DAVENPORT, Iowa - The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research has been the recipient of several federal grants and is the principal institution through which federal money is funneled for chiropractic research. In keeping with its aggressive pursuit of resources to increase that research, the Palmer Chiropractic University Foundation (PCUF) has been awarded a facilities construction grant for $1.3 million from the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Just over $1.3 million will be matched by the PCUF, for a total of $2.68 million approved for renovation and expansion of the existing Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research facility in Davenport.
In 1997, the NIH designated the Palmer Center as headquarters for the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research (CCCR), a group of five chiropractic colleges and two state universities. The CCCR is supported by a $2.5 million grant award from the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. William Meeker,DC,MPH, is the principal investigator for the CCCR.
On Oct. 21, 2025, a judge in Florida issued a groundbreaking decision in Complete Care v State Farm, 25-CA-1063. It concerns a fact pattern that many chiropractic doctors have faced wherein an insurer, such as State Farm or Allstate, decides to simply stop paying all claims submitted by a healthcare provider.
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Adjusted Reality, the new book by Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) President, Dr. Sherry McAllister, promoting chiropractic and whole-being health, is already making waves as a Barnes & Noble and Amazon bestseller. As of mid-November, the book ranked #1 and #2 in the Barnes & Noble Top 100 Bestselling NOOK eBook lists in the Diet, Health & Fitness and Medicine & Nursing categories, respectively; and in multiple categories on Amazon.
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Keeping our eyes smoothly focused while moving is no simple task because even the simple act of running produces head velocities in excess of 550° per second with head accelerations up to 6,000° per second. Failure to properly stabilize our eyes to compensate for rapid head motion could allow our eyes to over- or undershoot specific targets, which can result in blurred vision, nausea, impaired balance, and a greatly increased risk of falling.