Lowell Ward, a leader in the chiropractic profession for the last half century, passed away on June 8, 2001.

Dr. Ward was a contributor to the chiropractic profession throughout his life, and is most well known for his work in the creation of the unique and advanced concepts of the intricacies of the spinal column as a synchronous unit and its effect on the overall health of humankind.

In 1980, he wrote a book which was ahead of its time, called "The Dynamics of Spinal Stress."

One of his most important contributions was his standard procedure and standard manual for evaluation, which was well ahead of any of the more recent guidelines that had been established in the last few years.

The manuals still are ahead of their time in terms of their ability to objectify out the dynamic of spinal changes and to measure and prognosticate the effect of the treatment and how it would affect a human individual.

In his later years, Dr. Ward discovered the spinal and neurological changes and their effect on the emotional state and possibly the personalities of the individuals as affected by these spinal column dynamics. He also was the first to indicate that there were some contraindications to changes in the spine, which should be known to the profession at large.

All these writings and ideas made Lowell very controversial. As today's standards now indicate, he was definitely ahead of his time. The things that advanced chiropractic neurologists are documenting today about changes in the body, about the long and short term consequences, the neurological integration of the spinal column and the brainstem as a whole, and its effect and ability to measure changes on a more sophisticated level were all indicated in the early steps of Dr. Lowell Ward.

He was truly a genius. Dr. Ward truly changed the lives of many chiropractors, patients and profession at large.