1924

B. J. Palmer introduces neurocalometer, which he deems a new requirement for proper management of chiropractic patient (Martin, II, 826-831). It was widely attacked, esp. re Palmer’s violation of chiropractic’s religious and moral basis. By removing palpation from its central position in chiropractic diagnosis, Palmer was diminishing the practical and symbolic importance of the ‘laying on of hand.’ Adoption of neurocalometer represented “a change in the social construction of chiropractic.” By allowing chiros to portray themselves as technologically sophisticated, this device emphasized chiropractic’s professional status. The experience of visiting a chiro was transformed” (831).