Chiropractic Books

I did this treatment for my son with Autism. We went to a local practitioner and paid $125 per hour. Over two thousand dollars over a year timeframe with absolute zero results.

Books like these are there to victimize parents of autistic kids who are looking to try anything under the world that can help their kids.

I'll keep this short because the book is well reviewed by others. You must go to a licensed practitioner of this art to receive treatments ... dozens of treatments. If you are persuaded by this book, it will still take your faith in the writer and endorsers to embark on a series of treatments that will take many hours of your time and thousands of dollars - with no warranty expressed or implied, if you know what I mean.

As a life long sufferer of debilitating allergies I was thrilled to discover there might be another option that could alleviate my problem. I asked my primary care physician (not my allergist) if she had ever heard of the procedure. She is a well known and highly regarded, board certified MD with a holistic practice. Not only had she heard of NAET, but as a fellow allergy sufferer, she had undergone more than a year of regular treatments with a certified advanced NAET practitioner.

Sad to say, she saw no improvement in her condition and terminated the treatments. I make this report because, although it is not first hand experience, it is the experience of someone I know well and whose unbiased judgement I trust. I don't know any of the people reporting miraculous cures.

Whether NAET works or not ... I can't say. I can say it's a gamble and the wager is not cheap.

I've had IBS for years and was getting very depressed. It interfered with everything I did. Everything I ate seemed to bother me. I've had two treatments and am seeing dramatic improvements already. I can eat without having stomach pains and constipation. I can actually eat dairy again!

My son is now 1 year old and he has also had two treatments and the rash on his face is gone. His excema on his arms and legs is clearing up and his bowel movements are normal now too. I have even noticed that he has been sleeping better.

My husband was very skeptical at first but agreeded to pay for us to go. We both agreed it was worth a try for both my son and me. We go once a week because it is not covered through insurance. It has been worth it. I have seen so many specialists that were unable to help. This is the first time that someone is actually helping us.

The book is interesting and informative but I would suggest going to the NAET website and finding information there and a practitioner in your area with the most up to date education.

The experience has inspired me to return to school to become a D.C. so that I can learn NAET and help others. (NAET practitioners must have a licensed medical degree).

I hope this helps someone out there.

I did not read this book, but after seeing how well my niece was doing on the therapy and researching it from their web-site I too tried it out for six sessions. The certified NAET practitioner I chose to see had several levels of study for credentials, so I felt confident that I was being careful. I went for the therapy to relieve seasonal allergies that plague me during the summer, with the primary symptom being generalized fatigue.

I started the therapy at the end of March and continued every week for the next six weeks. I do not normally have symptoms in March from allergies. I had symptoms after every session which abated after a day or two, but I was not concerned as I was reporting these to the practitioner. Some of the sessions "did not take" and had to be repeated, which is from my understanding a possible occurrence.

After six weeks I stopped because I did not yet see any benefit from the therapy, except for this one which was unexpected: I had been suffering from gastric reflux on a daily basis for the last six months and that completely resolved.

On the negative side, I had the WORST summer I have ever had in my entire life. I am talking about a lying-on-the-couch funk which lasted the entire summer into early fall. No respite, no amount of sleep or vitamins or exercise would shake the heavy feeling of tiredness.

As I had never experienced this level of fatigue before with my allergies, and have tried no other therapies beforehand, I think there is a definite possibly that the NAET therapy either caused or contributed to this situation. After all, if I had had the best summer of my life I would have attributed it to the therapy, surely we can say the same when the opposite happens.

It is now December and I have recovered, though I was so tired that my work suffered (self-employed) and I fell behind on my income production by several thousand dollars. Therefore, think carefully before you try this and ask yourself if you are willing to risk that the therapy will backfire?

Run out and buy this Book as fast as you can
if you have allergies I had N.A.E.T. done in
Australia. Now I can say, It works I've suffered
for years with Food allergies and have been to countless of
Doctors, But untill I had this done..... Now I can eat the
foods that I had to avoid, without any discomfort or pain
Carol Taylor

I did not like this book. It gives only very basic information on how the spine works; the exercises are not properly described and exercise drawbacks are not pointed out. There is a section about nutrition that does not tell you anything really useful.
You might consider buying it only if you are a real novice to this matter.

