Chiroindex.org - Index To Chiropractic Literature

My ICL Sign In

Friday, May 3, 2024

For best results switch to Advanced Search.

Article Detail

Return to Search Results

19802

Title

"The man who made Peekskill famous": Dr. C.R. Johnston--first blind chiropractor

URL

Journal

Chiropr Hist. 1998 Dec;18(2):81-92

Author(s)

Rehm WS

Subject(s)

Peer Review

Yes

Publication Type

Article

Abstract/Notes

Can a blind person be taught the art and science of chiropractic? If so, can a blind chiropractor be successful in practice? In 1918, Charles Robinson “C.R.” Johnston, at the age of thirty-nine, was graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic—becoming not only the first blind D.C., but also one of the best known and most successful of his era. He practiced for twenty-five years in the small Hudson Valley community of Peekskill, New York, where his reputation as a “miracle healer” attracted hundreds of patients each week. The local press dubbed him “The Man Who Made Peekskill Famous.” C.R. Johnston had come a long way from the Nevada mining camp where he was born. Accidentally blinded at age twenty-seven, he achieved notable success as a merchant before seeming to defy logic in choosing to begin again in a controversial new profession. But his attainments in chiropractic became equally inspirational… and the stuff of legend.

This abstract is reproduced with the permission of the publisher.

Text (Citation) Tagged (Export) Excel

Email To
Subject
Message
Format	HTML Text Excel

To use this feature you must register a personal account in My ICL. Registration is free! In My ICL you can save your ICL searches in My Searches, and you can save search results in My Collections. Be sure to use the Held Citations feature to collect citations from an entire search session. Read more search tips.

Sign Into Existing My ICL Account | Register A New My ICL Account