Chiropractic Books

This book must take it's place amongst the significant works in Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction (Travell and Simons, Rachlin and Rachlin, and Baldry). A practical and helpful guide to clinical practice of this growing medical discipline. This book will be an excellent clinical reference for day to day treatment and for integrating Myofascial concepts into all forms of conventional approaches. It builds itself on up to date references. The chapters are designated by area and the addition of the case studies suggests application of principles. The multidisciplinary contributors to this book include the notable Dr Gerwin MD, Jan Dommerholt PT, Lucy White Ferguson DC, Roberta Shapiro DO, Mary Moloney PT.

The chapter on whiplash brings fresh air to this controversial area. The findings of Gerwin and Dommerholt of the presence of MTrPs in 100% of patients (especially the Trapezius)will draw attention to the essential need to assess and treat MTrPs in whiplash patients. I believe this chapter is a must read for all therapists and clinicians.

The future for Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction as a speciality is very bright. The risk is that the passing of skills and knowledge will be watered down with time. This book ensures that the integration of practical and clinical mastery of myofascial pain and dysfunction cannot be ignored or excused.
This must find its way into your library, your patients will be all the better for it.

Johnson McEvoy BSc., MSc., MISCP., MCSP., PT
Chartered Physiotherapist
Limerick Ireland

In my opinion, this book should be read and reread by anyone who practices any form of myofascial pain medicine. Each chapter is written by a specialist. The secrets to unraveling multiple TrPs, treating the myofascial components of: whiplash; headaches; abdominal and pelvic pain; frozen shoulder; carpal tunnel and a multitude of other problems are clearly and specifically revealed. If you want to know which order to treat TrP-laden muscles and how to release difficult areas and so much more, it's here, waiting for you. This is one of my favorite books.

If I were in charge of the medical world, I would insist that every orthopedic surgeon and rheumatologist read this book.

On January 8, 2001, I met Robert Gerwin. I had already consulted seven specialists who told me either to take an aspirin or a trip to Europe. By the time I saw Dr. Gerwin, I was a mass of unmuscled flab spread out on the examining table. For over six months, I had been unable to sit for more than about three minutes a day. I could stand about the same amount of time and walk perhaps five minutes a day. My life had shrunk to talking on the phone, reading, and watching TV-fortunately for me, the Florida election debacle occurred at this time. Except for medical appointments, I did not leave the house. My life as a scholar-writer was gone. I could not make any movement without pain.

I had never heard of Myofascial pain syndrome. Although I had given up hope of a recovery, Gerwin hadn't. As I told a friend, "if it kills me, he is going to have me sitting again." Well, he didn't kill me, and in about six months, I was walking, sitting, and standing with some confidence. Since I am not a medical doctor, I can't explain how he did it, but three weeks ago I submitted my own book to a publisher, using standard word processing tools.

Nancy Klein Maguire, PhD

I wish I had this book to use during levels 1 & 2... trust me, it is definitely excellent for level 3. The last time I seriously looked at any OMM was during my 3rd year at Des Moine, and let me tell you, now near the end of my intern year, not only did this book refresh all the OMM I had forgotten, but it explained stuff better than I ever understood it. Nobody wants to spend too much time on OMM, but it is quick and easy read - great to fill in the spaces when you don't feel like studying and want to read something "light".

When studying for the COMLEX, osteopathic medical students have always been short on finding alternatives. COMLEX Review finally fills the void for high-yield, easy to read and understand review books for the osteopathic manipulative medicine portions of the osteopathic boards.

I was bit skeptical when I borrowed this book from our school library- it seems it was written by two students. But after reading the first 2 chapters, I immediately bought my own copy. The beautiful thing about this book is that it finally correlates anatomy with OMM- so it actual covers those "in between" questions that the other review books fail to discuss. The pictures are EXCELLENT! They actually help to make sense of some of the more difficult concepts. I'll let you know how my Step II exam goes- but I would have loved to have this book around when taking Step I as well. Also, the beginning of the book has a little chart that tells you what chapters to read for each COMLEX exam- takes the guess work out of studying. I am definitely doing better on my practice exams- wish me luck for the real deal.

I have struggled with severe upper back pain for over two years. I have been to see doctors, had x-rays (twice) and taken anti-inflammatory drugs off and on the entire time. It was extremely frustrating and led me to believe this was something I was simply going to have to live with. This book was an incredible revelation. The book not only gives you real practical help in identifying exactly what muscle is injured, but then goes on to give a detailed game plan for self rehabilitation, and beyond that how to strengthen the injured area so it won't become a problem again. I have only been using the techniques for a week or so now, but the change and relief I am starting to feel are amazing. I am so excited to know (and feel) that this problem will eventually be resolved 100%. I highly (or any muscle pain) recommend this book for anyone who struggles with back pain. This is not some kind of new age herbal nonsense. This is more like learning to perform physical therapy on yourself.

