Sacro Occipital Research Society International Inc : The Major’s Legacy - An Historical Report.
Stéphane Provencher D.C.1, Joseph F. Unger Jr. D.C., F.I.C.S.1,2
1. Sacro Occipital Research Society International, Inc. (SORSI), Kansas MO
2. Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield MO
Dr. Major Bertrand De Jarnette credited chiropractic with saving his life after sustaining critical injuries. In turn, he dedicated his life’s work to understanding how all of chiropractic works. Those efforts led to the development of the Sacro Occipital Technique (SOTTM) of Chiropractic and SOTTM Craniopathy. In 1925 he began conducting research and eventually founded Sacro Occipital Research Society (SORS) in 1929 and became International in 1957 (SORSI). Since then, SORSI has continued to teach De Jarnette’s methodologies, insights and understanding of chiropractic as well as carry on his research.
In 1974, De Jarnette founded the Sacro Occipital Teaching Organization (SOTO). Out of SOTO grew international organizations in Europe (SOTO-Europe), Australia (SOTO-Australasia), Japan (Pacific Asian Association of Chiropractic [PAAC]) and South America (SOTO-SA). The International Craniopathic Society (ICS) was founded as part of SORSI in 1977 to provide an examination and certification process for proficiency in De Jarnette’s chiropractic techniques and in 1984 the ICS was merged into SORSI. SORSI is the only agency authorized to teach and certify chiropractic practitioners in De Jarnette SOTTM and SOTTM Craniopathy through his original SOTO organization.
This brilliant investigator, who came to be known as “The Major,” wrote almost 140 books, authored thousands of pages of research papers and articles, held numerous patents and produced several inventions. He is one of the many pioneering men and women chiropractic has the good fortune to claim as their own. SORSI embodies and furthers the legacy of “The Major” for future generations to come.
Winner of the Best Podium Presentation at the Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC) 13th Annual Conference in St Louis, MO May 21-23th 2010