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 Spinal
care has been practiced for thousands of
years in cultures throughout the world.
For example, nearly 2,500 years ago
Hippocrates said, “Look to the spine for
the cure of many diseases.”(1)
This natural, drugless, ancient form of
health care was disappearing as mankind
became infatuated with drugs and surgery
until it was rediscovered by Dr. D.D.
Palmer, a magnetic healer in Davenport,
Iowa in 1895.
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Dr. D.D. Palmer’s photo in a 1899
newspaper on the discovery and benefits of
chiropractic
Dr. Palmer’s janitor,
Harvey Lillard, had been deaf for 17 years
after an injury occurred. “Something
‘gave’ in my back and my hearing
disappeared.” Palmer checked Lillard’s
spine and noticed what appeared to be a
vertebrae (spinal bone) out of its proper
alignment. “Could this be causing the
man’s deafness?” wondered Palmer. Laying
Lillard down on a table, Dr. Palmer
performed the first modern “spinal
adjustment” and Lillard’s hearing
returned.
Excited by his new discovery, Dr. Palmer
began to check all his patients for spinal
displacements
(we
call them Subluxations
today) and found they were very common.
Patients with digestive problems,
sciatica, menstrual troubles, migraines,
headaches, epilepsy, heart problems,
vision problems, back pain, and many other
conditions responded and the word spread;
people from near and far flooded Dr.
Palmer’s offices but he was remained
humble about his discovery: “I am not the
first person to replace subluxated
vertebrae…this art has been practiced for
thousands of years.”(2)
From one lone practitioner in the American
mid-west chiropractic has grown into the
largest natural, drug-free healing art in
the world. Even though chiropractic
is the modern version of a healing art
that is thousands of years old – it’s
still new (and unknown) to so many people
who could be helped – if only they knew.
Please let others know of the wonders of
chiropractic care. It could make the
difference between drugs and surgery and
natural healing.
References
(1)
Ligeros KA. How Ancient Healing Governs
Modern Therapeutics. New York: G.P.
Putnam’s Sons, 1937.
(2)
PalmerThe Chiropractor's Adjustor.
Portland, OR 1910.
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