This a wonderful book, and is very reliable in its accuracy. This book can save you some major headaches (no pun intended) down the road. Read it!

beisdes some exercises and self help sections i found this book to be very dry and thought i was in school to be a Dr, not your average self help book. THis book was too much, and yet somehow not enough

This is an excellent book to help you fix your back injury if you have been in an auto accident like me. Full of useful tips, and general good advice. It's one of these self-help books that will help you tremendously dealing with the pain and suffering experienced after a personal injury. I am fond of self-help books, self-help websites and other self-help resources too, and this book is on the top of my list (others like this website http://www.settlementcentral.com) have helped me a lot on the legal side of my personal injury claim too. They even talked about chiropractic care as well as providing demand letters and other stuff useful if you have been in a car accident. This said, this is a book definitively recommended!

Last year I had a back injury that left me immobile for two months. During that time I read four back books to "empower" me with knowledge and tips for recovery. Dr. Homola's book (now with post-it-notes stuck in numerous chapters) was the most helpful. From helping to determine causes of pain, to outlining simple excercises you can do without buying expensive equipment, this book was the only one I really needed to read. It's a book I'll keep on hand as a helpful resource for years to come.

I enjoyed this book. Lots of methods and lots of good advice.

Most books that call themselves "technique" or "method" books, usually don't deliver the goods. This one does!

Easy to follow and a lot of fun to read.

I have taken my cat to a chiropractor and they muscle test and use the activator (which doesn't stress out the cat). This book, however, has you doing adjustments (most require two people). I felt the safety of the animal, if you are not a professional, was at risk. I tried some of the moves that only took one person and got no results.

As a practicing holistic veterinarian, I understand the need for chiropractic. This book fills a important void.

I used this book as part of my Step 1 studying and found it easy to use, well organized and great for self-testing with helpful chart formats. It's terrific for last minute reviewing and also for getting a good framework to organize the material as you learn it. The CD Rom is also fantastic, really helped me to solidify those "buzzword" associations. Thanks, Dr. Carl!

Do NOT waste your money. First Aid is far superior. There are multiple mistakes in Ridiculously Simple that will have you wasting precious time cross-referencing. It also leaves out many of the more significant details about diseases, disorders, microbes, etc. Seriously, if you want to waste your money, you can send it to me.

This book is nice and simple, has a lot of point-form facts. Comes with a CD that has 1-line multiple choice questions (not in the actual USMLE format, but the author doesn't make any claims about that one, so I guess I can give him that.)
Easy to read and everything, but it's just NOT worth $30!!! I'd stick to the First Aid book and use this as a backup (but hey.. $30??)

Much easier read than some of the mountainous question books for Step I. Great companion to First Aid.

Very useful for the IMGs. Contains the majority of informations necessary to pass an exams that requires lots of associations between facts that just need to be memorized. The new edition (2002) has been greatly improved, it is better than other more popular comprehensive reviews.

OK but don't expect to be able to SAFELY adjust your horse or pony after reading this book only.

Great little book, packed with info and diagrams that all work towards solving problems before they become major issues. VERY easy to read and refer to. Highly recommended diagnosis book!

This is an absolutely must have for all horse owners! As an equine massage therapist, I found it extremely beneficial for understanding how massage and chiropractics can help and influence each other. As a horse owner, it helped me to understand when to call the "other" alternative healer for advice and help. It is written in a witty, easy to understand, comprehensive manner. I strongly recommend this book.

I am an Equine Physical Therapist. I frequently encounter chiropractic issues in my horses and have had to rely on waiting for someone else to come out and assess/ treat the horse. I thought I could do alot of this myself but I needed more detailed instruction. Although I do not consider myself a replacement for the chiropractor, I believe I can treat quite a few of these problems without the long wait. This book is extremely useful but I would not recommend trying the techniques without an extensive anatomy background. I have a Masters in Physical Therapy and have done human therapy for years--- this enables me to apply those techniques to this instructional manual.
This is a great book with the correct background knowledge.

