Foundations of Chiropractic (FOC) Exam 1 Practice

The concept being tested is who expanded chiropractic from a single discovery into a structured profession. D.D. Palmer did found chiropractic by performing the first adjustment and proposing the idea that nerve interference affects health. The person who took that discovery and built it into a profession—organizing education, establishing a school, and promoting chiropractic to a broader audience—was B.J. Palmer. He is the one widely credited with developing chiropractic as a discipline and movement, turning a therapeutic idea into a recognized field of care. Mable Palmer and Sid Williams are part of chiropractic history, but the major development and professionalization came through B.J. Palmer.