History of Chiropractic in New Mexico
| The term "chiropractic"
was first coined by D.D. Palmer's close friend, the Reverend Samuel
H. Weed. The term chiropractic was taken form the two Greek words: |
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Praxis (Practic), Meaning "Practice" Thus chiropractic means "Done by Hand" |
| The above information is a synopsis of chiropractic history outline and derived from "Chiropractic: History and Evolution of a New Profession" by Walter Wardwell, PhD. Published by Mosby, 1993. | |