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Reference Texts

The NBCE uses reference texts that are generally employed by the chiropractic colleges. These lists of references are presented to assist individuals in preparing for NBCE examinations; however, study of the references will not guarantee that an individual will pass NBCE examinations. Moreover, these lists are not comprehensive and do not imply that references not included on a list are inappropriate or of lesser value or quality than references that are included.

Reference texts vary for each of the NBCE written examinations.

 

Part I: Reference Texts

 

Printable Part I Reference Texts

 

General Anatomy


Agur, A. M. R., & Dalley, A. F. (2008). Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Drake, R. L., Vogl, A. W., & Mitchell, A. W. M. (2009). Gray’s Anatomy for Students (2nd ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Mescher, A. (2009). Junqueira's Basic Histology (12th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Moore, K. L., & Dalley, A. F. (2009). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Moore, K. L., & Persaud, T. V. N. (2008). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Netter, F. H. (2010). Atlas of Human Anatomy (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Sadler, T. W. (2009). Langman’s Medical Embryology (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Standring, S. (Ed.) (2008). Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (40th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.

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Spinal Anatomy

 

Bogduk, N. (2005). Clinical Anatomy of the Lumbar Spine and Sacrum (4th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Cramer, G. D., & Darby, S. A. (2005). Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord and ANS (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Kiernan, J. A. (2008). Barr’s The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint (9th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Mescher, A. (2009). Junqueira's Basic Histology (12th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Moore, K. L., & Dalley, A. F. (2009). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Moore, K. L., & Persaud, T. V. N. (2008). The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Nolte, J. (2008). The Human Brain: An Introduction to Its Functional Anatomy (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Snell, R. S. (2009). Clinical Neuroanatomy (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Standring, S. (Ed.) (2008). Gray’s Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (40th ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Waxman, S. (2009). Clinical Neuroanatomy (26th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

White, A. A., III, & Panjabi, M. M. (1990). Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Company.

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Physiology


Barrett, K. E., Barman, S. M., Boitano, S., & Brooks, H. (2009). Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology (23rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Guyton, A. C., & Hall, J. E. (2005). Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Koeppen, B. M., & Stanton, B. A. (2009). Berne & Levy Physiology (6th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

McArdle, W. D., & Katch, V. L. (2009). Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Chemistry

 

Devlin, T. M. (2010). Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations (7th ed.). New York: Wiley-Liss.

Mahan, L. K., & Escott-Stump, S. (Eds.) (2007). Krause’s Food, Nutrition & Diet Therapy (12th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Murray, R. K., Bender, D. A., Botham, K. M., Kennelly, P. J., Rodwell, V. W., & Weil, P. A. (2010). Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry (28th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Nelson, D. L., & Cox, M. M. (2008). Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (5th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.

Nix, S. (2008). Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy (13th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

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Pathology

 

Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Fausto, N., & Aster J. (2009). Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders.

Kumar, V., Abbas, A. K., Fausto, N., & Mitchell, R. N. (2007). Robbins Basic Pathology (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Rubin, E., & Reisner, H. M. (2009). Essentials of Rubin’s Pathology (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Microbiology


Bauman, R. W. (2009). Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc.

Bauman, R. W. (2010). Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, Inc.

Brooks, G., Carroll, K. C., Butel, J., Morse, S., & Mietzner, T. (2010) Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology (25th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Kindt, T. J., Goldsby, R. A., & Osborne, B. A. (2007) Kuby Immunology (6th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman and Company.

Levinson, W. (2010). Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (11th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

McKenzie, J. F., Pinger, R. R., & Kotecki, J. E. (2008). An Introduction to Community Health (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Pommerville, J. C. (2010). Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology (9th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Sompayrac, L. (2008). How the Immune System Works (3rd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

Talaro, K. P. (2008). Foundations in Microbiology: Basic Principles (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Wagner, E. K., Hewlett, M. J., Bloom, D. C., & Camerini, D. (2008). Basic Virology (3rd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.

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Part II: Reference Texts

 

Printable Part II Reference Texts

 

General Diagnosis

 

Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.

Bickley, L. S., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Coulehan, J. L., & Block, M. R. (2005). The Medical Interview: Mastering Skills for Clinical Practice (5th ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

DeGowin, R. L. (2004). DeGowin & DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Fischbach, F. T., Dunning, M. B. III, Taylor, C., Lillis, C., LeMone, P. (2008). A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests (8th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

McPhee, S. J., Papadakis, M. A., & Rabow, M. W. (2011). Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2011 (50th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Pagana, K. D., & Pagana, T. J. (2010). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Seidel, H. M., Ball, J., Dains, J., & Benedict, G. W. (2011). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

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Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis

 

Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.

Blumenfeld, H. (2010). Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases (2nd ed.). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates.

Cipriano, J. J. (2010). Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Cramer, G. D., & Darby, S. A. (2005). Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord and ANS (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Evans, R. C. (2009). Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Foreman, S. M., & Croft, A. C. (2002). Whiplash Injuries: The Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Fuller, G. (2008). Neurological Examination Made Easy (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Hauser, S. L. (Ed.). (2006). Harrison’s Neurology in Clinical Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Hoppenfeld, S. (1976). Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.

Hoppenfeld, S. (1977). Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.

Magee, D. J. (2008). Orthopedic Physical Assessment (5th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.

Misulis, K. E., & Head, T. C. (2007). Netter’s Concise Neurology. Philadelphia: Saunders.

Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Simon, R. , Greenburg, D., & Aminoff, M. (2009). Clinical Neurology (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Skinner, H. (Ed.) (2006). Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Orthopedics (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Souza, T. A. (2008). Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Waxman, S. (2009) Clinical Neuroanatomy (26th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Diagnostic Imaging

 

Bushong, S. C. (2008). Radiologic Science for Technologists: Physics, Biology, and Protection (9th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Marchiori, D. (2004). Clinical Imaging: With Skeletal, Chest and Abdomen Pattern Differentials (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Taylor, J. A. M., Hughes, T. H., & Resnick, D. (2010). Skeletal Imaging: Atlas of the Spine and Extremities. (2nd ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Saunders.

Yochum, T. R., & Rowe, L. J. (2005). Essentials of Skeletal Radiology (Vols. 1-2) (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Principles of Chiropractic

 

Bergman, T. F., & Peterson, D. H. (2011). Chiropractic Technique: Principles and Procedures (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Gatterman, M. I. (2004). Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Gatterman, M. I. (Ed.) (2005). Foundations of Chiropractic: Subluxation (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Haldeman, S. (Ed.) (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Leach, R. A. (2003). The Chiropractic Theories: A Textbook of Scientific Research (4th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Redwood, D., & Cleveland, C., III (2003). Fundamentals of Chiropractic. St. Louis: Mosby.

White, A. A., III, & Panjabi, M. M. (1990). Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Company.

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Chiropractic Practice


Anrig, C., & Plaugher, G. (Eds.) (1998). Pediatric Chiropractic. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Bergman, T. F., & Peterson, D. H. (2011). Chiropractic Technique: Principles and Procedures (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Cox, J. M. (1999). Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment (6th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Gatterman, M. I. (2004). Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Haldeman, S. (Ed.) (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Haneline, M. T., & Meeker, W. C. (Eds.) (2011). Introduction to Public Health for Chiropractors. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Ladenheim, C. J., Sherman, R. P., & Sportelli, L. (2001). Professional Chiropractic Practice. Palmerton, PA: PracticeMakers Products.

Liebenson, C. (Ed.) (2007). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

McKenzie, J. F., Pinger, R. R., & Kotecki, J. E. (2008). An Introduction to Community Health (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

Moore, K. L., & Dalley, A. F. (2009). Clinically Oriented Anatomy (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Simons, D. C., Travell, J. C., & Simons, L. S. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual/Vol. 1: The Upper Half of the Body (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Souza, T. A. (2008). Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Travell, J. C., & Simons, D. C. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual/Vol. 2: The Lower Extremities. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2000). Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office.

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Associated Clinical Sciences


American Heart Association (2005). BLS for Healthcare Providers. Dallas, TX: American Heart Association.

American Red Cross (2005). First Aid: Responding to Emergencies (4th ed.). San Bruno, CA: Staywell.

Beers, M. H., & Berkow, R. (Eds.) (2000). The Merck Manual of Geriatrics (3rd ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.

Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L. & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.

Bickley, L. S., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Bougie, J. D., & Morgenthal, A. P. (2001). The Aging Body: Conservative Management of Common Neuromusculoskeletal Conditions. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Damon, W., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.). (2008). Child and Adolescent Development: An Advanced Course. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Davies, N. J. (2000). Chiropractic Pediatrics: A Clinical Handbook. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

DeCherney, A. H, Nathan, L., Goodwin, T. M., & Laufer, N. (Eds.) (2007). Current Diagnosis & Treatment Obstetrics & Gynecology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Feldman, M., & Christensen, J. (2007). Behavioral Medicine: a Guide for Clinical Practice (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Gleberzon, B. J. (Ed.) (2001). Chiropractic Care of the Older Patient. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Habif, T. P. (2003). Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy (4th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Hay, W. W., Jr., Levin, M. J., Sondheimer, J. M., & Deterding, R. R. (2007). Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Pediatrics (18th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Ladenheim, C. J., Sherman, R. P., & Sportelli, L. (2001). Professional Chiropractic Practice. Palmerton, PA: PracticeMakers Products.

Limmer, D. J., O’Keefe, M. F., Grant, H., Murray B., Bergeron, D., Dickinson E. (2008). Emergency Care (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Olson, K. R. (2004). Poisoning & Drug Overdose (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Companies.

Pinel, J. P. J. (2007). Biopsychology (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Scott, R. (2005). Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Seidel, H. M., Ball, J., Dains, J., & Benedict, G. W. (2011). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Tarazi, F. I., & Schetz, J. A. (Eds.). (2005). Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: From Bench to Bedside. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.