Dr. Kamen gives a lot of useful anatomical overview and techniques for equine chiropractic, but the book is laced with attempts at humor that are distracting for the serious horse owner looking for good information. If you can pick through the antecdotes and get down to the "meat" of the book, it will prove worthwhile, but this is not for the serious student of horse anatomy and chiropractic.

The body is amazing in its ability to heal!! Dr. Epstein is ahead of the masses in his understanding of health and healing. With chiropractic, you can regain and maintain a high level of health!!

Dr. Epstein's book is very insightful and easy to read. It has proven to be invaluable to me at this point in my life.

I have completed over 100 sessions of Donald Epsteins "Network Chiropractic" or "Network Spinal Analysis" - and I can vouch for it. I believe it is unique, as it states, and not only is a process whereby you can overcome your pain, discomfort, and tension (defence physiology), but grow as a person overall. The benefits are without a ceiling to the "bodymind", and it just keeps getting better. It doen't even compare for example to the theory so highly touted and created by John Sarno (also reviewed) which is essentially learning how to control your pain. Network unwinds your spinal cord -- where all your tension resides, which is also said to be the subconscious mind.

THIS BOOK however is ABSTRACT, and if you are prone to getting stuck at all, you will. (I have asked several people who have read it, and they all have this same story.) It describes a process of 12 Stages on your healing journey, and you are in one of them now. If you can find it, great, otherwise, it really becomes confusing, and make no mistake, it is hard to read anyway. I quit after 90 pages, and I never went back -- it was that difficult. HOWEVER, it's ultimate "saving grace" is that there are exercises in it that are invaluable. If you are suffering in your life with pain or whatever, go to the first chapter and follow these diagrams and instructions. Photocopy these pages only, if you don't wish to read the book. They only take a couple of minutes. It is possible to get instant and total relief, especially once you have practiced them awhile. At first -- they can be hard to do and create more pain! Don't get discouraged.

In theory a lot of this sounds as if it would be helpful. Reality can be something very different. The following is my personal experience and opinion of NSA. Please be aware this is not a wonderful healing tool for everyone. I started out thinking it is helpful and then ended up in a horrible state of depression and body agitation along with now over 3 months of insomnia that none of the breathing exercises will help. I have tried 2 different practitioners and find myself getting more and more manipulated into trying to stick with it as this is all part of some great process that will help you in the end. Any pain or difficulty is blamed on my "resistance". My body is constantly being stretched in NSA and then I have swelling and intense pain. If I say anything they tell me it is because I am not feeling my feelings and I need to feel more. I am not a person who is unaware of what I am feeling and where I feel it in my body so this reasoning gets ridiculous. Then in level 2 any pain depression insomnia etc that has occurred gets amplified. You can trust that happens and they try to have you breath through it. I did the breathing religiously it never helped me. They are messing with your Central Nervous System and they do not have as much research and validation as to what is actually happening to the brain and body as they try to make it sound. Trying to get information has been impossible and trying to contact NSA headquarters on their information line is useless. I have written and called numerous times trying to get information and get nothing back. The practitioners I have gone to are anything but what I would consider "higher brain" compassionate people. One lets her child play with video games that kill people in gory ways After seeing this 6 or 7 times red flags started going off. (This practitioner herself is a recipient of NSA for 10 years or more.). I switched practitioners and am getting no where but lots of guilt about how the universe will find another way to get my attention like maybe a death of a loved one ect. if I don't follow through. I tried this practitioner for 3 months now and after hearing this I really started questioning NSA. She also has been receiving NSA for about 10 years. Personally It seems they have subtle and not so subtle ways of continually manipulating people into keep coming when they are obviously causing things within your Central Nervous System that are anything but healing. Another great scheme is to have you come in more rather then less when there is swelling or any other concerns such as depression insomnia etc. This has only intensified all of the above for me. Another manipulation to watch for is their system of trying to re-label everything into a healing opportunity. There is a great fondness for causing struggle and frustration and pain. Also the financial cost of going 2-3 times a week is enormous. And if you buy into all the manipulations of how to be a more compassionate "Higher Brain" functioning human you never stop going. After you finish going 3 times a week at lower levels -You go at least 2-3 times a month depending on how committed you "truly" are to being a more evolved spiritual enlightened human. There also seems to be a cult like atmosphere around Donny Epstein the founder. Whenever I questioned anything there was a stiff taken back approach given to me and I was told I was so wrong and "lower brain" fight or flight thinking of me to not completely adore his work. Then there is the pushing about how much research has been done. However, that research has been questioned as to its validity. For one thing, they may have some studies and research but they definitely do not know enough about how NSA affects a large enough segment of the human population in our Central Nervous System and as I understand it there are other problems with the research and how valid it actually is. All I can say is be aware and watch out for all the mind and spiritual manipulation that goes on. They also claim it is not specific to any spiritual belief. I have not found that to be true. The whole philosophy behind this has an agenda to it. It definitely has a harshness to it that is not anything like the spiritual peace that one can truly learn from. If you are into harshness and looking on the dark side of things and yourself and dwelling there to "learn" then this is the place for you. If you like getting periodic highs and peace from release of tension that NSA builds up in your body and mind then you are in the right place. If you like being manipulated, led and losing your own sense of power and capabilities for inner healing, then you are in the right place. I was told that I needed to lose all sense of creativity and joy in my life that insomnia, depression and pain are what I need to heal. I have to wonder if this is a way to get people to take on their belief system-Anyone that isn't getting sleep and is in pain is ripe for not being able to think clear and take things as truth that they normally would not. The practitioners insisted that my body put me in these states of continued depression insomnia, and pain because that is what I need. Personally I found none of NSA to be healing except for an induced fleeting sense of peace it has been nothing but a nightmare. Also when I thought about leaving I was warned how my body will not tolerate me quitting and it will feel good at first but then get worse. Of course they tell you none of this when they start you off on just feeling some peace in level 1. All I can say is be very aware.

