disease. By explaining the relationships between viscera and the Autonomic nervous system, the authors have been able to recommend an approach and treatment plan for many common visceral disorders. For any Osteopath who has a desire to explore the full power of Osteopathy and be confident in treating such conditions in their clinic, this book is a must.

This is a great practical book for the osteopathic physician. I use it frequently when caring for hospital patients. While it has sections on various types of diseases (upper respiratory, GI,etc.) Dr. Kuchera also has a basic outline on how to use osteopathy in any sort of disease state. This means you can take the basic philosophy and apply it in any situation. I highly recommend it to all osteopathic physicians and students of osteopathy.

A very complete text. However the format is not perfect for study review purposes. There is a lot of wasted space in the text with notes on the left and diagrams and tables on the right and following pages. Sometimes when your scanning, reviewing,you have to flip back and forth to see which diagrams relate to which topic. Other than that it is a fine text.

Razz

It is a well written and very usefull book. I reccomand it espetially to those entering the field of musculoskeletal disorders. Each test is explained in short and precise manner with short guideline to diagnosti thinking. Excellent book. It's a must for students and residents. Once you go threw things are much more clear. It's an excellent book.

This book is a practical text for the practitioner of Osteopathic Medicine. It covers the treatment of all types of patients of all ages with a broad spectrum of clinical conditions. It is a truly useful reference. One that I find use for daily.

this book basically reviews everything you would have learned in the first 2 years of OMM lab at the chicago school. if you focus mainly on musculoskeletal-based OMT, then this book can be helpful. however, the kuchera & kuchera book is the real deal if you want to use OMT for systemic/"internal medicine" diseases. however, if you really want to treat the whole person, then check out anything by sutherland or "anatomy of potency" by nicholas handoll.

It's the story of John Upledger discovering Cranio Sacral. Mostly stories of patients cured, of how he discovered that the dura mater was always moving, how he found all of his techniques. (explained in his other books)

so, yes, it's interesting, but not very practical. this book explains no techniques as in the other ones, and this disappointed me a little.

Easy read, helpful for practitioners and patients to get in touch with how our bodies have the ability to heal.

Found it very interesting. I am familiar with some of the energy techniques but am excited about learning cranial sacral since reading this book. An easy read.

This book was very helpful in presenting alternatives to traditional medicine for a variety of health issues.

This book is absolutly incredible. It had me drawn in from page one. Dr. Upldeger writes in a way that is fun, easy to understand and intreguing. It opened a whole new world to me. There are a few ideas that seemed a little "out there" but as I took one of the upledger classes and as I've used Craniosacral Therapy in my practice I have seen that the body has no limits...and anything is possible. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone.

As a show dog owner of an active dog that needed chiropractic care as a pup, I am pleased to know that I can now maintain my dog's health with maintenance adjustments. I have been able to avoid 7 hour round trips to a chiropractic veterinarian by using the simple techniques that Dr. Daniel Kamen illustrates in this book.

Every serious pet owner and veterinarian should have this book.

Good, thorough explanation of chiropractic in relation to dogs. Good illustrations that help you understand the mechanism of the adjustment. As a chiropractor, I appreciate the detail Dr. Kamen goes into regarding adjustments; however, the typical dog owner may not be able to identify serious medical conditions that would be aggravated by performing a chiropractic adjustment versus a simple malalignment or "subluxation" that would respond very well. Good basic book to look at if you're thinking of taking your dog to an animal chiropractor. Great book to understand what it's all about and how your pet may benefit.

This book was chose to be on the prestigious 'DogRead' as a book selection of the month. We only do 12 books a year and this was August 2000. The author comes on line for the whole month to answer questions on the book. It was very well received by our 3000 member email group. The author was very knowledgeable and easy to understand even though also very in depth.

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I was disappointed by this book, and I'm still not exactly sure why. It was definitely informative, and did show several good methods for adjusting my dogs. But it assumed a lot of technical and anatomical knowledge that I'm sure the majority of potential readers does not have, and in fact even with my own fairly in-depth canine knowledge I felt uncomfortable with many of the techniques, especially the one that starts with a disclaimer about how risky it is, says "do not attempt this at home" and then goes right on to detail how to do it.

I guess my impression was that the book was really written by a vet for other vets, under the guise of being aimed at the general public. There is a lot of soapboxing in it, too, about how vets aren't allowed to practice chiropractic and chiropractors aren't allowed to practice on animals... and while this, if still true, definitely sucks - I didn't buy the book to read about it!

This book has saved my dog's dignity on more than one occasion. There truly is nothing more gratifying than finding the trouble spot, based solely on observing my dog's behavior, and then being able to refer to this wonderful book for stretching and therapeutic techniques that allow my dog to feel wonderful, almost instantly. I have bought this book for at least 3 of my dog owning friends who swear by it.

subluxation stinks!

Align the spine for pure health:

Messages run clear!

I have reviewed this book and find that, even today, 108 years after D. D. Palmer "discovered" chiropractic, that Rondberg and many of the other reviewers still cling to this yet to be proven "subluxation" and "nerve flow" theory. No one has yet, to scientifically prove that a "subluxation" in the chiropractic sense, actually exists. There has never been any credible published information concerning the relationship of the "subluxations" to organic disease (skin problems, problems walking, diabetes, heart disorders, liver disease, etc). To publish such a book in today's world is irresponsible and leads false hope to people who need true help. It is true that the human body does have the ability to heal itself, but certainly not by the use of spinal adjustments to correct "subluxations." The book reads like a comic book. An Avid Consumer Healthcare Advocate in the USA.

This book is excellent because it tells why adjustments are given--to correct subluxations. It talks about innate and so forth. However, sometimes it's a little scary how some members of the chiro profession worship B.J. and D.D. Palmer. Forms of adjustments have been around for thousands of years from the Romans, Greeks, Chinese. Yes, I know, they were not specific, they did manipulations. Anyway, chiropractic works, it has been working for thousands of years in one form or another. However, it works greater now because now it is specific--targeted to removing nerve interference and correcting the subluxation. I also, highly recommend.

National Board of Chiropactic Part IV Study Guide: Key Review Questions and Answers
vol 1, isbn: 0974328766
vol 2, isbn: 0974328774
These study guides are awesome for the Part IV exam. The best out there.
Once again Chiropractic First is so important for the chiropractor to be successful in practice. This is because this book gives the reasons why a chiroprator is giving an adjustment, which will make patients realize how important it is to correct a subluxation.

Here at Chiropractic First, LLC in Portland, OR we love this book. We encourage our patients to read it and to increase their health care knowledge about Chiropractic. This book accurate explains Chiropractic in an easy to understand model. It stays true to the nature of Chiropractic as is was first designed, it's philosophy, art and science. We love Chiropractic First. Even though we did not write this book we wish we had. Call or visit us if you have questions about Chiropractic at c1pdx.com.

If you're locked in the "medical model" of treating sickness and disease, you probably have no interest in chiropractic or any other "alternative" health care system. So, this book won't be for you. But if you are looking for a better way to approach health and wellness and want an easy-to-read introduction to chiropractic, this book is excellent.

If you notice, most of the people who criticized the book hated chiropractic to begin with -- it's not surprising that they rated the book so low. But that's just their prejudice showing.

This book clearly notes that chiropractic isn't a "cure all" == it is merely (merely??) a way for us to allow our bodies to work properly, the way they were meant to work. It's no wonder the medical profession (and its proponents) fear it.

The book is thorough and easy to read, with plenty of real-life cases to prove the points made. A good companion book is "Chiropractic Works."