History of Palmer College

HISTORY OF PALMER COLLEGE The history of chiropractic goes hand in hand with the history of its founding school, Palmer College of Chiropractic. Although restoring spinal health has been in existence for thousands of years, the first chiropractic adjustment started when D.D. Palmer believed he could help people by correcting spinal misalignments and restoring proper function to the nervous system, helping the body to heal naturally. A CHIROPRACTIC TIMELINE 2700 B.C. Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases. -Hippocrates, 460-357 B.C. Writings from China and Greece mention 1500 B.C. spinal manipulation and describe maneuvering the legs to ease low-back pain. D.D. Palmer opens the Palmer School I There can be no healing without teaching. -D.D. Palmer and Cure to teach his techniques to others. D.D. Palmer performs the first chiropractic adjustments in Davenport, Iowa, restoring one man's hearing and relieving another person of heart trouble. 1895 Nature needs no 1897 help, just no interference. -B.J. Palmer Palmer's school graduates its 15th chiropractor. 1902 1906 Dr. B.J. Palmer buys the school from his father, D.D., and 1910 proceeds to expand the field of chiropractic. D.D. Palmer is first referred to as "The Fountainhead" of 1915 chiropractic knowledge. 1922 Andvir Cle"condact School of Chinprani thedevelaper of Chirngnatie Arkansas and North Dakota become the first states to issue Palmer enrollment chiropractic licenses to chiropractic school graduates. exceeds 3,000. ALMER CHOOL OF 1941 HIROPRACTIC da ead NCA communication on B.J.'s son, Dr. David D. Palmer, assumes presidency of the school his grandfather founded and changes its name to Palmer College of Chiropractic the first step toward accreditation. 1961 education standards issues first accreditations for chiropractic education. Palmer is regarded as "gold standard" for chiropractic education. Chiropractors designated as physician-level - 1973 1473 providers in Medicare policies. Wilk v. American 1976 Medical Palmer opens a new campus in Association - 1980 California, eventually moving it to its current location in San Jose. lawsuit filed. PALMER Chiropractic Clinics George Goodheart, DC, selected to be Team USA’s chiropractor for the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. Federal Judge Getzendanner ruled in favor of chiropractic in Wilk v. 1987 American Medical Association. The College establishes its own research center, the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research, which has become the largest and most highly funded chiropractic research effort. First NIH funded grant for chiropractic 5 1995 research. 1999 Palmer adds a third A government study reveals that more than 2002 campus, this one in Port Orange, Fla. 2004 40 million people have received chiropractic - 2007 American College of Physicians and American Pain Society jointly care and exhibit a rising interest in alternative medicine. recommend that clinicians consider 2011 chiropractic for patients who do not improve with self-care options. First DoD/VA grant for chiropractic research. 2015 First Gallup-Palmer research report on Americans' Perceptions of Chiropractic conducted. THE PALMER FAMILY TREE Early Palmer graduates were urged to teach as well as practice. And they did: a majority of the nation's Doctor of Chiropractic schools sprang from Palmer alumni. 1911 1922 1919 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE CLEVELAND CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE KANSAS CITY Founded by Founded by Founded by Carl Cleveland I Charles Cale – studied under Craig Kightlinger, Palmer School of Chiropractic & a Palmer graduate Frank Dean, Standard School of Chiropractic. 1908 1941 TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE NORTHWESTERN HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY Founded by J.N. Stone Founded by John Wolfe PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC 1906 1973 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES SHERMAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC Founded by Founded by John F.A. Howard Thom Gelardi 1978 PARKER UNIVERSITY 1904 1975 Founded by UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN STATES James Parker LIFE UNIVERSITY AND LIFE CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE WEST Traces its roots to D.D. Palmer's Portland school. Founded by Sidney Williams PALMER The Trusted Leader in College of Chiropractic Chiropractic Education www.palmer.edu Copyright © 2015 Palmer College of Chiropractic Infographic designed by Mad Fish Digital