This book is a dictionary that will help you communicate with your body, understand its pains, and find relief in a natural, healthy way. It's written in a lively, candid style and many examples draw on the author's personal experiences. It will show you how to identify your muscles, stretch them, and strengthen them - the key steps not just for healing pain, but for preventing it in the first place. Whether you work in an office, have a construction job, or do anything in between, this book belongs in your library.

What a great book! I'm giving it to my friends and family for Christmas. Everyone whines about muscle pain. "How's your knee?" or "Is your neck better?" It's time we stop whining and start having more fun. I've had bad low back pain for two years. I thought muscle pain is inevitable as we age. Certainly the doctors I saw were happy to give me expensive prescription pain relief drugs. But these didn't fix anything. I needed to understand the causes and effects. This book has changed my expectations. I don't have to hurt. Using this book, I have reduced my muscle pain drastically. I actually slept pain free last night for the first time in months. Now I understand how the back and front of the body are one system. No wonder the McKenzie method isn't enough.

This is very useful for both diagnosis and then explanation and application of manual techniques for treatment.

Excellent book with great descriptions to enhance assessment and examination skills for any P.T. A must have for a manual therapist!

A systematically arranged text presenting the "Maitland's concept" of manual physiotherapy through joint mobilization and manipulation. The approach focuses on detailed assessment, clinical reasoning and reassessment to determine the physical dysfunction and efficacy of manual physiotherapy techniques. It is not the techniques themselves only but the communication, interaction and reasoning processess which create a good manual physiotherapy approach.

A classical "bible" for any physiotherapist specializing in manual physiotherapy.

Dr. & Mrs. Gentry have condensed years of research and development into a concise methodology that even beginners can follow. I have used his methods for the past five years--they are failsafe. Especially useful is his method for energizing compatibility between two or more people. I have used his beacon method to bring to my practice just the right clientele whom I can help, are interested in my work, can benefit from it, can pay for it and who can refer other clients to me. His life story is very interesting. Dr. & Mrs. Gentry continue to do research. The key to do what they do is to practice, practice, practice! Mental healing takes energy and preciseness, conviction and intention. As he teaches, most of us spend too much time being angry--we waste vital energy. We need to take the energy we conjure up when angry & turn it and ourselves into positive energy to heal. Angry energy might as well be a shot gun. Healing energy is the miracle! It's free and abundant--everyone can manifest it.

I was deeply inspired at reading Byron Gentry's biography, and about the self-help work he discovered and developed. This book empowers readers to quickly, simply, and painlessly make positive changes in their lives.

This book is immediately helpful! After reading through a very interesting life story of the author, the book outlines simple details of THE TOOL. Using THE TOOL has helped me to clear up a sinus condition the very first time I tried it !

His life story details his progress towards creating THE TOOL in a scientific manner.. hypothosis followed by experiment leading to conclusion. Definetely recommended reading for anybody willing to stretch the bounds of healing and reality manifestation.

This text represents a great deal of work on the part of the authors to bring the chiropractic profession a thorough discussion on pediatric chiropractic. I have used this book extensively as a resource to turn to for pediatric chiropractic data and treatment.

I would highly recommend the text to others.

Warren Bruhl, DC, DICCP
DIPLOMATE ICA COUNCIL CHIROPRACTIC PEDIATRICS
Glencoe, IL

This is an outstanding work, with contributions from many distinguished clinicians. It is a "must" for every chiropractor's library.

Claudia A. Anrig and Gregory Plaugher have made use of their inherent capabilities to put together such a worthwhile book for the Chiropractic Profession and other Health Care Providers.

This book was written with the intention of helping provide quality Chiropractic care for children. It is not intended to substitute the Medical Paediatritian, but rather to carefully illustrate that the Chiropractor is an appropriate and necessary provider of health care for children.

This books content has been well referenced and the diagrams are easy to follow. The layout is tasteful and allows for easy comprehension.

Most importantly, this book was written to inform practitioners that Chiropractic is safe, effective and natural for the paediatric patient.

Well done!

Although I've only taken one strain/counterstrain course (for the extremities) I use this text frequently in the clinic. The photos are clear and I can easily duplicate the positions for the neck/back although I've had no specific course instruction on those areas. Many times the techniques from this book have helped when other things haven't worked. Definitely worth checking this one out.

