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The wonder of Chiropractic started with a deaf janitor whose hearing was restored.
Harvey Lillard was the first person to receive a Chiropractic adjustment from the hands
of D.D. Palmer.
"On September 18, 1895 Harvey Lillard called upon me. He was so deaf for seventeen
years that he could not hear the noises on the street. Mr. Lillard informed me that he
was in a cramped position and felt something give way...I replaced the displaced
vertebra by one move, which restored his hearing." - D.D. Palmer
Harvey Lillard was the first person to receive a Chiropractic adjustment from the hands
of D.D. Palmer.
"On September 18, 1895 Harvey Lillard called upon me. He was so deaf for seventeen
years that he could not hear the noises on the street. Mr. Lillard informed me that he
was in a cramped position and felt something give way...I replaced the displaced
vertebra by one move, which restored his hearing." - D.D. Palmer
D.D. Palmer was the first to "light the candle" of chiropractic. Although the first
chiropractic adjustment was performed in in Davenport, Iowa that September of
1895, the principle of chiropractic was apparent to him before.
The benefits of chiropractic that the world today enjoys is due to this man who withstood
mockery, harsh opposition, even great injustice to pass on the principles and practice of
chiropractic.
chiropractic adjustment was performed in in Davenport, Iowa that September of
1895, the principle of chiropractic was apparent to him before.
The benefits of chiropractic that the world today enjoys is due to this man who withstood
mockery, harsh opposition, even great injustice to pass on the principles and practice of
chiropractic.
B.J. Palmer was the son of D.D. and became a chiropractor himself at an early age. He was
also a very intelligent and driven man, and can be credited with the survival and expansion
of chiropractic. He was president of the Palmer School of Chiropractic from 1906 until his
death in 1961.
He was the one who started specific upper neck adjusting in the 1930s.
He is known as the "Developer" of Chiropractic for the tireless work he did in furthering
the understanding and teaching of chiropractic principles and practice.
also a very intelligent and driven man, and can be credited with the survival and expansion
of chiropractic. He was president of the Palmer School of Chiropractic from 1906 until his
death in 1961.
He was the one who started specific upper neck adjusting in the 1930s.
He is known as the "Developer" of Chiropractic for the tireless work he did in furthering
the understanding and teaching of chiropractic principles and practice.
Explaining Chiropractic and its benefits first requires talking about what keeps you alive. |
| INNATE INTELLIGENCE |
| You cut your finger and with time your body heals it. You contract a virus and with time your body fights it off. These are two examples of the fact that your body has the ability to heal itself. You have what we chiropractors call an "inborn intelligence" that constantly works to monitor, coordinate and properly control ALL body functions. This inner wisdom does this from the time of conception to the moment of passing on. It is always "on the job" - whether you are awake or asleep. There are trillions of cells in your body. Each cell and all body functions are under the direct or indirect control of this inner wisdom. However, in order for everything to work like it is supposed to, this inner intelligence needs a way to receive and send messages between your brain and body. |
| THE NERVE SYSTEM |
| The nerve system is absolutely amazing! It is the very first "system" [nerve, muscle, skeletal, circulatory, digestive, hormone, etc] to develop in utero. That makes sense because there needs to be communication pathways present for everything else to develop in the right place at the right time. Your nerve system is made up of your brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves that exit between the spinal bones going to all the organs and limbs of your body. See these pictures below - nerves are present virtually everywhere! |
| Your inborn intelligence is always working to make and keep your body working its best and it uses your nerve system to conduct messages. It makes sense that if there is nothing getting in the way of these messages then your body is going to express 100% life, which automatically brings with it better health. Click here: for interactive spine - spinal nerve - organ distribution THE SPINAL COLUMN Why is your head encased in solid bone? To protect your brain! Why is your spine a bony column? To protect your spinal cord and spinal nerves! |
| Your spine is segmented into separate units so that there is space between the vertebrae (spinal bones) for the spinal nerves to go from the spinal cord to your body. This also allows for movement. On the left is a side view. You can see how the vertebrae line up, and the holes through which the nerves come out. |
If the bones of the spine line up, then the holes between
the bones line up and the spinal nerves passing through
these holes are protected. In this case, the nerve messages
pass freely back and forth between your brain and body.
This allows your inborn intelligence to run things like a high
performance race car all tuned up.
the bones line up and the spinal nerves passing through
these holes are protected. In this case, the nerve messages
pass freely back and forth between your brain and body.
This allows your inborn intelligence to run things like a high
performance race car all tuned up.
| On the right is what a misaligned spine looks like. As a result of the vertebrae not lining up, the holes between the bones are changed. This causes compression, stretching or irritation of the very delicate nerve passing through. What happens? The nerve messages that are passing through do not get through the way they are supposed to. This is serious because these messages are regulating all your body functions!! Since the whole spine is misaligned, every spinal nerves could be irritated, and virtually every part of your body affected!! |
| When a spine is misaligned and nerve irritation results, we chiropractors call this SUBLUXATION (Sub-lucks-a-shun). It simply means this: nerve interference due to spinal misalignment. |
| CHIROPRACTIC IS THE PRACTICE OF DETECTING AND CORRECTING SPINAL SUBLUXATION. THE SOLE REASON FOR DOING THIS IS TO REMOVE INTERFERENCE TO YOUR NERVE SYSTEM, ALLOWING YOUR BODY TO FUNCTION BETTER! |
The true purpose of chiropractic is to eliminate any "blocks" to nerve messages that occurs when the spine misaligns. The reason it is so important to remove these "blocks" is because the nerve messages are what is keeping your body alive. Interference with nerve communication results in your body not working properly and a body not working right moves away from health towards sickness. Chiropractic makes sure that your body is working at its best. Every person under every circumstance functions better with proper nerve function and spinal alignment! Don't you want that for you and your family? |