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Great Footage of B.J. Palmer and a Word on The Atlas of Life Forum

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

January is still out of town this week. So in her place, I thought this video would suffice. It has some great footage of B.J. Palmer. Enjoy! On a side note, you will notice at the very top of your screen there is no longer a button labeled FORUM. That is because Ning, the website [...]

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Old Dad Chiro: D.D. Palmer’s Discovery of Chiropractic

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time is come.” -Victor Hugo This blog would not be complete without telling the story of the discovery of chiropractic, a term coined by Methodist Minister Samuel H. Weed in 1896, meaning “done by hand” in Greek. [...]

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The Positive Effects of Training Under the Late Dr. E.L. “Bud” Crowder

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

The following are excerpts from an interview I did with Dr. John Goodfellow. Enjoy! Dr. Brandon Harshe: Can you tell us about your training with Dr. E.L. “Bud” Crowder? Dr. John Goodfellow: “I first saw Dr. Crowder during my second trimester. I was taking the last Erhardt Radiology seminar and Dr. Crowder often attended. When [...]

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B.J. Palmer’s Style of Patient Care

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

B.J. Palmer observes an Upper Cervical Chiropractor perform a spinal scan with the neurocalograph. Pattern is confirmed and B.J. Palmer adjusts the upper cervical spine. The patient is then scanned again and a clear reading is accomplished. Enjoy!

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Curing, Healing, Sun Rising, and Sun Setting

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

The following is an excerpt from The Science of Chiropractic by B.J. Palmer, the developer of Chiropractic. Enjoy! “TO CURE OR HEAL” The public mind, in connection with Chiropractic, wrongfully use the Allopathic sign boards, “cure” and “heal.” It is difficult to break away from the use of words which we have used all our [...]

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Quotes From Old School Chiropractic Big Shots

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

B.J. Palmer: “We get sick because of something inside going wrong! We get well because of something inside going right! Innate Intelligence (nature, spirit, subconscious or unconscious mind or other name given this internal power within us) is what cures and heals. Innate intelligence is never sick, never depleted and is always full to capacity [...]

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Old School Videos: B.J. Palmer Schooling the Students

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

I was searching around YouTube for old videos of B.J. Palmer and came across this video. This was how Specific Upper Cervical Chiropractic used to be taught up at Palmer. It’s always fun to watch videos of how things used to be done. Next up is a video of B.J. Palmer adjusting people using Knee [...]

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B.J. Palmer and the Two Evangelists

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

Here is an excerpt from the book Healing Hands by Joseph Maynard. I personally love this particular story. Enjoy! Many Chiropractors were arrested on the charge of “practicing medicine without a license.” Among them were Jo and Esther Strand of Forsythe, MO. B.J. was at the trial with Tom Morris, senior national counsel for the [...]

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Chiropractors Will Improve the World’s Output

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

More B.J. Palmer from Volume I – The Science of Chiropractic. Enjoy! “The person who takes a doctor’s dope without knowing what it is, what the doctor expects, if to do, why it will do it, what it is taken for, and what food or drink is incompatible with it, is a chump.” “The world [...]

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Chiropractic Cannot Be Taught By Mail

by Dr. Brandon Harshe

More quotes today from Dr. B.J. Palmer out of his first volume, The Science of Chiropractic. Enjoy! “It is just as difficult to teach the essential principles and adjustment of Chiropractic to a doctor as others. It takes months to learn to adjust under a personal instructor. The student must be shown the abnormal in [...]

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