“Chiropractic embraces the science of life, the knowledge of how organisms act in health and disease, and also the art of adjusting the neuroskeleton.” ArtDiseaseEmbraceOrganismsAdjustingChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“I desired to know why one person was ailing and his associate, eating at the same table, working in the same shop, at the same bench was not. Why? What difference was there in these two persons that caused one to have various diseases, while his partner escaped?” KnowsPersonsTwoDifferencesDiseaseEatingTablesVariousPartnersShopsAssociatesBenchesChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“To be specific, is to exhibit a knowledge of the principles and art of adjusting; a comprehension of facts so systematized that they are available for the relief of disease.” ArtFactsPrinciplesDiseaseAvailableReliefComprehensionExhibitsAdjustingChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“Disease is a disturbed condition, not a thing or entity.” ConditionsDiseaseEntityDisturbedChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“Disease is the abnormal performance of certain functions; the abnormal activity has its causes.” CertainCausesActivityDiseasePerformancesFunctionAbnormalChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“The philosophy of chiropractic is founded upon the knowledge of the manner in which a vital functions are performed by innate in health and disease. When the controlling intelligence is able to transmit mental impulses to all parts of the body, free and unobstructed, we have normal action which is health.” PhilosophyBodyAbleActionDiseaseNormalFunctionImpulseInnateTransmitChiropracticParts Of The Body Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“Displacement of any part of the skeletal frame may press against nerves, which are the channels of communication, intensifying or decreasing their carrying capacity, creating either too much or not enough functionating, an aberration known as disease. The nature of the affection depends upon the shape of the bone, the amount of pressure, age of patient, character of nerves impinged upon and the individual makeup.” MayEnoughCharacterAgeIndividualKnownToo MuchCommunicationDependsAmountShapesDiseaseCreatingCapacityPressurePressesPatientAffectionBonesMakeupNervesDisplacementChiropracticAberration Author:Daniel D. Palmer
“Do not forget that chiropractors did not treat diseases. They adjust causes, whether acquired, spontaneous, or the result of accident.” CausesForgetResultsDiseaseTreatsAccidentsSpontaneousChiropractic Author:Daniel D. Palmer