I was skeptical when a friend introduced me to network chiropractic. Since my insurance company covered the full treatment sessions I decided to give it a go. The surprise was worth it. Network chiropractice heals the spine and the emotional nervous system. So not only are the problem areas adjusted but the tension held in the nervous sytem is released. This is not cracking the joints but working with pressure points to align the body naturally and gently into place. If you get coverage for chiropractice ... give this a go.

I am a trained bodyworker with 3 massage therapy courses to my credit and cadaver lab plus an associate degree in physical therapy. This book when followed to the letter was universally detested by every client while I was required to use it as a student at massage school. The massage course portion in which the book was used was taught by the books author. After using the Balanced Body as a manual, I had to give another massage to the client as compensation for the pain and discomfort resultant in the use of this pretentious "text". That is my experience and opinion of this putative "text'.

This is a good general massage overview for the beginning massage student.

Yet some important suggestions are made below if this text should cater as well to more advanced students of deep tissue as I know it.

#1 Origins and insertions of all of the muscles should be listed in the pictures for reference: it would help even the beginner massage student to add this in earlier than later; to each and every diagram, as this is "good form". You may find it handy to keep Trail Guide To The Body and and a more detailed anatomy book by Mcminn's by your side otherwise and in any case.

#2 My aesthetic sense liked the cover, but I think the sentences should be spaced out a little further apart with a larger font, more colorful pictures, and removing some of the seemingly overabundance of the red and grey color bolded in to many of the the letters, and diagrams... all that crimsoness is a little too "visceral" for me, and I've been to the Body World exibit and liked it. If data was spread out onto more pages, I know the trees won't like it per say, but they have no retinas.

Here's the crux of the matter I think when considering this book- "Energy/polarity" and "Swedish massage" was not what I expected to find in a book where such was not included in the title (which as you know is called Deep Tissue); it would be fine if these topics were touched on briefly, but these topics are definitely a large part of the entire book and if anything, I would have prefered if these extra modalites of massage, apart from "deep tissue" had their own chapters; rather than having it all mixed together as they are in this present edition. In addition, Art Rigg's book on Deep Tissue, cleary and or thoroughly covers the field of "myofascial sculpting" if one should like to have a comparative standpoint.

