On Jan. 24 1978, the New Zealand governor-general referred to a Commission of Inquiry an investigation to determine the desirability of providing for reimbursement of chiropractic benefits under the New Zealand Social Security Act and the New Zealand Accident Compensation Act. The commision's findings would impact chiropractic worldwide for decades to come.
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Joseph Keating Jr., PhD
Previous Articles
100 Years Ago in Chiropractic
December 17, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 26)
Early Mile-High Chiropractic
November 5, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 23)
The "England" Case and the "Wilk" Case: A Comparison, Part 2
September 24, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 20)
A Moment of Silence for James C. Drain, DC
September 24, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 20)
The England Case and the Wilk Case: A Comparison, Part 1
September 10, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 19)
Why I Write About Chiropractic History
May 21, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 11)
Who Are These Chiropractors?
March 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 07)
Chiropractic & Christmas
December 17, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 26)
Wish List for Chirohistory
October 26, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 22)
A Day at the Lyceum
September 14, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 19)
Milestones in the History of Chiropractic
July 16, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 15)
100 Years Ago in Chiropractic
May 8, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 10)
Texas College - The Search
March 12, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 06)
On Historical Research, Writing and Preservation
January 15, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 02)
Remembering Joe Janse in Pictures: The Early Years (Part 2 of 2)
December 17, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 26)
Remembering Joe Janse in Pictures: The Early Years
December 2, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 25)
One Hundred Years Ago in Chiropractic: The Long Trail of Persecution and Prosecution
October 10, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 21)
A Moment of Silence for Dr. John Thie
September 14, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 19)
Esse Quam Videri (Part 2 of 2)
September 1, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 18)
Esse Quam Videri (Part 1 of 2)
August 14, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 17)
The Palmers and the Port Perry Myths
June 4, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 12)
Silver Anniversary of the Association for the History of Chiropractic!
April 23, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 09)
Show Me Chiropractic (Part 2 of 2)
March 12, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 06)
Show Me Chiropractic (Part 1 of 2)
February 26, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 05)
Carver College: An Oklahoma Contribution to Chiropractic (Part 2 of 2)
January 1, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 01)
In the Quest for Cultural Authority
December 16, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 26)
Carver College: An Oklahoma Contribution to Chiropractic (Part 1 of 2)
November 18, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 24)
The Birth of The Chiropractor
September 27, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 20)
At the 100-Year Mark: Western States Chiropractic College
July 1, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 14)
Organized Chiropractic in America: Approaching the Centennial, Part 2 of 2
June 3, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 12)
Organized Chiropractic in America: Approaching the Centennial (Part 1 of 2)
May 6, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 10)
The Economics of Chiropractic Education: Then and Now
March 25, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 07)
Flying Chiros, Part II of II
January 29, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 03)
Association for the History of Chiropractic Holds Conference at Parker College
August 29, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 18)
Why Bother with Chiropractic History?
June 6, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 12)
The First Century of the Science, Art & Philosophy of CHIROPRACTIC
March 28, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 07)
Apology
March 14, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 06)
Do It Again Roy!
February 28, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 05)
What Is a Chiropractic Science Journal?
January 17, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 02)
Bonesetting, Chiropractic and Cultism by Samuel Homola, DC
January 3, 1990 (Vol. 08, Issue 01)
Who Was the "Missionary of Straight Chiropractic" in California?
February 15, 1991 (Vol. 09, Issue 04)
We Don't Need More Anecdotes
December 18, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 26)
It Works for Bed-wetting?
November 20, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 24)
Clinical Experience, Not Philosophy, Produces Competence
October 23, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 22)
It Works, It Works, It Works!
September 25, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 20)
A Strategy for Clinical Research: Theory Based but Outcome Oriented
December 3, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 25)
SLOW PROGRESS
November 5, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 23)
Monday Morning Myopia
September 10, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 19)
Ivory Tower Review
July 30, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 16)
Because We Know Chiropractic Works ...
July 16, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 15)
Something New under the Sun
June 18, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 13)
Academic Affairs Mean More than Instruction
June 4, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 12)
Perspectives on the RAND Report
May 21, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 11)
Dispelling Some Myths About Old Dad Chiro
April 23, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 09)
EXTRAVIPRACTIC!
February 26, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 05)
Claude O. Watkins, D.C. (1902-1977)
January 29, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 03)
Who Needs History?
January 1, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)
What to Adjust for Bedwetting?
