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The History of Chiropractic

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I was the first to adjust the cause of disease.

I was the first to adjust the cause of disease.

— D. D. Palmer

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    Palmer DD. Text-Book of the Science, Art and Philosophy of Chiropractic. Rev. edn. Echo Point Books & Media (2019).

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    Senzon SA. The Chiropractic Vertebral Subluxation Part 2: The Earliest Subluxation Theories From 1902 to 1907. J Chiropr Humanit. 2019;25:22–35. Published 2019 Apr 6. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.echu.2018.10.009.

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    Ernst E. Chiropractic: a critical evaluation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008;35(5):544–562. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.07.004.

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    Palmer DD. The chiropractic adjuster: A compilation of the writings of D.D. Palmer. Palmer School of Chiropractic (1921).

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    Palmer DD. The Chiropractor: The Philosophy and History of Chiropractic Therapy, Care and Diagnostics by its Founder. lulu.com (2018).

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    Leach, Robert: The Chiropractic Theories: A Textbook of Scientific Research. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. 2004, p. 15.

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    Keating JC Jr. Introducing the Neurocalometer: a view from the Fountain Head. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 1991;35(3):165–178.

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    Available at https://www.chirobase.org/12Hx/mencken.html.

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    “Chiropractic” modesty. Cal State J Med. 1913;11(6):213.

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    US judge finds medical group conspired against chiropractors, New York Times, 29 August 1987.

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    Document available at https://www.wfc.org/website/images/wfc/docs/Strategic_Plan_2019-2022/WFC_STRATEGIC_PLAN_2019-2022.pdf.

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Ernst, E. (2020). The History of Chiropractic. In: Chiropractic. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53118-8_2

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