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This paper contains a bibliogra-p hy of chiropractic techniquesas noted in different chiropracticcitations. There has been greatconfusion over these proce-dures, and this bibliographymay help to bring clarity wherelittle ex i s t s .

Key Indexing Te r m s :C h i ro p ractic; MedicalI n f o r m a t i c s

I n t ro d u c t i o n

Walk in any chiropractic libraryand you will find a collection ofbooks and journals that discussa variety of chiropractic tech-niques. How eve r, if you aresearching for specific tech-niques, it could take hours to gothrough the chiropractic data-bases and the indexes to va r i o u sbooks. Time is of the essenceto most chiropractors and stu-dents. Wo u l d n ’t it be wo n d e r f u lto have all the basic informationon techniques in one source?

D i s c u s s i o n

This bibliography of chiroprac-tic and orthopedic techniques

was put together to fill a needwithin the chiropractic profes-sion. Bergmann, Peterson andL awrence (1) list 97 named chi-ropractic techniques, and thisnumber will no doubt increasewith time. In fact, Nelson hadfacetiously suggested that chiro-practors should have the oppor-tunity to develop and marke ttheir own technique (2). Itoften seems as though this hasalready happened in the profes-sion, yet so often it is nearlyimpossible to find informationon many of the techniquesfound on Berg m a n n ’s list ore l s ewhere. Some techniquesused today are only taught atseminars, while others are writ-ten up in various books andjournals. Still others have diedalong with their deve l o p e r s ,who left no written accounts.

This present list was deve l o p e dto save time for the student, chi-r o p r a c t o r, or librarian whoneeds to research specific tech-niques. It covers a few majorsources to help researchers getstarted in their work. It alsoc overs some osteopathic tech-niques that may be of interest tochiropractors. A hand searchwas done of various mono-

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graphs and databases for each ofthe named techniques. Somecould only be found on theInternet, while others were notfound at all. Those mentionedonly in seminars and not founde l s ewhere are not listed in thisb i b l i o g r a p hy. Since the Internetis constantly evolving and manysites change frequently or are notkept up-to-date, internet siteswere also not listed in the bibli-o g r a p hy. How eve r, one site ofimportance is “Full SpineDiscussion Page - Te c h n i q u e s ”found at http://chiropractor- d o c-tors.com/techniquelist.html. T h emoderators of this page are ask-ing for help from the chiropracticprofession in locating informa-tion about more than 100 namedtechniques and their deve l o p e r s .T h ey are then inputting thisinformation on their web page.Another site wo r t hy of mentionis http://www.dogpile.com/. Usethe search key “chiropracticAND seminars” to bring up hun-dreds of sites directing you tovarious chiropractic techniques e m i n a r s .

C o n c l u s i o n

I remind the reader that this isonly the tip of the iceberg. T h e r eare hundreds of chiropracticbooks, constantly evolving websites, new and developing semi-nars, and even family and friendsstill using techniques deve l o p e d

by deceased practitioners. All ofthese sources can be used inresearching the many chiroprac-tic techniques out there. A n dwo u l d n ’t it be useful if a diction-ary could give a synopsis, thed evelopers, the relationships toother techniques, and sources forcurrent information? I hope thisb i b l i o g r a p hy serves as a startingpoint for such a tex t .

Appendix 1: Bibliography andA b b reviations Used

A n r i g : Anrig C, Plaugher G, ed.Pediatric chiropractic.Baltimore,MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1998

B a rg e : B a rge FH. Chiropractictechnic “idiopathic” scoliosiscause prevention control reduc-tion correction & analysis Vo sIII. La Cross, WI: Barg eChiropractic Clinic S.C., 1996

B e rgmann 1: B e rgmann T,D avis PT. Mechanically assistedmanual techniques; distractionprocedures. St Louis, MO:Mosby 1998

B e rgmann 2: B e rgmann T,Peterson D, Lawrence DJ.Chiropractic technique principlesand procedures. New York, NY:Churchill Livingston Inc., 1993

C h a i t ow 1: Chaitow L.A d vanced soft tissue techniques;modern neuromuscular tech-

niques: New York, NY: ChurchillL ivingston, 1996

C h a i t ow 2: Chaitow L.A d vanced soft tissue techniques;positional release techniques.N ew York, NY: ChurchillL ivingston, 1996

Cox : Cox JM. Low back pain:mechanism, diagnosis and treat-ment. Baltimore, MD: Wi l l i a m sand Wilkins, 1999

C R AC : Chiropractic ResearchAbstracts Collection 1984-1990

D r e aver: Dreaver J. Somatictechnique. Dubuque, IA:Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co.1997

