CHIROPRACTIC

the method of treating disease which is defined as the Its distinctive feature is the adjustment hands of all subluxations of the over 300 articulations of the human skeleton. attention is given chiefly to those of the |spinal column. The purpose of this is to permit re-creation of all normal cyclic currents through nerves that have been impinged. The first application of this treatment was made in 1895 by Dr. D. D. Palmer, and the method was more fully developed by his son, B. J. Palmer, who, in 1903, worked out a well defined system of philosophy and practice. This method of treating disease has spread rapidly in recent years and there are practitioners in practically every community. There are a number of chiropractic schools in which the principles and application of the method are taught.