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Chiro-Picker Brings BJ to Life

Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio featured blogger


The Chiro-Picker Brings BJ to Life

Hey, this is Dr. Lamar chiming in the Picker’s space!

It’s amazing what collecting chiropractic antiques will do to a guy!

Todd Waters has certainly taken his passion for chiro-collecting to a whole new level…in that he is unmistakably tapping into a creative way to bring BJ back to life. 

Check out his growing collection of BJ Palmer videos, now affectionately known as “BJ TV“:

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Episode 096 — Doc Simmons’ BJ Chiro History Museum and The Power of the Podcast!

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Title: Doc Simmon’s BJ Chiro History Museum and The Power of the Podcast!

Episode Number: 096

Host: Dr. Thomas Lamar

Show Date: 10/21/11

Run Time: 85:11

Description:  Join Dr. Thomas Lamar as he joins chiropracTIC antique collector, Todd Waters, and BJ Palmer ChiropracTOR, Steven Simmons for a unique “tour” through Doc Simmons’ BJ Chiro History Museum in Midland, Michigan. Plus you’ll hear a fantastic story that only the Power of the Podcast could tell.

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Take the Tour!

Enter Here to Follow Along with the Audio Podcast as Dr. Simmons and the Chiro-Picker “Walk” us through the Museum. 


• Things we talked about and additional info:

BJ Palmer Recording Episodes

The article Todd read that convinced him to start seeing a chiropractor

– Link to Todd’s Chiro-Picker articles

– Visit Todd’s ebay store

New Beginnings Chiropractic Weekend

– New Beginnings Chiropractic History Facebook Page

– Association for the History for Chiropractic Facebook Page

– Todd’s Facebook Page

– Steven’s Facebook Page

Simmons Specific Chiropractic website



Chiro-Picker’s Fresh Pick — “Tuning In” to Chiropractic’s Past

Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is “The Chiro-Picker”

by  Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio guest blogger


For this article my focus is on radio related items from chiropractic history.

The first chiropractic relic I discovered has probably been my best find yet — 1931 BJ Palmer voice recordings on five acetate records. Prior to this picking, I didn’t know who this BJ Palmer character was. I just knew unusual spoken word records were a good sell, and these old recordings were probably valuable.


“Very quickly I began to take an interest in Palmer…. I liked this guy.”


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Chiro-Picker’s Fresh Pick — Signature Finds

Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is “The Chiro-Picker”

by  Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio guest blogger


For this Fresh Pick, I’d like to talk about one of my favorite items to discover: Autographs! Autograph collecting was my introduction to the life of a picker.

I never will forget the thrill of receiving my first celebrity autograph through the mail when I was nine…  And it is this same thrill I hope to recapture every time I go picking for treasures. 

My Early Autograph Collection

Most times I do not strike gold — but I know it’s out there to be found.  And I still get a little thrill every time I go looking.

Most of all, autograph collecting has taught me patience.  Just like waiting for the postman to deliver a signed photo of my latest hero, I wait for great chiropractic relics to enter my radar.  A good picker is always on the lookout.

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Chiro-Picker’s Fresh Pick — Suit Case Adjusting Table

Antique Collector, Todd Waters, is “The Chiro-Picker”

by  Todd Waters, aka “The Chiro-Picker” – SpinalColumnRadio guest blogger

My absolute favorite “Chiropractic Find” to date has been the Adams Suit Case Table. Perhaps the first company-manufactured chiropractic adjusting table made, this table’s origins date back between 1908 to 1916.


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