Did you know??? Chiropractic was born as a profession on September 18, 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. D.D. Palmer, a natural healer of his time, gave the first chiropractic adjustment to Harvey Lillard, a janitor working in D.D.’s office building. Mr. Lillard had lost his hearing many years before, but did respond miraculously to the adjustment. Here is the story, as written by D.D. himself in his book The Science, Art and Philosophy of Chiropractic (1910): “Harvey Lillard, a janitor, in the Ryan Block, where I had my office, had been so deaf for 17 years that he could not hear the racket of a wagon on the street or the ticking of a watch. I made inquiry as to the cause of his deafness and was informed that when he was exerting himself in a cramped, stooping position, he felt something give way in his back and immediately became deaf. An examination showed a vertebra racked from its normal position. I reasoned that if that vertebra was replaced, the man’s hearing should be restored. With this object in view, a half-hour’s talk persuaded Mr. Lillard to allow me to replace it. I racked it into position by using the spinous process as a lever and soon the man could hear as before. There was nothing “accidental” about this, as it was accomplished with an object in view, and the result expected was obtained.”
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:19:35 +0000
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