I understand that "deep tissue" is by it's very nature just too broad of a term. Thus to be specific and clear, a Certifed Rolfer or someone with a commitment to the art and science of deep tissue bodywork, is the high standard definition of Deep Tissue that I am speaking of, and I am putting all the books online which I buy on Amazon on this subject up against this gold standard.

In conclusion, my opinion is that the text is a banquet of information great for massage 101 students, interested as well in getting to know something about shiatsu and "energy work", if they so desire, not catered however to he or she who already knows principals of deep tissue massage and has more than a few solid, tried, and true deep tissue moves for each body part in their repetoire.

By Ari Arom L.M.T.

As the author of The Balanced Body I welcome constructive criticism of my ideas and writing. However, I feel obligated to respond to the review of my book by John R. Frame because his comments grossly misrepresent the philosophy and application of techniques presented in the book. His descriptions of the results of his deep tissue sessions demonstrate a profound lack of understanding of the methodology of the integrated deep tissue therapy system as described in The Balanced Body.

Mr. Frame states that when he followed the routines in the book to the letter, his treatments were universally detested by every client. Perhaps this is because he chose to ignore the often repeated admonition in the book that the practice routines are not meant to be strictly adhered to but rather serve as training tools and to provide general guidelines in designing individualized, client-centered sessions. To quote page 13: "The routines given in the lessons do not represent exact reproductions of specific bodywork sessions that would actually be performed on a client. Rather, they outline a general sequence of possible moves for an area of the body. Each routine describes techniques for releasing most of the muscles associated with that particular part of the body. Although the therapist needs to know all of these techniques, he or she would not use every procedure described on any one client."

The reviewer also claims that he had to give a client an additional massage as compensation for the pain and discomfort he had inflicted during a deep tissue session. This unfortunate circumstance was most likely due to Mr. Frame's not being attentive to the response of his client to his touch and not making the necessary adjustments. Nowhere in The Balanced Body is uncomfortable, invasive pressure advocated. In fact it is actively discouraged. To quote page 36: "To be able to relax and willingly accept deeper gradations of pressure, the client must be assured that the therapist is mindful of the effects of his or her touch on the client's body. The therapist must be capable of making the necessary adjustments to prevent touch from becoming painful, harmful, or intrusive. The organic, ever-changing nature of the interaction between the therapist and client during a deep tissue session requires constant vigilance to ensure that the quality of therapy remains productive."

It is interesting that the reviewer refers to the book he is reviewing as the text he used as a student in school. As a matter of fact, the training manual that he worked from was the first edition of this work, which was a privately produced, much smaller text meant to accompany the curriculum he was being taught. The current edition, which is sold by Amazon, is the 2nd edition of this work. It has been greatly expanded and augmented to serve the massage community at large. It seems likely that Mr. Frame has never even seen the edition of the book he is supposedly reviewing. I suggest that he read the second edition carefully and follow the proper guidelines to prevent him from continually hurting his clients.

This book teaches you how to do it properly.
Buy this one if you feel unsure about how to do the therapy.
You will be relieved that you did.
Only problem with this book is that it does come to an end.
Like lays potatoe chips, you can't read just once.
I loved it. It gave me more confidence in my hands on therapy sessions.

I have been a massage instructor for a number of years on the east coast, and I have been using Mr Scheumann's book the "Balanced Body" in the college that I teach for 3 years. In order for my review to seem pertinent, I feel as though I should give my background. I not only teach advanced tissue massage and A&P at a college, I am also a CEU provider for the NCBTMB in NMT and Myofascial Release continuing education courses.

I am going to get right into the meat of Mr Scheumann's book. I find his introduction and musculoskeletal anatomy of each of the hands-on chapters to be a good review for my students who have had some previous A&P. The introduction paints a concise and vivid picture of the muscular physiology and kinesiology of the body area, and the musculoskeletal section gives the students a quick and thorough review of the muscular and skeletal anatomy that is needed for the hands-on techniques. The postural analysis tables are a quick and easy reference for any student, and the exercise and self-treatment section are simple exercises for a student to apply.

