Open AccessThe Concept of Chiropractics by Daniel D. Palmer and its Development over the Years
Author(s) -
Anna Marszałek,
Tadeusz Kasperczyk,
Robert Walaszek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rehabilitacja medyczna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1896-3250
pISSN - 1427-9622
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0014.7765
Subject(s) - osteopathy , biography , medicine , osteopathic medicine in the united states , manual therapy , psychology , history , alternative medicine , art history , pathology
The history of orthopedically-oriented manual therapy goes back to the earliest times; those who dealt with this issue, although under different names, were: Hippocrates, Galen and many others. However, osteopathy is considered as the moment of birth of the field. Itoriginated in the USA in the second half of the 19th century, and its founder is A.T. Still. Chiropractics are, apart from osteopathy, the main trend in modern manual therapy. The aim of the article was to show the biography of the creator of chiropractics - Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), taking into account his concept of manual therapy, referring to both theoretical and diagnostic issues as well as means of treatment (mobilisation). In this article, the following issues are also discussed: 1) characteristics of blocking, its causes and symptoms, with particular emphasis on subluxation; 2) trends in chiropractics: conservative and liberal; 3) diagnostics illustrated by the example of the sacroiliac joint with an indication for recommended functional tests; 4) the most important methods of manual therapy currently used; 5) a survey among specialists of manual therapy concerning selected aspects of teaching in the course of study and the use of mobilisation and manipulation by physiotherapists during their everyday practice with patients. The paper was written on the basis of a literature search using databases, i.e. Web of Science, New PubMed and Google Scholar.