Origins of Chiropractic

  • The "founding father" of chiropractic, Dr. D.D. Palmer, developed a theory that spinal misalignment caused nerve pressure or irritation which in turn caused various ailments. He realized that the structure and condition of the body influenced how the body functioned and its ability to heal itself, without the use of drugs or surgery.

    This simple philosophy has healed people and has prevented unwanted injury and illness for over a century! But to fully understand the chiropractic perspective, one must learn a bit about the nervous system, or how our bodies are "wired."

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History of Chiropractic

The writings of Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.), Galen (130-200 A.D.), and even ancient manuscripts of the Egyptians, Hindus, and Chinese reveal some principles common to chiropractic. Its place in modern health care is largely attributed to Dr. Daniel David Palmer, who founded the first chiropractic college in Davenport, Iowa, in 1895.

In the late 1800s, Dr. D.D. Palmer was a healer and a teacher trying to understand the cause and effect of disease. His first chiropractic adjustment was performed in 1895 on a man who was deaf. The loss of hearing was associated with his back "giving out" while working several years prior to meeting up with Dr. Palmer. Dr. Palmer was able to restore his hearing by realigning the man's spine.

The second such adjustment provided relief for another patient who was suffering from heart trouble. Dr. Palmer theorized that "if two diseases, so dissimilar as deafness and heart trouble, came from impingement, a pressure on nerves, were not other diseases due to a similar cause?"

He began developing his adjustment techniques and was soon getting results with many different conditions, from colic to ear infections to headaches. Dr. Palmer went on to found the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Iowa. Because of its success in healing, the new profession grew quickly.

All 50 states and many countries recognize chiropractic as a health-care profession. Today, there are more than 50,000 chiropractors in the United States alone, and there are 26 chiropractic colleges worldwide. Chiropractic is one of health care's fastest-growing fields simply because it's safe, natural, drugless, non-invasive, and effective.

WFC

 

WFC’s clinic is located in Darboy, on County Road N across from the Darboy club.  The clinic is an all-inclusive chiropractic clinic including x-ray facilities, rehabilitation, and nutritional counseling.  WFC accepts most major insurances including United Health Care, Network Health Plan, Humana, Aetna, WEA, HealthEOS, Arise, Cigna, HPS, Medicare, Medicaid and Anthem BC/BS just to name a few.  WFC also accepts personal injury, auto accident, and worker’s compensation cases.  WFC sees new patients the same day, walk-ins are always welcome, and convenient hours are available including evenings and Saturdays.

Chiropractors

 

Chiropractor's adjust the spine and other joints to correct misalignments called subluxations.  This allows the muscles to relax, regaining strength in the area, and decreasing inflammation.  This decreases irritation on the nerves and other surrounding tissues which alleviates pain and increases healing.  A properly functioning nervous system ultimately leads to a healthy body.  Therefore chiropractors adjust misalignments to allow the nervous system to function properly since it controls all bodily functions.