Textbooks
Flexion distraction protocols, research, clinical outcomes, and treatment protocols are available for all to read in textbooks by medical publishers and private publishers. Writing a textbook is quite an undertaking! But in the end, these are great resources for flexion distraction physicians - and patients if they are so inclined - to study.
Cox JM et al: Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis, Treatment (6th edition, 1999 / 7th edition, 2011) - Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Cox JM: Chapter 28: Traction and distraction techniques. in Haldeman S: Principles and Practice of Chiropractic - 2nd edition. Appleton and Lange, 1992
Cox JM: chapter update: Traction and distraction techniques. in Haldeman S: Principles and Practice of Chiropractic - 3rd edition. Appleton and Lange, 2004
Cox JM et al: Neck, Shoulder and Arm Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis, Treatment (3rd edition, 2005) -
privately published Out of Print at this time.
Cox JM: Manipulation under distraction. Chapter in
Stude DE: A Clinician's Guide to Spinal Rehabilitation, 1998
Cox JM: Chapter 21: Flexion distraction manipulation of the low back. in White A, Anderson R: Conservative Care of Low Back Pain. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Publishing, 1991