An Overview of Chiropractic Therapy History
History or Chiropractic Medicine
Although there is some debate as to the validity of this, September 18, 1895 is considered by most sources to be the birthdate of the chiropractic practice. The story goes that a man was working when he injured his back and subsequently became deaf. Something to the effect of 17 years passed when Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913) upon hearing the man’s plight performed the first chiropractic adjustment.
Palmers Legacy
Palmer’s idea was that if the gentleman had a back injury and that caused him to become deaf then if he fixed the back problem this hearing should come back. The story is that Palmer manipulated the gentleman’s neck and back and the person’s hearing came back. And that is how chiropractic treatment was supposedly born.
In 1913 the 1st license chiropractors came into existence by the 1930s there were chiropractors licensed in 39 states. Period today there are over 60,000 licensed chiropractic doctors in America all American states and US territories recognized chiropractic treatment as a healthcare profession.
Numerous other countries recognize chiropractic treatment as well including Mexico, Australia, Japan, Great Britain, and Canada.
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