B. J. Palmer

B. J. Palmer (1881–1961) was an American chiropractor who expanded his father D. D. Palmer’s practice and led the Palmer School of Chiropractic.

D. D. Palmer: Daniel David Palmer was an American magnetic healer who founded chiropractic in 1895. His father founded chiropractic and established the practice B. J. Palmer expanded.
Vertebral subluxation: In chiropractic, vertebral subluxation is a proposed spinal dysfunction believed by some practitioners to affect health. Palmer made spinal misalignment central to his account of disease and adjustment.
Palmer School of Chiropractic: The Palmer School of Chiropractic is an Iowa institution founded by D. D. Palmer to train chiropractors. B. J. Palmer led the school and expanded its enrollment and influence.
Straight chiropractic: Straight chiropractic is an approach that emphasizes spinal adjustment and chiropractic philosophy rather than conventional medical treatment. Palmer championed a version of chiropractic centered on adjustment and its distinctive philosophy.
Mabel Heath Palmer: Mabel Heath Palmer was a chiropractor, educator, and leader in the Palmer family’s chiropractic institutions. She helped develop chiropractic education and worked alongside B. J. Palmer.
Spinal adjustment: A spinal adjustment is a manual or instrument-assisted force applied to a spinal joint by a practitioner. Palmer promoted specific adjustments as chiropractic’s defining intervention.
Chiropractic: Chiropractic is a health profession focused on diagnosing and treating disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. Palmer’s institutional work helped shape chiropractic’s identity and professional development.
Chiropractic education: Chiropractic education is professional training in the theory and practice of chiropractic care. His school helped set the curriculum and institutional model for the profession.
Harvey Lillard: Harvey Lillard was an Iowa janitor whom D. D. Palmer treated in 1895 in the event later described as chiropractic’s first adjustment. His treatment became central to the origin story B. J. Palmer promoted.
Nervous system: The nervous system is the network of cells and organs that communicates signals throughout an animal’s body. Palmer framed chiropractic’s proposed effects through the relationship between spine and nerves.

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Daniel David PalmerRelated: He took over the Palmer school and became the most influential promoter of his father’s system.