Daniel David Palmer and the founding of chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa

Daniel David Palmer and the Birth of Chiropractic in Davenport

Daniel David Palmer, a magnetic healer, founded the practice of chiropractic in 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. His work began after performing what is considered the first spinal adjustment on a deaf janitor, Harvey Lillard, establishing Davenport as the profession's birthplace.