DD 1910 · 1910 edition
The Chiropractor's Adjuster
A starting point
D. D. Palmer sets out his understanding of chiropractic through discussions of life, tone, the nervous system, and the origins of the profession. This is a starting point for exploring the founder’s own language and comparing it with later authors.
Palmer uses tone—the condition of tension he associates with nerves and living tissues—to connect bodily function with his explanation of health and disease. His preface also gives the book a personal purpose: to preserve his account of chiropractic’s discoveries and address interpretations he believed had departed from them.
Read this as both a philosophical argument and a founder’s statement about his work. Notice how Palmer defines his terms before comparing them with B. J. Palmer’s later language. That comparison opens a useful question for study: which ideas remain consistent, and which acquire a different emphasis as chiropractic develops?
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What does D. D. Palmer mean by tone, and how does it shape his philosophy?
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