Daniel D. Palmer Quotes


The basic principle, and the principles of chiropractic which have been developed from it are not new. They are as old as the vertebrae... I am not the first person to replace subluxated vertebra, for this art has been practiced for thousands of years.


Citations

Palmer, Daniel D. The Chiropractor's Adjuster: The Science, Art, and Philosophy of Chiropractic. Portland Printing House Company, 1910, p. 11.

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Daniel D. Palmer
Daniel D. Palmer
  • Born: March 7, 1845
  • Died: October 20, 1913
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Chiropractor

Daniel David Palmer or D.D. Palmer was a Canadian American chiropractor who was the founder of chiropractic. Palmer was born in Port Perry, Ontario, but emigrated to the United States. He was an avid proponent of various forms of pseudoscientific alternative medicine such as magnetic healing. Palmer opposed anything he thought to be associated with mainstream medicine such as vaccination.