The Birth of Chiropractic The birth of chiropractic begins with Daniel David Palmer, who performed the first chiropractic adjustment on Harvey Lillard on September 18th in 1895 (129 years ago)! D.D. Palmer, a magnetic healer from Davenport, Iowa, adjusted the spine of Harvey Lillard, a janitor who had reportedly been deaf for 17 years. Lillard … Continue reading The Birth of Chiropractic in West Dundee IL