History of Chiropractic
The writings of Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.), Galen (130-200
A.D.), and even ancient manuscripts of the Egyptians,
Hindus, and Chinese reveal some principles common to
chiropractic. Its place in modern health care is largely
attributed to Dr. Daniel David Palmer, who founded the
first chiropractic college in Davenport, Iowa, in 1895.
In the late 1800s, Dr. D.D. Palmer was a healer and a
teacher trying to understand the cause and effect of
disease. His first chiropractic adjustment was performed in
1895 on a man who was deaf. The loss of hearing was
associated with his back "giving out" while working several
years prior to meeting up with Dr. Palmer. Dr. Palmer was
able to restore his hearing by realigning the man's spine.
The second such adjustment provided relief for another
patient who was suffering from heart trouble. Dr. Palmer
theorized that "if two diseases, so dissimilar as deafness
and heart trouble, came from impingement, a pressure on
nerves, were not other diseases due to a similar cause?"
He began developing his adjustment techniques and was
soon getting results with many different conditions, from
colic to ear infections to headaches. Dr. Palmer went on
to found the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Iowa.
Because of its success in healing, the new profession grew
quickly.
All 50 states and many countries recognize chiropractic as
a health-care profession. Today, there are more than
50,000 chiropractors in the United States alone, and there
are 26 chiropractic colleges worldwide. Chiropractic is
one of health care's fastest-growing fields simply because
it's safe, natural, drugless, non-invasive, and effective.
The writings of Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.), Galen (130-200
A.D.), and even ancient manuscripts of the Egyptians,
Hindus, and Chinese reveal some principles common to
chiropractic. Its place in modern health care is largely
attributed to Dr. Daniel David Palmer, who founded the
first chiropractic college in Davenport, Iowa, in 1895.
In the late 1800s, Dr. D.D. Palmer was a healer and a
teacher trying to understand the cause and effect of
disease. His first chiropractic adjustment was performed in
1895 on a man who was deaf. The loss of hearing was
associated with his back "giving out" while working several
years prior to meeting up with Dr. Palmer. Dr. Palmer was
able to restore his hearing by realigning the man's spine.
The second such adjustment provided relief for another
patient who was suffering from heart trouble. Dr. Palmer
theorized that "if two diseases, so dissimilar as deafness
and heart trouble, came from impingement, a pressure on
nerves, were not other diseases due to a similar cause?"
He began developing his adjustment techniques and was
soon getting results with many different conditions, from
colic to ear infections to headaches. Dr. Palmer went on
to found the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Iowa.
Because of its success in healing, the new profession grew
quickly.
All 50 states and many countries recognize chiropractic as
a health-care profession. Today, there are more than
50,000 chiropractors in the United States alone, and there
are 26 chiropractic colleges worldwide. Chiropractic is
one of health care's fastest-growing fields simply because
it's safe, natural, drugless, non-invasive, and effective.
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