Modern chiropractic began in 1895 when Dr. D. D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic “spinal adjustment” on his deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard. Lillard’s hearing returned and Palmer thought he had discovered a cure for deafness. But as patients with digestive troubles, sciatica, menstrual trouble, migraine headaches, epilepsy, heart problems, back pain and many other conditions responded to spine care, Palmer realized that he had discovered something more far-reaching indeed.

Last updated on June 6, 2012 by Dr. Jennifer Knobbe