November 18, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 24)
The Price of Success
November 18, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 24)
Beyond the Green Books
September 1, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 18)
An Awakening to Chiropractic History
July 15, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 15)
Lead the Horses to Water
June 3, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 12)
A Happy Warrior Passes: Ralph J. Martin, DC, PhC, ND 1904-1994
April 22, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 09)
The "20/20" Expose
March 11, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 06)
Voice from the Past
January 28, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 03)
Attorneys' Contributions to Chiropractic
September 12, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 19)
Who Will Save the Family Jewels?
March 27, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Not Even in Self-Interest?
February 13, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 04)
What to Adjust for Bedwetting?
January 30, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)
The Birth of the AMA, 1845-47
November 3, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 23)
Golden Reflections, Modern Realities
July 13, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 15)
Chiropractic's Quiet Man
May 31, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 12)
A Hundred Years Ago in Chiropractic
April 20, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
The JMPT: Conception, Birth & Early Years
March 9, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 06)
Tom Morris, Defender of Chiropractic, Part I
December 1, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 25)
ChiroCartoons & Sketches: Another Sort of Historical Record, Part II
October 18, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 22)
ChiroCartoons & Sketches: Another Sort of Historical Record
September 6, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 19)
Building the Palmer Enterprises, 1913-1924: Part II
July 26, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 16)
Building the Palmer Enterprises, 1913-1924 - Part 1
June 14, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 13)
C. Sterling Cooley, DC, FICC: Forgotten Leader of Chiropractic's Middle Ages, Part II
May 3, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 10)
C. Sterling Cooley,DC: Forgotten Leader of Chiropractic's Middle Ages, Part II
May 3, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 10)
C. Sterling Cooley, DC, FICC, Forgotten Leader of Chiropractic's Middle Ages - Part I
March 22, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 07)
19th Annual Conference on Chiropractic History
February 8, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 04)
Grand Old Man of the LACC: J.G. Anderson,DC,ND
January 1, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 01)
The Search for a Science of Straight Chiropractic: Herbert Marshall Himes, D.C., Ph.C., F.I.C.C.
December 14, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 26)
George Hariman,DC - Profession Builder
October 31, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 23)
The Chirons: Images from World War II and Afterward
September 18, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 20)
The Chirons: Images from World War II and Afterward - Part II
October 2, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 21)
Remembering Clarence Weiant
September 4, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 19)
A Founder and Defender Passes: Robert Johns Sr., JD (1912-1999)
August 6, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 17)
Chiroprose, Poetry and Wit: Several Tidbits
June 26, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 14)
The Early College Wars, Part II
May 15, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 11)
A Moment of Silence for Paul Smallie, DC, HCD
May 1, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 10)
The Early College Wars, Part I
April 3, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 08)
Chiropractic History: Final Exam
February 21, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 05)
Tom Morris, Defender of Chiropractic Part II
January 12, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 02)
That Minneapolis Convention
November 5, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 23)
Of Birthdays and Paper Trails: FCLB's 75th Anniversary
September 24, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 20)
Historical Perspectives Origins of the NCMIC
August 13, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 17)
B.J. of Davenport: a Photo Odyssey
July 16, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 15)
Dr. Bob Thompson: Educator, Missionary and Statesman
June 4, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 12)
"Kodak is Herb's Middle Name" The Remarkable Dr. Lee Part II
May 7, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 10)
"Kodak is Herb's Middle Name" - The Remarkable Dr. Lee, Part I
April 23, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 09)
Chiropractic at the Turn of the Century
March 12, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 06)
Who Were These Doctors?
January 29, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 03)
The Columbia Schools & the Mysterious Dr. Dean, Part II
November 18, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 24)
The Columbia Schools and the Mysterious Dr. Dean, Part I
October 8, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 21)
Who Were These Doctors?
September 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 18)
Back to the Future, Part II
July 15, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 15)
Back to the Future, Part I
June 17, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 13)
Matriarch of the Cleveland Clan, Part II
May 6, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 10)
Matriarch of the Cleveland Clan, Part I
April 8, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 08)
The College of Chiropractic Physicians and Surgeons, 1931-1938
January 28, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 03)
Flying Chiros, Part 1 of 2
December 15, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 26)
Surveys Now and Then
September 13, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 19)
The Faces of Lincoln
July 28, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 16)
Ain't Got Enough Philosophy
June 16, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 13)
Chirologomania, Part 2 of 2
May 5, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 10)
Chirologomania, Part 1 of 2
March 24, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 07)
Chiropractic Education, 1945: A Snapshot, Part II
February 10, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 04)
Chiropractic Education, 1945: A Snapshot, Part I
January 1, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 01)