Now to the hands-on treatment, the NMT techniques that Mr Scheumann describes in the book are standard NMT treatments. They are well written and easy to follow for any person who has a basic training and aptitude for massage. The NMT treatments not only treat the belly of the muscle, but the author guides the reader through treatments of the origin and insertion of many of the muscles throughout his book (a good thorough NMT treatment). As far as the myofascial release treatments that are laid out in the book, are also basic treatments that are easy to follow. In this readers opinion, myofascial release and NMT go hand in hand. A true thorough therapeutic treatment of the body can easily be achieved with these two alone.

In my humble opinion, the only reason that this book didn't get five stars from me is due to the polarity and shiatsu techniques that are given in the hands-on chapter. I understand what the author is trying to achieve by bringing the eastern and western energetics and therapeutics together, but I believe the book falls short in achieving this goal. As far as, the western techniques that are offered within the text, the book gets five stars.

Like a fresh breeze of truth blowing away the fog of the "medical experts".

Let me start off by saying that I think that many Chiropractors are competent and qualified musculoskeletal specialists that are able to use techniques to help many people. But after saying that...

The title of this book should be "STRAIGHT Chiropractic Made Simple, and Some General Ranting". The author attended the Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, so its only obvious he would be a straight chiropractor (those who don't know the difference between styles of chiropractic can check them out on wikipedia).

While this book had the potential to be a straight's discription of his trade and the theories behind it, very little of those pages are actually devoted to it. There is some mention of sublaxation and some info about how adjustment works and so forth. There is even a nifty part about how to go about choosing a chiropractor including a handy form to fill out information about your DC to help you pick one. Unfortunately that's where the usefullness ends.

The majority of this book focuses on the author's war with the AMA. While I believe that there is some truth to the claims that the AMA has been trying to subdue chiropractic to an extent, the author continually makes claims that allopaths (MDs) are conspiring to keep the world sick so they can continually profit from disease. (the author -apparently for maximum irony- also then describes how you should get a spinal adjustment regularly for the rest of your life and that you're being selfish if you think its too expensive.

He rants against vaccinating your children, and comments that being unable to move your fingers from arthritis is actually good for you. He condemns any chiropractors who want to work alongside medical physicians saying that they're helping the AMA destroy all that is sacred in Chiropractic.

While I was really hoping I would have some good things to say about this book, I cannot. The majority of it is written in a style that is subpar for someone with a doctorate. And the book goes from being what I thought would be an introduction to his trade, and descends into a tirade of fanciful claims about those who have wronged him and his trade (both real and imaginary). It is frankly no wonder this book was self-published.

Again, I like Chiropractors, just not this one.

Anyone who feels the need to tear down a profession in an effort to elevate their own's has a problem. This book does not highlight the good things about chiropractic; it only downgrades allopathic medicine. I read this book in an effort to understand more about chiropractic and what I received was one man's rant on a subject that he knows very little about.

Recently I became a patient at a chiropractor's office and upon the conclusion of my first visit the doctor handed me a book entitled, "Chiropractic Made Simple." Later that same day when I returned home I began and eventually finished reading the entire book. I was surprised how simple and logical the chiropractic approach to healthcare was.

I immediately decided to let my sister read this book in the hope that she would consider getting her family under chiropractic care. This book has been written clearly and is easy for the average person to understand. I hope others have the chance to read this book as well. Chiropractic really is simple!

Dr. Reizer's book, "Chiropractic Made Simple" tells it like it is. The author doesn't dance around the many sensitive issues which surround the chiropractic profession. He dives right into the controversial items and gives laypersons an opportunity to learn the truth about chiropractic philosophy. Very few authors have the courage to write about many of the topics covered in this text. Some will be shocked when they read this book while others will be "turned off" by the author's claims that allopathic medicine has conspired through the years to eliminate chiropractic from the healthcare market.

