Selected Texts & Resources
If you wish to extend your knowledge of the cardiovascular system, the references below may be of assistance.
Nelson KE, Sergueef N. Recording the Rate of the Cranial Rhythmic Impulse J Am Osteopath Assoc, Jun2006;106(6): 337-41.
Nelson, K.E.; Sergueef, N.; Glonek, T. Cranial Manipulation Induces Sequential Changes in Blood Flow Velocity The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal 2004;14(3):15-7.
Sergueef, N.; Nelson, K.E.; Glonek, T. Cranial manipulation induces sequential changes in blood-flow velocity Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2003;103(8):380.
Sergueef, N.; Nelson, KE.; Glonek, T. Changes in the Traube-Herring Wave Following Cranial
Manipulation The American Academy of Osteopathy Journal 2001;11(1):17.
Myers R. Measurement of small rhythmic motions around the human cranium in vivo
Australian J of Osteopathy 1998;9(2):6-13.
Dardik II The origin of disease and health Heart waves: the single solution to heart rate variability and ischemic preconditioning Centre for Frontier Science 1997 6:2;18-32
Coates J Living Energies Gateway Books 1996
Holdrege C The Dynamic Heart and Circulation AWSNA 2002
Pearsall P The Heart’s Code Broadway Books New York 1998
Nixon PGF 1976 The Human Function Curve Practitioner 217:765-9, 935-44
Marinelli, R., Penney, D.G., et al. 1991. Rotary motion in the heart and blood vessels: a review. Journal of Applied Cardiology 6: 421-431.
Gerald D. Buckberg, MD Basic science review: The helix and the heart J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002;124:863-883
Stonebridge, P.A., C. M. Brophy. 1991. Spiral flow in arteries? The Lancet 338:1360-61.
Gray’s Anatomy 35th Edition p590
Marinelli R, Furst F, van der Zee H, McGinn A, Marinelli W The Heart is not a Pump: A refutation of the pressure propulsion premise of heart function 1995 Frontier Perspectives 5; 1:15-24
Marinelli, R., Penney, D.G., et al. 1991. Rotary motion in the heart and blood vessels: a review. Journal of Applied Cardiology 6: 421-431.
Pischinger A (1991) Matrix and Matrix Regulation: Basis for a Holistic theory of Medicine
Heine H (Ed) Brussels, Belgium: Haug International, 221
Cells Gels and the Engines of Life G H Pollack Ebner & Sons 2001
Lee P (2005) Interface Mechanisms of Spirit in Osteopathy Stillness Press
Oschman J 2000 Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis Edinburgh:UK Churchill Livingstone p275
Oschman J 2000 Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis Edinburgh:UK Churchill Livingstone
Becker R O (1988) The Body Electric Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher
Pienta K and Coffey D (1991) Cellular harmonic information transfer through a tissue tensegrity matrix system Med Hypothesis 34:88-95
HeartMath Institute at www.heartmath.org/ has many articles on the central role of the heart including some interesting pics of the “brain” in the heart and booklets on aspects of neurocardiology.