Of Hearts and Minds
A pioneering work on the functioning of the human heart is, of course, William Harvey’s On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals [Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in...
View ArticleAfrican American History Month 2013
With African American History Month coming to a close, it is important to reflect on some of the adversity faced by African American chiropractors and gains made in chiropractic history. The story of...
View ArticleCelebrating Chiropractic Pioneers on International Women’s Day
In order to celebrate International Women’s Day, which occurs every March 8th during Women’s History Month, we would like to highlight a selection of international women who have studied at Palmer and...
View ArticleA Woman’s Appeal to Women
Continuing with the Women’s History Month celebrations, we of course need to highlight Mabel H. Palmer, D.C., Ph.C., an anatomist and foremost woman chiropractor who is much heralded in the...
View ArticleGet to Know Your Library Staff—Phyllis Harvey, M.Ln.
Phyllis Harvey, M.Ln., is Collection Management Librarian at Palmer’s Davenport campus. Even though based in Iowa, Phyllis manages the Library’s collections for all three Palmer campuses, work which...
View ArticleBook Spine Poetry
At Palmer College of Chiropractic, book spine poetry takes on added meaning. The example pictured here to celebrate National Poetry Month features just a few of the thousands of volumes housed in...
View ArticleThe Official Disability Guidelines 2013
Published by the Work Loss Data Institute, the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) database includes Treatment Guidelines, Return-to-Work Guidelines, and Impairment Guidelines, among other...
View ArticlePalmer’s Articulating Spine at Bix 7
Palmer College’s “Articulating Spine” has long been a crowdpleaser at the annual Bix 7 race. The course begins with a long, steep ascent up Brady Street, and the vertebral discs-with-legs pictured...
View ArticleCelebrate Founder’s Day at Palmer 2013
The first chiropractic adjustment by D.D. Palmer is designated as September 18, 1895, and is commemorated by an historical marker in downtown Davenport near the site of the former Ryan Building...
View ArticleOctober Is National Chiropractic Health Month
Palmer kicked off National Chiropractic Health Month with its Evidence in Action & Research event on October 1, 2013. On hand were College and Research faculty and staff who were available to...
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