Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 28796
  Title Clearing the confusion: Did B.J. Palmer use the posterior arch or transverse process to adjust the atlas?
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Journal Chiropr Hist. 2025 Win;45(2):49-59
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This paper addresses a recurring historical inaccuracy within the upper cervical chiropractic community: the claim that B.J. Palmer used a posterior arch contact after the advent of the upper cervical specific era. While acknowledging the clinical validity of posterior arch contacts, this article argues for precision in hisorical attribution. Drawing from comprehensive searches of the Green Books, Palmer archives, and related instructional materials post-1934, the evidence overwhelmingly supports that Palmer consistently advocated for the transverse process as the contact point in atlas adjustments, regardless of patient posture. Earlier references to the posterior arch are contextualised as part of the technique's evolution. This paper calls for clarity in historical citation and a respectful adherence to the record when invoking Palmer's legacy in chiropractic technique.

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