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Era of Institutional Medicine
birth of natuopathy: emerging profession
William G. Sutherland, DO (b. 1873, d. 1954) First public presentation of innovative “Osteopathy In The Cranial Field” including physiologic concept
of rhythmic movement of cranial bones through Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM); presented at district meeting of Minnesota Osteopathic Association, in paper titled “Bedside Technique”; widely influential in emergence of cranial therapy. XXX
PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, DEFINITIONS, AND ETHICS
In “Naturopathic Spinal Treatment,” E.W. Cordingley proposes definition of naturopathic spinal lesion (in contrast to a chiropractic subluxation) “because when a so-called spinal lesion exists it is found that a bone is not out
of place but that it is simply held in some part
of its normal range of movement by muscular contraction . . . that then is the naturopathic
spinal lesion;” such a lesion may be due to organic disturbance and its reflex influence upon tissues at the associated levels of innervation. (Nature’s Path, p. 448-449, 1929.)
PRACTICE MODELS AND DELIVERY
Roberts’ Naturopathic Institute established by Frederick G. Roberts in Melbourne. Associated clinics established in Geelong, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Freemantle, and other country towns in Australia.
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
National Chiropractic Association forms through merger of American Chiropractic Association and Universal Chiropractors’ Association. International Chiropractic Congress merges with the NCA in 1934; becomes modern American Chiropractic Association in 1963. X
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Nature Cure Association of Great Britain
and Ireland associates with Society of British Naturopaths and British Association of Naturopaths. A 1932 handbook lists 116 nature cure practitioners in the UK.
ACADEMIC: INSTITUTIONS AND COUNCILS
Institute of Naturopathic Sanipractic Physicians forms.
National College of Drugless Physicians founded in Chicago, IL. Established by William Schulze, MD, DC, President of National College of Chiropractic, and amalgamating Lindlahr’s School of Natural Therapeutics, NDCP offered three degrees: Doctor of Drugless Therapy (DDT), Doctor of Naturopathy (ND), and Doctor of Mechano-therapy (DM). The separate organizational charters of NCC and NDCP allowed Schulze to claim that NCC awarded only chiropractic degrees, a necessary position within the professional politics of chiropractic. Last ND degree awarded in 1952.
HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE BASE
Health and Sunshine, first New Zealand naturopathic journal is established; will publish until outbreak
of WW2. Institute of Naturopathic Sanipractic Physicians forms in Seattle, WA.
Nature’s Path to Health. Publ. Frederick Roberts. Australian journal publishes until 1950.
Naturopathic Treatment of Disease Vol. 1. Benedict Lust, DC, ND, DO.
One Thousand and One Vegetarian Recipes, The Health Cook Book. Anna Lindlahr.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Ronald Fisher. Helps to define population genetics.
PRACTICE MODELS AND DELIVERY
Post-Graduate Study of Naturotherapy (PGSN). Influential 100-lesson course published over several years as a series of monthly lessons in The
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