The beginning

Chiropractic got it's start with DD Palmer... and so will my blog. Daniel David Palmer delivered the first chiropractic specific adjustment on September 18th, 1895. The patient, Harvey Lillard, was NOT suffering from low back pain. Lillard was a DEAF man who had lost his hearing after hearing a "pop" in his back. DD  delivered an adjustment to Lillard's back at an attempt to correct the vertebrae that had been previously moved out of place (what we chiro's call a subluxation).  Sure enough, a few days later Lillard reported that his hearing had increased for the first time in 17 years.. At first, DD thought he had found the cure to deafness. However, as chiropractic developed it was discovered that the chiropractic adjustment had an effect on the ENTIRE nervous system.

-A quote from DD, "I had a case of heart trouble which was not improving. I examined the spine and found a displaced vertebra pressing against the nerves which innervate the heart. I adjusted the vertebra and gave immediate relief — nothing "accidental" or "crude" about this. Then I began to reason if two diseases, so dissimilar as deafness and heart trouble, came from impingement, a pressure on nerves, were not other disease due to a similar cause? Thus the science (knowledge) and art (adjusting) of Chiropractic were formed at that time."

Our nervous system has an affect on ALL body functions. The 31 pairs of spinal nerves act as a connection between brain and body. A subluxation can alter function and disrupt the nerve signal which can cause a cascade of detrimental effects to our health. In order to be able to perform and live life to it's full potential you MUST have a healthy nervous system. Let your local chiropractor check it for you. If needed, the adjustment will put you on the road to wellness.


Give yourself a fighting chance, Future Dr. J  :)