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Chiropractic Technique

Principles and Procedures

  • 4th Edition - October 5, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: David H. Peterson, Thomas F. Bergmann, Shireesh Bhalerao, Stephen Marc Perle
  • Language: English

Now with more than 700 full color images, Chiropractic Technique, 4th Edition, makes essential procedures easy to understand and provides rationales for their use. Written by e… Read more

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Description

Now with more than 700 full color images, Chiropractic Technique, 4th Edition, makes essential procedures easy to understand and provides rationales for their use. Written by experts and backed by the latest research studies, this bestseller describes the basic principles needed to evaluate, select, and apply specific adjustive procedures. With a review of chiropractic history and detailed descriptions of joint examination and adjustive techniques for the spine, pelvis, and extremities, this book is a must-have reference for students, faculty, and clinicians.

Key features

  • Current, comprehensive coverage addresses the physical exam and manual treatment of the spine, pelvis, and extremities, including the importance of classification to improve prognosis of patients with mechanical spinal and extremity disorders
  • Evidence-based content to support clinical reasoning for using manual manipulation and/or mobilization
  • Practical coverage presents the basic principles needed to evaluate, select, and apply specific manual therapy and/or manipulative procedures
  • Evidence summaries of joint assessment procedures
  • Easy-to-understand examination and treatment procedures provide a rationale and common language for their use
  • Complete coverage helps preparation for board examinations

Readership

Chiropractic students

Table of contents

1. General Overview of the Chiropractic Profession

2. Joint Anatomy and Basic Biomechanics

3. Joint Assessment Principles and Procedures

4. Principles of Adjustive Technique

5. The Spine

6. Extraspinal Techniques

7. Nonthrust Procedures: Mobilization, Traction, and Soft Tissue Techniques

Review quotes

Review of the previous edition:
"For students of chiropractic and manual therapy, Bergmann (chiropractic methods, Northwestern Health Sciences U.) and Peterson (chiropractic sciences, Western States Chiropractic College) outline the basic principles needed to evaluate, select, and apply specific procedures, with an emphasis on thrust techniques. They cover chiropractic history, anatomy and biomechanical principles, joint examination, manipulative mechanics, the application of mobilization and traction, and adjustive techniques for the spine, pelvis, and extremities. This edition has updated and expanded content on joint assessment, joint subluxation/dysfunction, adjustive mechanics, and sacroiliac articulation, and updated and modified procedures, and it names each of the adjustive procedures following patterns used by the US National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Access to how-to videos of about 300 procedures is provided online." Reviewed by Book News, Inc.

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 15, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

David H. Peterson

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Professor (Retired), University of Western States, Portland, OR, USA

Thomas F. Bergmann

Author
Affiliations and expertise
(deceased) Professor, Chiropractic Methods Department, Clinic Faculty, Campus Clinic, Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Shireesh Bhalerao

Author

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Director of Curriculum Management, Doctor of Chiropractic Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Private Practice, Portland, Oregon, USA

Stephen Marc Perle

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Visiting Professor, Big Data Interrogation Group, Health Sciences University, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK and Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Allied Health, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia