Anatomy Trains
by Thomas Myers

  This book provides a unique "whole systems" view of myofascial/locomotor anatomy in which the bodywide connections among the muscles within the fascial net are described in detail for the first time.  An exceptional book with concepts that will help any manual therapist.  

  This 2 volume set is a "must have" for manual/muscle therapists. These trigger point manuals show pain patterns for every major muscle in the human body. 

Trail Guide to the Body
by Andrew Biel

A fascinating guide to locating bones, muscles, ligaments, and more! 

Muscles Testing & Function
by Kendall & McCreary

This renowed classic provides unparalleled coverage of manual muscle testing, plus evaluation and treatment of faulty and painful postural conditions. This thoroughly updated Fifth Edition is completely reorganized and has new, expanded treatment and exercise sections in each chapter. 

Job's Body-A Handbook For Bodywork
by Deane Juhan

This fascinating text offers everything a health practitioner, massage therapist, exercise instructor, or student of human potential could hope for: an information packed reference on the workings of the body and mind: a broad assortment of strategies for releasing tension, and an eloquent exploration of touch. 

Clemente Anatomy
by Carmine Clemente

 The entire layout of the atlas is focused toward quick retrieval of information required by the student or professional. Plus, Clemente has added valuable muscle charts to make this an indispensable learning resource for students of medicine, dentistry, and the allied health fields.

Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank Netter

Netters Atlas of Human Anatomy is the most loved and best selling anatomy atlas in the English language. In over 540 beautifully colored and easily understood illustrations, it teaches the complete human body with unsurpassed clarity and accuracy. This new edition features 57 revised, 200 relabeled and 17 wholly new plates, drawn fully in the tradition of Frank Netter, and includes more imaging and clinical images than ever before.  

Anatomy of Movement
by Blandine Calais-Germain

A Dynamic, integrated approach to the study fo the physical structures of the musculoskeletal system and their functional relationship to the movements of the human body.

Illustrated with more than a thousand graphic drawings. 

Insurance Contracting in Washington State for  Massage Therapists:
A Step by Step Process
by Tracy Wilson

  The ability to accept insurance from your clients can certainly add to your practice. But it can be overwhelming to figure out where to begin. This manual is designed to simplify your first steps into contracting with medical insurance companies.  

This controversial book broadens the horizons of manual therapy to embrace adverse tension in the nervous system. The author contends that the clinical consequences of altered nervous system biomechanics are unrecognized and that many disorders attributed to musculoskeletal origins actually originate from adverse neural tension.

Muscle Energy Techniques
by Leon Chaitow

 What are muscle energy techniques? How can MET be used? This text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of MET, providing students, therapists and practitioners with all the background information and explanation they need in a reference and study guide. 

Positional Release Techniques
by Leon Chaitow

What are positional release techniques and how can they be used? This is the first book to provide comprehensive cover of all methods of spontaneous release by positioning.

 Modern Neuromuscular Techniques
by Leon Chaitow

What are neruomuscular techniques? How can NMT be used?  This text provides a common language for all bodywork therapists to make precise and systematic evaluations of soft tissue problems, and gives up-to-date information on a specific range of appropriate techniques.