My Master the Basics (& Beyond) Library

“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.”
–Jim Rohn
I recall wondering how the heck I would remember everything back when I first started PT school. The truth is you can't but you must attempt to deeply understand the fundamentals and have a collection of books that you can refer to when necessary. Here are the books I think of as essentials for a rehab practitioner.

Explain Pain Supercharged by David Butler and Lorimer Moseley

Pain Neuroscience Education by Adriaan Louw et al

Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation by Donald Neumann

Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Leon Chaitow

Muscles and Meridians: The Manipulation of Shape by Phillip Beach


Hypermobility, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain by Alan Hakim et al

Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage by William Boissonnault

Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist by Catherine Coodman


Examination Of Peripheral Nerve Injuries: An Anatomical Approach by Stephen Russell

Clinical Neurodynamics: A New System of Neuromusculoskeletal Treatment by Michael Shacklock


Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning by NSCA

Human Locomotion: The Conservative Management of Gait-Related Disorders by Thomas Michaud

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology by John Hall

How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac

Craniofacial Pain: Neuromusculoskeletal Assessment, Treatment and Management by Harry von Pekartz

The Science of Running by Steve Magness

Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality by Lewis Epstein

Attention and Motor Skill Learning by Gabriele Wulf

Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition: An Introduction by Jia Chow et al

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore et al

Atlas of Anatomy by Anne Gilroy et al
Disclosure: I am now an affiliate in the Amazon Associates program. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases but at no cost to you.