• "I am a chiropractic student at ___ Chiropractic College. I just wanted to drop a quick line thanking you for your thorough and accessible textbook Integrative Orthopedics. We are using it in our Differential Diagnosis class, and it is the best book I've come across in chiropractic college bar none. The writing is concise, informative and refreshingly eloquent. The material is super practical. I hope you continue putting out great resources." Chiropractic Student, 2011

• "I appreciate the resources you offer the profession. I use your books and articles regularly." Chiropractic Doctor, 2011

• "Dr. Vasquez,  I greatly appreciate your efforts. I am a student at ___, 8th trimester, and would like to express my gratitude for your research and works. After coming across your texts in the library, I quickly found your insight and explanations of the current health care crisis, and in depth coverage and algorithms for inflammatory diseases as a profound inspiration and call to action. I appreciate your attention to detail, and have been taken back several times by the potency and meaning of your sentences. Thank you for your hard work, I will enjoy these books and will surely share with those that have the same drive for true and competent patient care."  Chiropractic Student, 2008

• "Your Integrated Ortho book is magnificent. I wish all textbooks were structured and as thoughtful as that one."  Chiropractic Student, 2008

• "By reading the introduction I realize that calling it an orthopedics book; does not do it justice. It is far more than that. It looks to me that you have created, or are creating, the bible of integrative orthopedics and physical medicine. Naturopathic Physician, Massachusetts, 2007

• "First of all let me say how honored I am that you have allowed me to review this work. You have done an amazing job! In my opinion every healthcare provider SHOULD have this on their bookshelf."  Naturopathic Physician, Seattle, Washington, 2007

• "Your work on Chapter 12: Hip and Thigh is very good. The chapter is inclusive of the typical pathologies seen in private practice and I particularly liked the separation of juvenile from adult pathologies. Your choice of tests to assess hip and thigh pathology on page 320 is very nice and inclusive. I appreciate your use of algorithms and find them very useful in teaching and in practice. In general, I thought this chapter represents a quality, state of the art presentation!" Department of Chiropractic and Clinical Sciences, 2007

• "I saw your books in a colleague's office and was really impressed.  Really appreciate the thoroughness you've put into them."    Chiropractic Doctor, 2010

• "It is with great interest and fascination that I have been reading your material both in your two books (Integrative Orthopedics and Integrative Rheumatology) and online. I consider myself very fortunate to have come across your work, as many of the basic elements of health which you discuss I never learnt or even heard about while in chiropractic college."   Chiropractic Doctor, 2010

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• Publication history: First printing in February 2004; updated in August 2004; Second Edition published January 2007, Third Edition ready for January 2012

• Citations: more than 2,650

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Students at chiropractic and naturopathic medical colleges will find Integrative Orthopedics to provide a needed blend of concepts as well as the practical “how to” information on patient management that is often neglected in other textbooks or which can only be obtained after years of clinical experience. This book will help you synthesize your courses in physical examination, manipulation, physiotherapy, nutrition, botanical medicine, neurology and therapeutic exercise into a cohesive set of skills that enables you to effectively help your patients overcome their musculoskeletal problems while you simultaneously promote wellness by looking at the bigger picture of their overall health rather than simply focusing on “the problem.” Integrative Orthopedics provides the information and citations to the research literature that you need in order to feel confident about your new skills and the new responsibilities that you will face as a licensed healthcare provider. Within the text and footnotes, you will be directed to additional information on the internet and at the OptimalHealthResearch.com website including full-text articles, compilations of research abstracts with links to Medline, as well as new information, testing procedures, and research that has become available since the most recent edition of the book. You will also be able to test your own knowledge and comprehension of the material by taking the “final examination” that covers the basic material and the core competencies that every doctor should know when working with patients with musculoskeletal problems.

Chiropractic and naturopathic physicians will find that Integrative Orthopedics offers the opportunity to review and refresh their knowledge of musculoskeletal medicine and to fill in some of the empty spaces where information has either been forgotten or may not have ever been taught. If your formal education did not provide training in topics such as proprioceptive retraining, interventional nutrition, post-isometric stretching, or botanical medicines, then certainly you will benefit even more from reading Integrative Orthopedics. Combining this text with Integrative Rheumatology will give you a clinical advantage and the research justification to help treat your patients in the most natural, safe, and holistic means possible. The website provides text updates, seminar dates, and recently published peer-reviewed articles by Dr. Vasquez.
 

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