** following the reference indicates a suggested reading source.

Altman, Nathaniel. The Chiropractic Alternative: a Spine Owner’s Guide. Los Angles: J.P. Tarcher, Inc., 1981. Dated.

Berl, Michael. “Biomechanics and low back pain." il. 53 Muscle and Fitness. Nov. ‘92 p. 59(2).

Brill, David. “Straight and Narrower (developing and maintaining good posture).” il. v9 Men’s Health. Dec. ‘94 p. 48(2).

Cherkin, D, and F. McCormack. “Evaluation of Low Back Pain Care from Family Physicians and Chiropractors”. Western Journal of Medicine 150:351-355, 1989.

Donkin, Scott W., DC. Sitting on the Job (How to Survive the Stresses of Sitting down to Work -- A Practical Handbook). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. **

Edell Health Letter “Lover’s Arm (blood clots causes by sleeping with arm under partner’s head).” v12. March ‘93 p.6 (1).

Eickhoff, Renate. “Origin of Bipedalism -- when, why, how and where." South Africa Journal of Science 84. June 1988: p. 486:488.

Fine, Judylaine. The Ultimate Back Book: Understand, Manage and Conquer Your Back Pain. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co, 1997. Detailed. **

Frederick, E.C., Ph.D. “Twist ‘em, Poke ‘em, Bend’em (Use a scientists keen eye and your own hands to pick the best walking shoe.” Walking Magazine. Jan./Feb. ‘95 p.67.

Gay, Kathlyn. Ergonomics (making products and places fit people). Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1986.

Griegel - Morris, Patricia, et. al. “Incidence of common postural abnormalities in the cervical, shoulder and thoracic regions and their association with pain in two age groups of healthy subjects.” v72 Physical Therapy, June ‘92 p.425 (7).

Haldeman, Scott, MD, DC (editor) Principles and Practice of Chiropractic. Norwalk, CT: Appleton and Lange, 1992.

Hanna, Thomas. Somatics (Reawakening the Mind’s Control of Movement, Flexibility, and Health). New York: Addison - Wesley Publishing Company, 1988. **

Hochshuler, Stephen, MD. Back in Shape: a Back Owner’s Manual. New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin, Co., 1991.

Imrie, David, MD and Lu Barbuto, DC. The BackPower Program: Two physicians – Medical and Chiropractic reveal their revolutionary program for saying GOODBYE TO BACKACHE.

NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1990. A wonderful program with extremely helpful self-diagnosis tests designed for anyone. **

Inlander, Charles B. and Porter Shimer. Backache: 51 Ways to relieve the Pain. A Peoples Medical Society Book. NY: Walker and company, 1997. Helpful but biased toward allopathic medicine.

Julien, Perry, H., DPM. “The Use of Foot Orthotics in Sports Medicine." Atlanta Health and Fitness Magazine, Sept. 1990.

Kirkaldy-Willis, W., and J. Cassidy. “Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low-Back Pain.” Canadian Family Physician 31:535-540, 1985.

Lagerwerff, Ellen and Karen A. Perlroth. Mensendieck Your Posture. Chicago, Illinois: Aries Press, 1982.

Lanier Publishing, Editors. The Back Almanac: The Best new Thinking on an Age Old Problem. Oakland, CA: Lanier Publishing International, Ltd. 1992. A very unusual compilation of many issues and techniques dealing with back pain. FUN and easy to read. **

Lawrence, Ronald, M., MD. Good-bye Pain (two dozen ways to prevent pain). Santa Barbara, CA: Woodbridge Press, 1989.

Love, Myron. “Diagnostic tool for enhanced seating." il.48 Independent Living. June ‘93 p.79 (1).

Matterson, David. “A Revolution in Seating -- Nursing Home Technology. il. v 43 Nursing Homes. Nov./Dec. ‘94 p. 41(1).

McGann, Daniel, M., DPM and L.R. Robinson. The Doctor’s Sore Foot Book. New York: Williams Marrow and Company, Inc., 1991.

McGill, Leonard. Chiropractor’s Health New York, NY: Random House, 1999. **

Meade, T., et.al. “Low Back Pain of Mechanical Origin: randomized Comparison of chiropractic and Outpatient Treatment.” British Medical Journal 300: 1431-1437, 1990

Melleby, Alexander. The Y’s Way to a Healthy Back. Picataway, New Jersey: New Century Publishers, Inc. 1982. Dated.

Mensendieck Enterprises (415-851-8184) Stanford, CA.

Michaud, Thomas C. “Orthotic dispensing, Shoe Gear and Clinical Problems.” Foot Orthoses and Other forms of Conservative foot Care. Baltimore, Maryland: Williams & Williams, 1993.

Potash, Warren J., Michael J. Gratch, MD, Andrew M. Star, MD, and Richard A. Goldberg, DO. Your Lower Back. Jenkinstown, PA: Paragon Communications, Inc., 1993.

Reid, David C. “Running Injury Patterns and Prevention.” Sports Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation. New York, NY: Churchill Livingston, 1992.

Shekelle, Paul, et.al. “The appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation of Low-Back Pain.” Both: “Project Overview and Literature Review” and “Indications and Ratings by a Multidisciplinary Expert Panel.” Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation Publication R-4025/ 1 CCR/FCER and R-4025/2-CCR/FCER, 1991.

Sobel, Dava and Arthur C.Klein. Backache: What Exercises Work: Breakthrough Relief for the Rest of Your Life – Even after everything else has Failed. NY: St. martin’s Press, 1994. Other good books by the authors include Backache Relief and Arthritis: What Exercises Work

Souza, Thomas, DC, DACBSP. “The Athletic Shoe: the Chiropractic Sports Physician.” Dynamic Chiropractic, January 14, 1997.

Splilner, Maggie. “Gain Energy through Good Posture.” Prevention. v47. March ‘95 p. 116 (3).

Vibrant Life “Picture - Perfect posture." v11. Jan./Feb. ‘95, p.28 (1).

Watson, DH and PN Trott. “Cervical headaches: an investigation of natural head posture and upper cervical flexor muscle performance”. Cephalalgia 13:272-284, 1993.

Whitney, William, D.C. Healthy Back building: tips and Exercises to Prevent Back Pain. Kat Hill Press, 1997.

Yost, Graham. Back Problems. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Corp., 1986.