Fuhr: Fuhr A, Green J, CollocaC, Keller T. A c t ivator MethodsChiropractic Technique. St.Louis, MO: Mosby Year Book,Inc., 1996

Gatterman: Gatterman MI.Foundations of chiropractic sub-luxation. St Louis, MO: Mosby1 9 9 5

Gehin: Gehin A. Atlas of manip-u l a t ive techniques for the crani-um & face. Seattle, WA :Eastland Press, 1981

Goldstein: Goldstein M. T h eResearch status of spinal manip-u l a t ive therapy. Bethesda, MD:

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US Department of Health,Education , and We l fare, 1975

Greenman: Greenman P.Principles of manual medicine.Baltimore, MD: Williams andWilkins 1996

Haldeman: Haldeman S.Principles and practice of chiro-practic. Norwalk, CT: A p p l e t o nand Lange, 1992

Hammer: Hammer W.Functional soft tissue ex a m i n a-tion and treatment by manualmethods. Gaiithersbu rg, MD;Aspen Publishers 1991

Hartman: Hartman L. Handbookof osteopathic technique.London: Hutchinson and Co.,1 9 8 5

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J a n s e : Janse J, Houser JH,We l l s , B F. Chiropractic principlesand technic. Chicago,IL:National College ofChiropractic, 1947Kfoury: Kfoury P. Catalog ofchiropractic techniques.C h e s t e r field,MO: Logan Colleg eof Chiropracatic, 1977

King: King WE. King concept:the spinal tetrahedron. GrandForks, NE: Wallace E King,1985

L awrence 1: L awrence D.A d vances in chiropractic. Vol. 1-4 St Louis, MO: Mosby, 1994-1 9 9 7

L awrence 2: Lawrence D. Ye a rBook of Chiropractic. St Louis.MO: Mosby 1995 -1998

L ewit: Lewit K. Manipulativet h e r a py in rehabilitation of thelocomotor system. Oxford:B u t t e r worth-Heinemann Ltd,1 9 9 1

L owe: Lowe JC. Documentaryevidence; the chiropractic care ofm y o fascial patients. Houston,TX: McDowell Publishnig Co,1 9 9 1

McCabe: McCabe D. Handbookof basic clinical manipulation.N ew York, NY: Pa r t h e n o nPublishing Group, 1996

McDonnell: McDonnell J,S u r face DF. Basic Columbiatechnic. New York, NY:Columbia Institute ofChiropractic, 1974

McNamee: McNamee KP. T h echiropractic college directory1997-98. Los Angeles, CA; KMenterprises. 1997

MEDLINE: MEDLINEMurtagh: Murtagh J, Kenna C.Back pain & spinal manipula-tion. Oxford: Butterwo r t h -

Heineman Ltd., 1997

N ewmann: Neumann HD.Introduction to manual medi-cine. Berlin: Springer- Ve r l a g ,1 9 8 9

Nimmo: Nimmo RL. The recep-t o r-tonus method. Self-pub-lished, 1966

Peterson: Peterson D, Wiese G.Chiropractic: an illustrated histo-r y. St Louis, MO: Mosby 1995

Pierce: Pierce W. Seminar manu-al for the Pierce-Stillwagon tech-nique. Monongahela, PA: Pierce-S t i l lwagon Seminars, 1976

Schafer: Schafer RC, Faye LJ.Motion palpation and chiroprac-tic technic- principles of dynam-ic chiropractic. HuntingtonBeach, CA: The MotionPalpation Institute 1989

Schneider: Schneider M.Principles of manual triggerpoint therapy. Pittsbu rgh, PA :Michael J Schneider, 1994

S t r a z ewski: Strazewski J. T h eessential of toggle recoil. Self-published, 1995

Sweere: Sweere JJ. Chiropracticfamily practice- a clinical manu-al. Gaithersbu rg, MD: A s p e n .1 9 9 3

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Upledger: Upledger J.Craniosacral therapy II: bey o n dthe dura. Seattle,WA: EastlandPress, 1987

Walter: Walther D. Applied kine-s i o l o g y. Pueblo, CO: SystemsDC, 1983

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1. Bergmann T, Peterson D,L awrence DJ. Chiropractic tech-nique: principles and procedures.N ew York, NY: ChurchillL ivingston Inc., 1993

2. Nelson CF. Five steps to yourown technique: the Nelsonmethod. J Manipulative PhysiolT h e r 1 9 9 3 ; 1 6 : 1 1 5 - 1 1 7

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