This is an excellent book written by a doctor who has a vision of a very different picture when it comes to healthcare for people in the world. "Chiropractic Made Simple" encourages its readers to perform their own research projects about health related topics. It also encourages people not to rely exclusively on traditional news sources for information about their own health.

In addition, this book serves as an exceptional introduction to subluxation-centered chiropractic for both prospective chiropractic students and patients. Many of the philosophical components which are often difficult for new students and patients to grasp are simplified throughout the book. The author obviously has an extensive background in chiropractic philosophy and his unique writing style permits the novice to be able to gain valuable insight about these important concepts.

I recommend this book to any person who would like to learn about the true benefits of being under chiropractic care.

This is one of the easiest to read and most comprehensive trigger point manuals available. It covers all methods of dealing with trigger points, where they are, and the pain they produce. It's pictures are clear and the text is accessible to anyone with even the most basic of medical backgrounds. Very useful for the massage therapist or physical therapist.

The pictures are very helpful (the pictures in the anatomy books at school bunched all the muscles together, whereas you can actually see the individual muscles in this book). The exercises are sometimes difficult to understand, but I think it is a good resource.

Also, this will sound crazy, but the book has the most wretched odor - when I have it open, people will start asking what that awful smell is. It makes it hard to read it sometimes. Probably the coating on the pages.

The book is beautifully represented and as it says "concise" The advise to the client is not as clear as I would have liked it to be

There is nothing new in this book and not much information either.
There is,however,something very disturbing.When I browsed through the pages
I found two recomendations for excercises (with pictures)for strenghtening the rotator cuff muscles.They are upright rows and behind the neck pull downs. These are the two best excercises
that anyone could do to ruin the shoulders.Both of them are big NO!NO!
The upright row keeps the upper arms internally rotated and because of that it puts tremendous (and unnecessary) stress on the very small rotator cuff muscles.The behind the neck pull down keeps the shoulders in a very compromised position.Most of us lack the flexibility in the shoulders to do this excercise safely.Today even the glossy bodubuilding magazines (which are loded with bad advice and misinformation)do not recommed them any more.So,in conclusion,either the author did not check the pictures or has no idea about safe excercises and rotator cuff rehab.

This is an invaluable resource to anyone that works in remedial massage

This book is beautiful! The text, the pictures, the authors have captured the very essence of a craniosacral session. Their thoughts, intentions and flow of a session are easily followed but at the same time you feel as if you are watching such a private moment. Not very technical, assumes you already have that background and if you do you are completely in the moment with them. If you don't have a long background with CST, you'll still LOVE this book. It speaks to your mind, heart and soul about craniosacral therapy as it unfolds. Felt honored to read and now own this book.

awesome pictures, wonderful words, encouraging for those of us who work with babies on a regular basis

Pictures and words do not really clarify the steps of the treatment he gives the baby client. It doesn't really help to go deeper in treating craniosacrally babies and children.

This was an excellent support for my work with infants. It gives many practical suggestions and insights. The pictures are phenominal!!!

This is just a really nice book, solidly in the tradition of, "YOUR INNER PHYSCIAN AND YOU".

It's written in a soft, intimate yet delightful one-on-one voice much like Viola Fryman, DO, or even better, a Children's Story book, and oozes with sensitivity.

I would recommend for anyone who has performed CranioSacral for Pediatrics, and especially, for any worried mothers in the USA or Abroad who don't know where else to turn for thier little ones.

It is refreshing to see an infant or toddler treated in the medical literature as something other than a piece of meat to be poked, prodded, and put away. Here, the little one is allowed to express as a conscious, sentient being.

(Parents of Autistic children rejoice!)

Etienne and Neeto Peirsman know what they are doing with infants in crises. This becomes very clear in their generous case histories, especially, "Where, Dear Soul, Do You Come From?" It's not always so easy as we grown ups may think.

If you're a CranioSacral fan and enjoyed the ease of reading Upledger's, "YOUR INNER PHYSICIAN AND YOU", you'll love this!

Well done.


J.Nemec LMT, CST-D
Author of,
TOUCH THE OCEAN: THE POWER OF OUR COLLECTIVE EMOTIONS