The Religion of Chiropractic

The Religion of Chiropractic
Author: Holly Folk
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2017-03-13
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1469632802

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Chiropractic is by far the most common form of alternative medicine in the United States today, but its fascinating origins stretch back to the battles between science and religion in the nineteenth century. At the center of the story are chiropractic's colorful founders, D. D. Palmer and his son, B. J. Palmer, of Davenport, Iowa, where in 1897 they established the Palmer College of Chiropractic. Holly Folk shows how the Palmers' system depicted chiropractic as a conduit for both material and spiritualized versions of a "vital principle," reflecting popular contemporary therapies and nineteenth-century metaphysical beliefs, including the idea that the spine was home to occult forces. The creation of chiropractic, and other Progressive-era versions of alternative medicine, happened at a time when the relationship between science and religion took on an urgent, increasingly competitive tinge. Many remarkable people, including the Palmers, undertook highly personal reinterpretations of their physical and spiritual worlds. In this context, Folk reframes alternative medicine and spirituality as a type of populist intellectual culture in which ideologies about the body comprise a highly appealing form of cultural resistance.

Chiropractic in America

Chiropractic in America
Author: J. Stuart Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1993
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

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In the century since founder D.D. Palmer made his "First Adjustment" in 1895, chiropractic has grown to become the second largest healing group in America (after medical doctors) and the most widespread drugless therapy in the world. Now, in Chiropractic in America, J. Stuart Moore has written the first book to place this unorthodox medical movement in its proper historical setting, examining its relation to other sects, to religious beliefs, and to orthodox medicine. Moore offers new interpretations of chiropractic's central schisms - disagreements between so-called "straights" and "mixers", as well as conflicts between D.D. Palmer and his son B.J. - and of the effects of nineteenth-century professionalization on the fledgling movement. Drawing on previously unpublished archival material, he also examines colorful claims by inventors of such devices as the "Polysine Generator" and the "Semiautomatic White Light Instrument".

Chiropractic, Born in America

Chiropractic, Born in America
Author: International Chiropractors Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 11
Release: 1976
Genre: Chiropractic
ISBN:

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Life Without Fear

Life Without Fear
Author: Fred H. Barge
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1987
Genre: Chiropractic
ISBN:

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The Chiropractor

The Chiropractor
Author: D. D. Palmer
Publisher: Health Research Books
Total Pages: 130
Release: 1994-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780787306526

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1914 Contents: the Moral & Religious Duty of a Chiropractor; Chiropractic a Science, an Art & Philosophy Thereof; Nerve Vibration; a Brief Review; Inflammation; Vertebral Luxations; Health, Disease, Life and Death; Rachitis or Rickets; Biology;.

Chiropractic Medicine

Chiropractic Medicine
Author: Robert Hartmann McNamara
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1498591418

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This book explores the issues and problems relating to chiropractic medicine, particularly in light of the current health care reform occurring in the United States.

The True Power of Chiropractic

The True Power of Chiropractic
Author: Jason W. Ingham
Publisher: Advantage Media Group
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-08-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781642250381

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With over one hundred Americans dying everyday to opioid overdose, doctors must look toward permanent solutions before the epidemic continues to spiral out of control. This is where chiropractic comes into play. Instead of throwing medicine at symptoms and chronic pain and hoping they go away, chiropractic is a nonsurgical solution that can alleviate pain and save you money down the road. From watching his mother see dramatic results with her polio through chiropractic treatment, to being treated himself as a child, Dr. Jason W. Ingham knows the benefits of chiropractic all too well. He wrote this book as a guide for a pain-free life--one where you don't have to use medicine as a crutch. In The True Power of Chiropractic: Unlock Your Body's Natural Ability to Adapt, Renew, and Restore, Dr. Ingham will share his knowledge with you so you can take your first steps to improving your life through chiropractic.

The Medical War Against Chiropractors

The Medical War Against Chiropractors
Author: J. C. Smith
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Chiropractic
ISBN: 9781453744871

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Historically the medical profession has waged many much-heralded "wars", such as the war against polio, the war against cancer and the latest wars on heart disease, obesity, and tobacco. But without question the longest war fought by the American Medical Association has been against chiropractors. The America Medical Association was once dubbed "the most terrifying trade association on earth," a truth the chiropractic profession experienced when 12,000 chiropractors were arrested in the first half of the twentieth century simply for helping patients with only their hands. A pivotal point in this war, an antitrust case, Wilk v. the AMA, occurred when court testimony revealed the AMA's Final Solution for the "chiropractic menace" to be the "complete elimination of the chiropractic profession." They called chiropractors "rabid dogs", "killers", an "unscientific cult", and "a danger to public safety." When taken to task in court, the AMA could not provide one witness to prove these accusations; it was purely propaganda. They lost the case, but the war has continued unabated. This ruthless war against chiropractors revealed a dark chapter in American medicine that few people have seen, but chiropractors know well. Ironically, research now confirms there is more proof for chiropractic care than back surgery, which has been "accused of leaving more tragic human wreckage in its wake than any other operation in history." After a century assailing chiropractic as quackery, the table has finally turned with the medical profession now on the defensive, a fact the public has yet to hear but is well documented in this book with the latest scientific findings. The purpose of this book is to discuss this dark chapter in medical history - the events, tactics, and characters involved in political medicine's war against the chiropractic profession from persecution to vindication. This is the untold story of the medical war against chiropractic from persecution to vindication that could only be told by a chiropractic advocate.