Task Force on DSM-IV. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.

Timiras, P. S. (2007). Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics (4th ed.). New York: Informa Healthcare.

Wiles, M., Williams, J., & Ahmad, K. (2010). Essentials of Dermatology for Chiropractors. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

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Part III: Reference Texts

 

Printable Part III Reference Texts

Beers, M. H., Porter, R. S., Jones, T. V., Kaplan, J. L., & Berkwits, M. (2006). The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (18th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories.

Bergman, T. F., & Peterson, D. H. (2011). Chiropractic Technique: Principles and Procedures (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Bickley, L. S., & Szilagyi, P. G. (2008). Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Cipriano, J. J. (2010). Photographic Manual of Regional Orthopaedic and Neurological Tests (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Cox, J. M. (1999). Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment (6th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Evans, R. C. (2009). Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Gatterman, M. (2004). Chiropractic Management of Spine Related Disorders (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.

Haldeman, S. (Ed.). (2005). Principles and Practice of Chiropractic (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Hoppenfeld, S. (1976). Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.

Hoppenfeld, S. (1977). Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.

Liebensen, C. (Ed.). (2007). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Magee, D. J. (2008). Orthopedic Physical Assessment (5th ed.). St. Louis: Saunders.

Marchiori, D. (2004). Clinical Imaging: With Skeletal, Chest and Abdomen Pattern Differentials (2nd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

McArdle, W. D., & Katch, V. L. (2009). Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

McPhee, S.J., Papadakis, M.A., & Rabow, M. W. (2011). Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2011 (50th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Panjabi, M. M., & White, A. A., III. (2001). Biomechanics in the Musculoskeletal System. New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Scott, R. (2005). Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Seidel, H. M., Ball, J., Dains, J., & Benedict, G. W. (2011). Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination (7th ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.

Simons, D. C., Travell, J. C., & Simons, L. S. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual/Vol. 1: The Upper Half of the Body (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Souza, T. A. (2008). Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and Algorithms (4th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Travell, J. C., & Simons, D. C. (1999). Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual/Vol. 2: The Lower Extremities. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

White, A. A., III, & Panjabi, M. M. (1990). Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.

Yochum, T. R., & Rowe, L. J. (2005). Essentials of Skeletal Radiology (Vols. 1-2) (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Physiotherapy: Reference Texts

 

Printable Physiotherapy Reference Texts

Behrens, B. J., & Michlovitz, S. L. (2006). Physical Agents: Theory and Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

Belanger, A. (2010). Therapeutic Electrophysical Agents (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Brotzman, S. B., Wilk, K. E. (2003). Clinical Orthopedic Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Mosby, Inc.

Cameron, M. H. (2003). Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.

Hammer, W. (2007). Functional Soft-Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Hecox, B., Mehreteab, T. A., Weisberg, J., & Sanko, J. (2006). Integrating Physical Agents in Rehabilitation (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Kendall, F. P., McCreary, E. K., Provance, P. G., Rodgers, M. M., & Romani, W. A. (2005). Muscles, Testing and Function with Posture and Pain (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Kisner, C., & Colby, L. A. (2007). Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (5th ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

Liebenson, C. (Ed.) (2007). Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

McArdle, W. D., & Katch, V. L. (2009). Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Michlovitz, S. L. , & Nolan, T. P., Jr. (Eds.). (2005). Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

National Strength and Conditioning Association. (2008). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Starkey, C. (2004). Therapeutic Modalities (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.

Turchin, C. (2006). Light and Laser Therapy: Clinical Procedures. Redwood City, CA: C. Turchin.

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Acupuncture: Reference Texts *

 

Printable Acupuncture Reference Texts

Deadman, P., & Al-Khafaji, M. (2007). A Manual of Acupuncture (2nd ed.). East Sussex, UK: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications.

Given, S. (Ed.). (2009). Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists: Guidelines and Standards for the Clean and Safe Clinical Practice of Acupuncture (6th ed.). Gig Harbor, WA: National Acupuncture Foundation.

Maciocia, G. (2005). The Foundations of Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Text for Acupuncturists and Herbalists (2nd ed.). (Chapters 1 through 3; Chapters 5 through 18; Chapters 50 through 68) New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Oleson, T. (2003). Auriculotherapy Manual: Chinese and Western Systems of Ear Acupuncture (3rd ed.). New York: Churchill Livingstone.

Xinnong, C. (Ed.) (2010). Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. (3rd ed.) (Chapters 1 and 2; Sections I and II of Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Sections I, II, and III of Chapter 5; Chapters 6 through 11; Sections I, II and III of Chapter 14; Chapters 15 and 16; and Supplementary Section on Ear Acupuncture Therapy.) Beijing: Foreign Languages Press.

* The listed chapters in the Maciocia and Xinnong texts include content usually covered by the typical curriculum for a 100-hour acupuncture course for chiropractors. However, the chapter references are to be understood as areas of emphasis. Some courses and the NBCE examination may cover content from other chapters.

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