Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Cultism

A critical study of chiropractic (its history and methods) in its relationship with past amd present-day medical science, along with analyses, conclusions, and speculation regarding its status and its future.

© 1963, Samuel Homola, D.C.

Preface
1.	The Origin and Course of Bonesetting
2.	Bonesetting, Chiropractic, and Joint Manipulation
3.	The Spinal Joints and Manipulation
4.	The Scope and Requirements of Chiropractic
5.	Legal Headaches and Legal Diversity
6.	Medicine vs. Chiropractic
7.	How Chiropractic Got Its Start
8.	Osteopathy -- Bonesetting Turned Scientific
9.	Chiropractors and Poliomyelitis
10.	The Present-Day Doctor of Chiropractic
11.	Chiropractic "Technique Wars"
	The Palmer Method
	The I.C.A versus the N.C.A.
	Logan Method
	Sacro-Occiptal Technique
	Parker System
	Spears' Painless System
	Meric System
	Keck System
	A New Chiropractic Hypothesis
	Electrotactic Theory
	Concept Therapy
12.	The Divided Doctors
13.	Chiropractic Specialists
14.	"Other Ways of Treating People"
15.	Conclusion
Appendix A. Degrees Issued in Chiropractic Colleges
Appendix B. Approved Schools
Appendix C: Number of Chiropractors in Practice
Postscript (1963): Chiropractors to Be Licensed in New York State
Postscript (2000): Chiropractic Today

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