Kerry organizes the concept of strain/counterstrain into an systemic approach that is easy to use and document. His book contains pictures demonstrating each release position with an awareness of the therapists body mechanics. He has done a great service to all physical therapists and osteopaths through this well organizerd work.

This is the most must have, useful book I own. Techniques in this books were used on me by my Physical Therapist. I was on high doses of very strong pain medication. Through techniques used in this book, I no longer need to sleep with a cervical collar, my sciocita is fixed, as well as many other areas of my body that were in constant severe pain. I now take little and no pain medication. Positional Release Therapy along with other simple aids have helped me get back to a more normal life. The book is written so clear that a person without medical knowledge can effectively use the procedures. The good thing is you can't mess something else up by doing it wrong. You follow the directions and pictures until you get it right. Surgery was recommended by doctors on my back and this is now not a necessary option for me.

This book is a must-have for every chiropractor. If you think chiropractic is just about back and neck pain, think again. The authors have compiled an impressive collection of literature demonstrating the far-reaching effects of chiropractic care.

Our nervous system is the communication channel between our brain and it's end organs, (stomach, lungs, kidneys, etc) if the nerves are not able to get proper signal back and forth, what would any reasonable, thinking, non-biased, person expect to have happen to the body? It's really,just common sense. The book is very helpful in illustrating how the process occurs.

I also am a chiropractor and I have to disagree with the other chiropractor's opinion. I have personally witnessed and hear about chiropractic miracles every day. These are related to conditions other than pain syndromes and musculoskeletal problems. Patients who experience a multitude of visceral problems and symptoms somehow see a reduction in/elimination of these problems and symptoms. So the question is why/how does this happen? This book helps us to answer some of these questions. There are many other sources to check regarding this, including numerous research articles. Check for yourself, the research is out there and accessible. As a society, we are becoming more and more unhealthy, even though we are living longer due to modern technology. The bottom line is, there are many questions that continue to need to be answered, but let's not close the door and our minds to the possibilities that already exist and that will continue to become less of a secret and become more well known and accepted.

This book would have to be the most comprehensive gathering of literature concerning Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic (UCSC), ever. You may need to know everything that has spawned in the literature since Dr BJ Palmer's controversial assertion that the upper cervical spine is the only place chiropractors will find a subluxation. You may just want to casually look up a paper written on the upper cervical spine's influence on health. The book is designed for either type of study. In fact, the beauty of this book is that you don't have to read it so much as refer to it. And for the busy clinician, that's all we can realistically expect.

UCSC is a specialty within chiropractic. As Dr Dan Murphy, DC states in the introduction, for a third of chiropractic's century as a profession "the predominant practice of chiropractic involved primarily the upper cervical spine". Yet, as the Australian experience reflects, it is very few in this country indeed that refrain from directing forces to areas other than C1.

This book is incredible . Everything I have encountered in my own endeavour to seek out anything scientific supporting what BJ was zealously advocating all those years ago, without any apparent evidence, is here. Any low-level writing, such as that of general digest publications, is tolerated well because the reader can look at references instantly to find out how to mentally categorise each opinion. This is a unique format; you don't have to sift through a reference list at the end to see if it was written in this decade, or if your scientific nemesis wrote it! Older papers are listed first, and editorial comment is distinctly defined from abstracts and text. What an enormous gap it fills on my bookshelf.

The only thing this book has not done is to explain the extremely limited uptake of UCSC amongst chiropractors in - and outside of - the USA; which, in turn explains the aching lack of research into large populations undergoing upper cervical chiropractic care, and it's impact on public health.

Yet, does it not make far more sense to discover the intricacies of the articulations of the skull base before any other region is attempted? If you answered yes, this book is for you. If "no", you still need to own it as a complete "chirocentric" literature review of the topic.

Dr. Erickson's work is exemplary! I am a psychological researcher and have found his book invaluable. His editorial comments are very well written. The future of Chiropractic Orthospinology is in good hands - literally.

Dr. Eriksen's book is a significant contribution to the profession. Don't be misled by the title--this book is a must read for all chiropractors--not just upper cervical specialists. It provides the "intellectual ammunition" to respond to those who claim there is no scientific evidence to support subluxation.

"15 Secrets" is an uplifting book for chiropractors and there are quite a few good ideas for docs to use. I think that many chiropractors develop bad habits when it comes to setting professional goals and managing time in and out of the office. This book will provide chiropractors with a way to define success as well as a way to achieve success once it has been defined.

This is a really good book that every chiropractor should own. The author presents a lot of valuable information for members of our profession. "15 Secrets" gives you that special plan to become successful and it helps you to create vital practice goals while maintaining balance in other areas of your life.