How did BJ Palmer respond to the Flexner Report's impact on chiropractic?

BJ Palmer's response to the Flexner Report was one of opposition as he sought to protect the chiropractic profession. The Flexner Report, released in 1910, evaluated medical education in the United States and criticized many alternative health practices, including chiropractic. Palmer viewed the report as a threat to the autonomy and legitimacy of chiropractic as a health care profession.

In his efforts, Palmer emphasized the foundational principles of chiropractic and worked to maintain its distinct identity in the face of the standardized medical education and practice models that the report advocated for. Instead of embracing the suggested changes or agreeing with the findings, his stance was to defend chiropractic against what he considered an unjust assessment that undermined its value and relevance in the health care system. This protective approach shaped much of the chiropractic philosophical discourse during that time and influenced how chiropractic was perceived and taught in subsequent years.