The Palmer Method
On September 18, 1895, the first Chiropractic adjustment was given by D.D. Palmer to Harvey Lillard. Palmer had a magnetic healing practice at the time and Lillard was the owner of a janitorial service who cleaned Palmer's building. Palmer learned that Lillard was deaf for 17 years due to an incident where he was bent over in a cramped, stooped position and felt a pop in his back. From that point on his hearing was impaired.
Palmer then examined Lillard and noticed a lump in his back and deduced that the two events coincided and that if he was about to put the vertebra back in place then his hearing might be restored. Palmer laid Lillard down on a bench and proceeded to "rack" him and allowed the vertebra to go back to its proper position. Once that happened, Lillard's hearing came back, thus how Chiropractic was born.
