Chiropractic’s Founders Day: Celebrating 127 Years of Chiropractic
Dr. Charles Cale (left) and his wife, Linnie Cale (right), circa 1925. In 1911, when modern chiropractic was only 16 years into its history, Dr. Cale applied for and received a charter for Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC). The Cales began the first classes in their home, a nine-month course of study that included anatomy, chiropractic principles and technique. Chiropractic’s Founders Day: Celebrating 127 Years of ChiropracticSeptember 18, 2022 marks the 127th birthday of the chiropractic profession, which all began in the U.S.The word ‘chiropractic’ comes from the Greek words cheir (meaning ‘hand’) and praktos (meaning ‘done’), i.e., done [...]
